Coyote Attack In My Neighborhood

Flint · 01-21-2008, 09:55 AM

I was driving to work, about 7:30 this morning, when I saw something that looked like a dog crossing the road...but it looked unusual...it was carrying something. As I got closer, it was prancing right across someone's front yard, carrying in it's mouth...a very floppy and dead-looking cat. But this thing wasn't a dog. It's legs were much too long, it had tall pointy ears and a thin, pointy snout. It was mottled gray, and a little smaller than a large-sized dog...with those long legs...trotting along right there a few blocks away from my house with a dead cat in it's mouth. In broad daylight.

Now, I've heard from several people in the neighborhood that they've had cats attacked "by dogs" according to them. And, everybody I see going for a walk always carries some kind of beating stick. We're adjacent to some wooded, undeveloped areas here. I think we have a coyote problem.

SteveDallas · 01-21-2008, 10:07 AM

You need to get on the phone to Acme industries.

Flint · 01-21-2008, 10:15 AM

Right...I forgot to mention he was wearing rocket-skates.

Cloud · 01-21-2008, 10:24 AM

a beating stick? I doubt very much coyotes would attack a human walking around unless they were rabid. Which is a possibility, I suppose.

but people should keep their pet kitties inside anyway.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-21-2008, 10:30 AM

Foxes are smarter.

Flint · 01-21-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

a beating stick? I doubt very much coyotes would attack a human walking around unless they were rabid. Which is a possibility, I suppose.

but people should keep their pet kitties inside anyway.

I think the "beating stick" is intended to fend off a dog, which is what they think is attacking cats. Surely, coyote attacks on humans are rare, but they do happen...very rarely. Usually don't cause much harm, but hey, what would your stick/no stick preference be? At any rate, this thing was prancing around in broad daylight.

Cloud · 01-21-2008, 11:32 AM

my preference? a BIG stick!

ZenGum · 01-21-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

my preference? a BIG stick!

Thank you, Cloud, but wrong thread.

Cloud · 01-21-2008, 11:38 AM

for dogs, you dog!

I'm more worried about mountain lion attacks in my nick of the woods. now those things WILL attack people.

lumberjim · 01-21-2008, 11:39 AM

claw hammer for me, thanks.

lookout123 · 01-21-2008, 11:53 AM

i see coyotes in my neighborhood daily. sometimes they'll get a small dog, but they've never gotten mine. Hell, I even tied a raw steak around his back and set him loose on the hillside but he found his way back safely.

Cats? That must have been one old, sick cat to get taken by a coyote. i've seen my neighbor's cat take on two coyotes and walk away flipping them off. If more than two come around she just jumps up on the roof.

Humans? Very rare. I run at night on the mountain trails which is effectively their turf and they scatter when they see me. Coyotes will usually go for the easy pray like rabbits, and squirrels.

You may have a very aggressive beast there, but it would be an unusual one. Oh, and it doesn't matter day or night. they'll eat when they're hungry.

Cloud · 01-21-2008, 12:00 PM

I can't imagine cats taste very good. But meat is meat, I guess. Hope it was a feral cat and not someone's pet, though.

lumberjim · 01-21-2008, 12:46 PM

maybe it was a roadkill cat?

shina · 01-21-2008, 01:33 PM

Coyotes are pretty skittish from what I have seen. So many more animals are making their way into the urban setting because we humans are crowding their living space.

Aliantha · 01-21-2008, 04:02 PM

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what would your stick/no stick preference be?

I think I'd go for a pocket nuke actually. It's a dog eat cat world out there and I've always been a pussy, so I wouldn't take any chances.

01-21-2008, 09:55 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Coyote Attack In My Neighborhood I was driving to work, about 7:30 this morning, when I saw something that looked like a dog crossing the road...but it looked unusual...it was carrying something. As I got closer, it was prancing right across someone's front yard, carrying in it's mouth...a very floppy and dead-looking cat. But this thing wasn't a dog. It's legs were much too long, it had tall pointy ears and a thin, pointy snout. It was mottled gray, and a little smaller than a large-sized dog...with those long legs...trotting along right there a few blocks away from my house with a dead cat in it's mouth. In broad daylight. Now, I've heard from several people in the neighborhood that they've had cats attacked "by dogs" according to them. And, everybody I see going for a walk always carries some kind of beating stick. We're adjacent to some wooded, undeveloped areas here. I think we have a coyote problem. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-21-2008, 10:15 AM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Right...I forgot to mention he was wearing rocket-skates. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-21-2008, 10:24 AM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	a beating stick? I doubt very much coyotes would attack a human walking around unless they were rabid. Which is a possibility, I suppose. but people should keep their pet kitties inside anyway. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-21-2008, 10:30 AM	#5
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01-21-2008, 11:32 AM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	my preference? a BIG stick! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-21-2008, 10:07 AM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	You need to get on the phone to Acme industries.

01-21-2008, 11:38 AM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	for dogs, you dog! I'm more worried about mountain lion attacks in my nick of the woods. now those things WILL attack people. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-21-2008, 11:39 AM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	claw hammer for me, thanks. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-21-2008, 11:53 AM	#11
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i see coyotes in my neighborhood daily. sometimes they'll get a small dog, but they've never gotten mine. Hell, I even tied a raw steak around his back and set him loose on the hillside but he found his way back safely. Cats? That must have been one old, sick cat to get taken by a coyote. i've seen my neighbor's cat take on two coyotes and walk away flipping them off. If more than two come around she just jumps up on the roof. Humans? Very rare. I run at night on the mountain trails which is effectively their turf and they scatter when they see me. Coyotes will usually go for the easy pray like rabbits, and squirrels. You may have a very aggressive beast there, but it would be an unusual one. Oh, and it doesn't matter day or night. they'll eat when they're hungry. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-21-2008, 12:00 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I can't imagine cats taste very good. But meat is meat, I guess. Hope it was a feral cat and not someone's pet, though. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!" Last edited by Cloud; 01-21-2008 at 12:05 PM.

01-21-2008, 12:46 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	maybe it was a roadkill cat? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-21-2008, 01:33 PM	#14
shina Hopeful Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 232	Coyotes are pretty skittish from what I have seen. So many more animals are making their way into the urban setting because we humans are crowding their living space.

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