Coyote attacks on dogs on the rise in Denver neighborhood

[230RN]

Coyote attacks on dogs on the rise in Denver neighborhood.

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/08/23/coyotes-kill-several-dogs-in-arapahoe-county/

Local authorities told frustrated neighbors they shouldn’t try to shoot or trap the coyotes and suggested hiring a professional to catch them.

Last year I had to warn one of my neighbors who has her grandaughter (about 5-6yo) stay with her periodically to keep a close eye on the kid because of the coyotes wandering around in the pastures.

"What coyotes?"

Hell's bells, all you have to look around to see them coursing back and forth, especially around sunset, but in broad daylight as well.

'Nuff said.

Terry, 230RN

More:

http://www.info.com/search?qcat=web&qkw=coyote+attacks+near+highline

[MillCreek]

A good idea to carry a walking stick in that neighborhood.

[Tallpine]

A good idea to carry a walking boom stick in that neighborhood.

 

[MechAg94]

Makes me wonder if someone makes a walking stick with a brass end cap that a spear point can be added to easily.  I know about the self defense canes.  Yes, a gun would be better, but a good walking stick is a good backup.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

Makes me wonder if someone makes a walking stick with a brass end cap that a spear point can be added to easily.  I know about the self defense canes.  Yes, a gun would be better, but a good walking stick is a good backup.

I wonder if a co2 powered dart gun could be made or adapted


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[charby]

Some folks just need to move back into the Urban Jungle. Sounds like they can't handle suburbia and the outlying areas.

Coyotes are nothing to worry about unless you are a house cat or small dog.  We got one running the neighborhood south of me and most of the residents are scared shitless of the thing.

[wmenorr67]

I haven't seen yotes in my neighborhood but there has been a fox or two spotted.

[MillCreek]

Here in suburban Snohomish County 25 miles north of Seattle, there is a fair amount of coyotes and rabbits in the local neighborhoods.  I usually see them when I am out riding my bicycle at 0530.  I think they live in the surrounding greenbelts, treed areas and the Seattle City Light rightaway.

[230RN]

If I'm not mistook, I believe there has been at least one actual biting attack on a grown human around here.  I also think there was an instance of a coyote chasing a bicyclist.  But don't quote me on either of those.

I've got a bad pic of a coyote carrying its prey and being harassed by a magpie, presumably to make him/it drop the prey (small critter, mouse/vole/squirrel/?).  New point 'n shoot camera, not focused properly, but you can see the prey dangling from the coy's mouth, and the magpie coming in for another swoop on the right.

Terry, 230RN

[Tallpine]

Some folks just need to move back into the Urban Jungle. Sounds like they can't handle suburbia and the outlying areas.

Coyotes are nothing to worry about unless you are a house cat or small dog.  We got one running the neighborhood south of me and most of the residents are scared shitless of the thing.

Tell that to Taylor Mitchell.

Oh, I'm sorry - you can't.  She was killed by a pack of coyotes.

I wouldn't have believed it either before it happened.

[Hawkmoon]

Local authorities told frustrated neighbors they shouldn’t try to shoot or trap the coyotes and suggested hiring a professional to catch them.

Typical nanny state response. "You can't possibly take care of this yourself. Leave it to the professionals."

Last I knew, coyotes weren't a protected species in any state. In my state, which now has a coyote problem, they are not native; they are an invasive species. But, like Denver, I'm not allowed to trap them or shoot them. I've been through the professional trapper bit when I had a raccoon take up residence in my attic. Trapper came, trapped the raccoon, took it away ... and a year later I had a raccoon (the same one, or another? Who knows.) in my attic. Rinse and repeat. After the second time I closed off the gable vent the raccoon(s) was (were) using as an entrance.

I can hear coyotes at night, and they aren't far away. I worry a lot when my daughter's toy poodle needs to go out at night. She's restricted to a 50' x 50' fenced yard, so she can't wander too far, but a coyote could jump the fence.

[fifth_column]

Some folks just need to move back into the Urban Jungle. Sounds like they can't handle suburbia and the outlying areas.

Coyotes are nothing to worry about unless you are a house cat or small dog.  We got one running the neighborhood south of me and most of the residents are scared shitless of the thing.

Coyotes survive quite nicely in urban environments as well.  I saw a documentary with video of them cruising Chicago at night.  They're extremely resourceful and elusive.

[vaskidmark]

Nearly ran down a 'yote early this morning (2:30-ish) coming back from a coffee run.  Itty-bitty park/wayside across a creek (35 feet wide at that point) sort of marking the fact that 50 miles away was the first commercial iron ore mine in the state.  The point being that there is one heck of an "urban wilderness" running through the middle of the urban/industrial belt with a high probability of enough wild fauna to sustain the 'yote family.

Couple of days ago I drove past the local elementary/middle school complex and noticed a large scattering of Canado goose feathers on the lawn.  A flock of those migratory avians has been in permanent residence for about 3 years now.  Wonder if another 'yote family (possibly from the nearby reservoir) has found a buffet.

There are all sorts of hits on Google of coyotes "invading" the urban landscape.  100 square miles of high plains or one square mile of urban smorgasbord?  Which would you choose?

stay safe.

[Balog]

Interesting timing, I saw a coyote (a good sized one too) run across the road as I was driving to work. It was pretty interesting, it hopped across the road right quick and then just disappeared. I hadn't really been paying attention to the shoulders, but when I saw that happen I looked a little closer. Tall grass growing in a ditch, and an unobstructed path to more tall grass in the field next door. Amazing how it just got swallowed up in an instant.

[wmenorr67]

An interesting thing to point out is that being Denver, there is a high likelihood that there are mountain lions just as close by.

[mtnbkr]

We have them here in Northern VA. 

Chris

[Tallpine]

The coyote is a survivor
I reckon he's got to be
He lives in the snow at forty below
Or in Malibu by the sea

[Sergeant Bob]

We have a lot of coyotes around The Swamp here in Southern Michigan. Hear them a lot at night.

If they show up in the yard during the daytime I give them an express ticket to H-e-double-hockey-sticks.

I have two small coyote snacks to watch out for.

[charby]

Tell that to Taylor Mitchell.

Oh, I'm sorry - you can't.  She was killed by a pack of coyotes.

I wouldn't have believed it either before it happened.

That would be that one in a million chance.

Were they coyotes or coy-dogs. Coy-dogs are a whole different animal in behavior.

[zxcvbob]

We could use a few coyotes or large owls here; or maybe a bobcat.  The rabbit population is exploding, and there's also too many squirrels and nonmigratory Canada geese.

[Tallpine]

That would be that one in a million chance.

Were they coyotes or coy-dogs. Coy-dogs are a whole different animal in behavior.

May be a rare occurrence, but you only have to get eaten by coyotes once to ruin your whole day 

[charby]

May be a rare occurrence, but you only have to get eaten by coyotes once to ruin your whole day 

Probably a higher probability that you will catch Ebola vs being eaten by a coyote.

[AmbulanceDriver]

We've got a couple of yotes in the neighborhood.  Across the street from us, the properties butt up against a heavily wooded green space that's maybe 20-30 acres.  Lots of bunnies down in the neighborhood, and I've even seen deer on our street (there's a small creek that runs just across the street from us).  Add in the ducks, geese, and other assorted fauna, and I'm not at all surprised to see coyotes.  We've got a small dog, but he's indoor/backyard only, and we've got a 6 foot cedar fence around the whole backyard - lot easier prey for the yote than he is. 

Having said all that, one of them shows up in my yard he's most likely to get a ribcage full of buckshot.

[Tallpine]

Probably a higher probability that you will catch Ebola vs being eaten by a coyote.

Or die of ebola and then get eaten by coyotes 

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

That would be that one in a million chance.

Were they coyotes or coy-dogs. Coy-dogs are a whole different animal in behavior.

East coast yotes are odd too. Bigger for one. Bolder


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