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| Subject: | | Re: Coyotes Kill Adult Woman |
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Bearman58
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Sat, Oct 31 2009, 7:08pm
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'Course, this ain't normal either(nor is my wife!) |
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| Subject: | | Re: Coyotes Kill Adult Woman |
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luna1580
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Sun, Nov 1 2009, 2:42am
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bearman, i'd have a serious case of let-down if there was very much "normal" about you or your partner! ;) you two are obviously exceptional human beings, in the best way.
i didn't mean to come off aggressive about the topic, i just thought your woes from the other site were not applicable to my thoughts (i agree, humans do die. sometimes in disturbing ways....it's a part of being a part of nature, and all of us are).
but- so, as people who live with coyotes and know more than i, do you venture i'm "safe" defending my yummy lil' Pomeranian (she's a black-n-tan coat, pet-not-show-type, and very cute and loving) against them with at most a broom/rake here in the chicago suburbs? (i'm more concerned about them wanting to eat her than me, hence the weirdness of that poor folk-singer's death....)
please offer your professional opinion, before "the great '09 coyote scare" can put down any roots.
and again, thanks for all you do to help animals, and help people understand them :)
-laura |
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| Subject: | | Re: Coyotes Kill Adult Woman |
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Bearman58
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Sun, Nov 1 2009, 4:04am
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With coyotes, and most wild critters, an aggressive defense is usually best. Predators rarely risk injury to themselves, as this may lower their hunting fitness. If you defend your dog with a stick, or rake, or whatever, he'll be fine-and I'd love to see a video of that:)! We had an old tom Siamese mix that was attacked once by a coyote-poor coyote made to serious miscalculations. First, he picked the wrong cat to F*** with, and more importantly, he chose to do it in view of my wife-that animal must have thought the gates of hell had opened and let her out-you could smell his urine for days!! (Sometimes she scares me, too;)) |
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| Subject: | | Re: Coyotes Kill Adult Woman |
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luna1580
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Sun, Nov 1 2009, 4:47am
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thanks. as far as coyotes go, i always thought i had the presence to scare one off, if need be (with a broom or stick or whatnot). -and props to your wife for the same as your cat's 'backup'! :) all-and-all this young woman's death was a weird and sad and very rare event..... so i hope it doesn't reflect on general coyote behavior these days.
and just a thought about that lady's death- is it even common for wild coyotes to hunt in pairs at this time of year? within earshot of of other human hikers? i thought not. it's such a weird, odd story. so sad for that hiking young woman...... |
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