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Originally Posted by njbchbum
Oh, MDLNB! In my life I live exposed to the possibility and the potential of property/personal incursions from, deer, bear, moose, gators, possum, squirrels, groundhog, fox, wild turkey, hawks - so the last thing I am is NOT aware of wildlife and do not ignore same. In fact, because of my awareness I take every possible means to avoid it...and that is perhaps why I have not incurred their bite and rabies shots. So you see, I don't 'gaff off' any potential for danger from a nuisance. Nor have I ever suggested that anyone do that - but - have promoted awareness without fear mongering.
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Hope my dissertation did not sound like "fear mongering". I did go through rabie shots, the old series. Of course, mine weren't from being bit by a coyote. My bite was from a big rat in Vietnam, that bit me while I was sleeping near a village. He did get away, so I had to have the shots. Not a fun thing. I'm sure that if I would have had a small pet with me, it would have carried it away for consumption at a later date. It certainly was big enough.
Remember when you suggest harassing a hungry animal, that some of our seniors are a bit fragile and not able to gamely skip away if that same animal doesn't play along. But, I do go along with the idea of shouting, using a stick, stones or golf balls, whistles and spray. Of course, that still leaves the problem unresolved. I think it would be different if these were small and hardly dangerous rodents or birds. But, like I said before, I doubt I will be accosted by any coyotes. And like I also said, if so and they threaten my family, I will treat them the same as I would any thug doing the same thing, put it down.