things tend to get blown out of control on here. ive lived around the state for 40 years and never heard of coyote dangers. now pygmy rattlers and an occasional 'people fed gator' can be a real danger. but roaming packs of coyotes are not anything to lose any sleep over. id worry more about tee times than coyotes !

Please educate yourself
 

http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012...gh-ar-1793457/

Your welcome! :)

winston-salem florida ?????

:ohdear:

You just don't get it.

They are out there and people need to protect their dogs. :ohdear:

I would only do this for you red tail
 

Anyone else would have bored me by now.

http://www.bradenton.com/2011/12/23/...sightings.html

Just understand in the future, you will really need to do your own research. I can't do everything for you.

Your welcome! :icon_wink:

Red Tail, things have changed a lot during the past 40 years. As ddan said, we've displaced the coyotes' natural habitat and built homes for 80,000 residents. I think the reason westcoastsunshine initiated this thread was to make us all a little more cautious. Thanks WCS. :ho: I appreciate the information and I will be more vigilant.

I live on the north side of Houston Texas, in a subdivision that borders a high line and then some woods. A few years ago people started hearing and occasionally seeing coyotes in the woods. Over the years they were spotted and heard more often and closer. A couple years ago you could look out across the high line right of way and see up to five coyotes every evening. Next they were spotted in the neighborhood more and more often and pets started disappearing. Finally, if you payed attention you could see them in the neighborhood quite frequntly. People got used to watching them and then a few people started feeding them. My house is on the edge of the high line right of way and I could seen them in my yard and the vacant lot next to us very regularly. Finally, both of my next door neighbors cats disappeared and another neighbor let her little min pin dog out for a couple of minutes early in the morning and a coyote grabbed it. We called animal control and they set traps, but said there wasn't much chance of catching them in a trap (they were right - the traps failed). We have two small dogs and I became very concerned as I watched the cototes sniff around our fence at night on several occassions. Last fall, I finally had enough and purchased a crossbow. I put dog food in the vacant lot next door (the high line area and woods are behind this area so there was no problems if a shot went high). It took a few weeks, but I finally killed all but one of the five coyotes and the one that remained left our area. All of this while sitting in a chair on my front porch 20 yards from the bait. I didn't like shooting them and probably wouldn't of had to do if the neighbors hadn't started feeding them and encouraging them to come into the neighborhood.

It's not just the rural areas. There have been several articles in The Saint Petersburg Times about packs of coyotes in Pinellas County, the most densely populated county in Florida, killing cats and other small animals. Too bad there's not a newspaper to get the word out about this danger in TV.

We live in st. James and hear them often. My husband saw one that had been hit by a car on buena vista...yes, they are here. We won't let the cat on the lanai after dark.

kitties
 

graciegirl, Which door do you prop open when kitties are on the lanai? At first I thought you meant the door to the backyard, but now I'm thinking you mean the doorway into the house. So many things out there at night could grab a cat--including a car.

Now I'm worried about walking the dog after dark. A hungry coyote might become very aggressive, even to large dogs. I couldn't pick up my 85-lb dog to save his life.

We bought in Tamarind Grove, right where the builders are disturbing the habitat. I'm especially glad for this post since we're new and aren't aware of certain problems yet.

Thanks to the pet forum, I've already learned that to be considerate I will never, ever let my dog so much as sniff a blade of someone's grass (even though he's not a marker) or poop around the mailboxes, and now I will be more vigilant about predatory wild animals.

Lets see this is about the seventh thread regarding coyotes. In each one somebody heard of a dog being taken by a coyote. Then follows all those who have seen a coyote in TV. Then follows all those who are so sorry that the dog was eaten. Then follows all those who advise to keep you dog in sight, in your yard, behind you villa wall, don't take your dog out at night, etc...........................
Will say this one was somewhat more interesting since it was a "pack" rather than just one.
I'm really sorry I stated reading this thread.

Coyotes will leave an area if there are “no attractants,” such as food, said Gary Morse, spokesman for the Fish & Wildlife Commission.

Read more here: http://www.bradenton.com/2011/12/23/...#storylink=cpy


Sort of weird that Gary Morse works for the Fish & Wildlife Commission too.


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This is a different Gary Morse. Its a fairly common name. The CEO of the Villages is H. Gary Morse.

We're really sorry you stated reading this thread too!

In fact, there are three threads about coyotes and not seven, Are you stretching Bogie? Something you seem to imply the posters are doing?

Not to worry tho, I hear coyotes don't like Bogie Shooters. :)

We"re really sorry you started reading this thread too!----Who is "We Are"?. Maybe its time to retire this?. Agree with Bogey.