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Originally Posted by Kazmi
 Also need to consider that the average liter size is 5-7 pups.
Coyote are now in all states except HI. There has been numerous coyote sightings and a few confrontations here in my current neck of suburbia of Michigan but we also have an abundance of deer, rabbit, geese, snakes, etc. to keep them fed. I have noticed though in the past year or two that the number of rabbits feasting on my garden has decreased significantly but we also have plenty of hawks and fox that could be contributing to the decrease. Our small dog is never off leash and does not even go on our deck by himself (I've had to take him in because a hawk was directly overhead us).
Everyone needs to educate themselves because the coyote are not going to pack up and leave. Where there's food they will stay. In urban settings they do consider your pets a food source. It will not remain 'just one dog' forever. |
It is probably at least two cats and one dog. I do not believe everyone reports these to the police and press. I am not sure I would if that happened to our pet Beau. I would warn people via word of mouth and on TOTV but would probably not get the police nor the press involved.
Beau got out when I was in Washington DC for a week or so in May 2015. The back door was left open for a little bit. My parents called the Villages' radio station. He came back after 45 minutes probably looking for me.
I would not want to relive the loss of Beau though by going to the press and would probably want to keep it private so that people would not be talking to me about it whenever. Having some control over when a tragedy comes up in conversation is one pro for keeping things private.