Coyotes in Villages

[Bambi]

A couple days ago, I was driving south on BV about 1/4 from CR 42 when I coyote ran across the road. I slowed down to watch as he ran west across the fairway towards the horse farms and woods off 42. I lived in Michigan ( on a farm in a rural area) and have seen coyotes a few times up there but was startled to see one here. It appeared to be an adult, mottled grey in color and was running full out - never broke stride. Some people in a golf cart also stopped to watch.
I googled "coyotes in Central Fl" and learned that they have been becoming a problem here for farmers, etc. A photographer posted pics of ones in Lake County and they have become a pest around the Tampa area. Could this be why the feral cats from the nearby horse farms have not been seen lately? Usually tcoyotes are most active at dusk or night but this was about 2pm. Has anyone else seen one in TV?

[Uptown Girl]

I wouldn't mind having coyotes cull some of those feral cat packs.... my 86 year old Stepdad in Palm Harbor had a bite taken out of his calf muscle in a preserve parking lot by one of those wild grammimals.
It was hiding under his car and attacked his leg as he got in the car to leave. NOT a fun afternoon, poor guy!
But, I think a coyote would have to be pretty hungry to consider taking on a pack.... bunnies and mices have to be a tad less ornery!

[pooh]

In CA we'd often see coyotes during the day. One particular afternoon, a coyote was walking down our street, in the middle. A car approached the animal and it stopped and would not move. The lady finally backed up and headed off in the direction she came from, taking a different route to her destination.

They do enjoy cat meals, a few of our neighbors lost their kitties to coyotes. A friend also lost his small dog....the coyote jumped the fence, grabbed the pup and then headed out. Maybe that is indeed the reason there seem to be fewer feral cats.

[JenAjd]

Coyotes also reside in the urban twin cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul! Have relatives that have heard them in wooded areas.

[dfn8tly]

Coyotes are quite adaptable and easily become comfortable in urban areas where they have access to food and shelter. Just a couple of nights ago when we had all that lightening I heard a coyote pup barking in a wooded area behind my home. My guess is that he was frightened. So, do we have them in TV? I'd be very surprised if we don't.

[dog friendly]

we do have them in TV , one killed my neighbors dog at Pelican golf course.

[Bambi]

I just returned from taking my dog for his annual exam at Mulberry Vet. clinic. I asked the vet about them and she said that her partner jogs in the Village of Calumet and has seen them. This is where I saw the coyote a couple of days ago.

[red tail]

we do have them in TV , one killed my neighbors dog at Pelican golf course.

what was the dog doing running without a leash ?

[jackz]

I heard there might be a few "Cougars" in The Villages but was not aware of coyotes. Learn something new everyday...

[KathieI]

I saw a coyote running the other night on Buena Vista around 1am. I think it was somewhere near the Polo fields, but I'm not 100% sure. He was startled by my car, but just kept on running into the bush. Looked like a skinny-medium-sized dog. A friend lives in Lady Lake in a rural area and has been losing her chickens to coyote's for the last few weeks.

PS, JackZ,,,, you're baaadddd!!!!

[Chi-Town]

I saw a coyote during the day at BV and Rainey Trail on the golf course. I have a friend up north who lives on a golf course and hears them at night. He says that it is a combination of yipping, howling, and crying.

[rubicon]

I heard there might be a few "Cougars" in The Villages but was not aware of coyotes. Learn something new everyday...

The way I heard it there are quite a few Cougars in TV:1rotfl:

I did see a coyote walking down the fairway behind my house one arly morning

AAlso had a wild boar tear up my yard two years in a row

Ilived just southwest of Minneapolis and coyotes roamed the area.

Now I live in Florida and see alligators ever day.

The end:D

[Barefoot]

There have been many sightings of coyotes and racoons around TV, and some residents have seen panthers. The Developers have taken away their natural habitat. I know that it's inevitable progress, and wild animals can be dangerous to small animals and children. But I feel sorry for them.

[Boudicca]

Saw one on the country road between Buttonwood Run and "outside" TV's.

[collie1228]

I occasionally hunt coyotes in Upstate NY. Let me assure you, no "pack" of feral cats could stop a coyote from decimating the pack's population, even if there were 100 cats in the pack. It would be like the meanest dog you've ever seen going after the cats. No contest, no mercy. Coyotes are an efficient predator. There is little danger to humans or to most dogs, but if I was out walking a ten pound dog at dusk near uninhabited areas where coyotes are known to live, I'd want to be carrying a weapon or a baseball bat. Your dog could be in danger.

[Helene2008]

Several of my neighbors have seen them in Bonita. My cat loves being on the lanai, but she's not allowed out there at nightime anymore.

[ladydoc]

This is exactly why I would not trust an underground containment system for my dogs. It might keep them in, but it won't keep anything out. We got a CYV because we wanted them in a solid fenced in yard. They run our lives, what can I say?

[BigLew]

what was the dog doing running without a leash ?

where did it mention being unleashed is that an assumption!chilout

[Atlantic]

I have not seen a coyote, I was emailed a picture of a bobcat that was seen in Springdale. I've been told it has been seen on the Lopez golf course.

[MelZ]

Saw one cross Morse near Mallory Golf course , it ran right across the road late at night.

[chuckinca]

This is exactly why I would not trust an underground containment system for my dogs. It might keep them in, but it won't keep anything out. We got a CYV because we wanted them in a solid fenced in yard. They run our lives, what can I say?


A few years ago my nephew and his wife were trying to adopt a kitten from the local SPCA in Costa Mesa, CA. They were asked if the kitten would be strictly an indoor cat and they said that it would be allowed to go in their yard that had a ten foot concrete wall around it. The SPCA wouldn't let them have a kitten until they agreed to not let the kitten out in the yard and told them that coyotes can jump ten foot walls!

PS: Foxes like cats and small dogs too.

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[llaran]

I saw one just west of buena vista on Cane garden

[senior citizen]

I saw a coyote during the day at BV and Rainey Trail on the golf course. I have a friend up north who lives on a golf course and hears them at night. He says that it is a combination of yipping, howling, and crying.

We hear them at night in certain locations but they are called coy dogs up here......we also have fox that walk down the road; seemingly minding their own business. However, in Colorado the coyote warnings go out and parents with young children have to keep them indoors. I wonder if the ones in TV are the same type? In Boulder, CO. mountain lions have been known to come down into town. Seems the wildlife is encroaching on neighborhoods all over.

[duffysmom]

Senior i think people are encroaching on their neighborhoods. Welcome, I'm enjoying your notes.

[senior citizen]

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[mrfixit]

Just go South on Rolling Acres Road .( about 10 PM )...Just a ways South of CR 466 ( past Tree Tops Golf range). Shine a light into the woods and watch them crouch down flat.(and I mean FLAT). Just don't go there during a Full Moon.......OR....you may see "Julia"...the Ghost of Lady Lake.

[rubicon]

Just go South on Rolling Acres Road .( about 10 PM )...Just a ways South of CR 466 ( past Tree Tops Golf range). Shine a light into the woods and watch them crouch down flat.(and I mean FLAT). Just don't go there during a Full Moon.......OR....you may see "Julia"...the Ghost of Lady Lake.

10PM! That's two hours past my bed time

[The Great Fumar]

HOLD IT ! HOLD IT!!!!

Don't overreact on this , Its just a gathering of my High School Class
reunuion...........

Just a few REED CITY COYOTES getting together......

Howling Fumar

[Taltarzac725]

There was what golfers said was a coyote on the Belmont golf course this morning at about 9:00 a.m.

It was in a big hurry running to the field on the other side of the golf course from the Lynnhaven Postal center.

I had my dog in tow at the postal station and thankfully the coyote just kept running and paid no attention to my dog's one bark at it.

I had thought it was a lost dog when I first saw it crossing Churchill Downs as it looked very much like a big boned lanky German Shepard which had not been fed very well.

I did get a good look at it though but not enough to tell if it had the coyote scimitar shaped teeth. I suppose I could defintely tell you it was a coyote though.

The golfers would have gotten a much longer view of it though as it was running across the golf course.

I have only seen a coyote once before in the Villages and this was late at night on this same golf course but near Morven Parkway near the Pimilco Rec Center.

[CarGuys]

Senior,

Please tell me there is not Ground Hogs Burrowing under the slabs in TV!

I cost me over $250.00 to trap them out from under our Cellar and Garage Pad here in NY last year!

If so I want to adopt at Eagle or Coyote to eat them things! They can destroy a foundation.

[dog friendly]

what was the dog doing running without a leash ?

was not my dog, so I would not know

[Taltarzac725]

...looked a lot like one of these from this collection of coyotes killed in FL. "Bobby's coyote" is the closest.

http://www.suwanneeriverranch.com/CoyotePage.htm

Note the picture of the coyote's teeth.

[wesmin]

We may have had some in Sunset Point several trash bags have been torn up and spred around. I was walking and others stated they had seen one in the area.

[graciegirl]

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4. Slang . a person who smuggles Mexican nationals across the border into the U.S. for a fee.

5. Mature woman who enjoys the company of a younger man.

[buggyone]

A coyote will not come near a person. You may see one at dawn or dusk but they are not going to attack a person.

If your small dog or cat is outside by itself (leashed to a stake or out wandering) they are fair game for a coyote. Garbage bags are also a food source for the coyote.

There are plenty of living areas for a coyote in The Villages with all the preserve areas. It is called an eco-system for a good reason.

Enjoy the wildlife here and do not be scared of a coyote. I personally would be more frightened of the occasional Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes that reach about 6 feet in length.

[CarGuys]

5. Mature woman who enjoys the company of a younger man.[/QUOTE]

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Harry Gilbert]

A coyote will not come near a person. You may see one at dawn or dusk but they are not going to attack a person.

If your small dog or cat is outside by itself (leashed to a stake or out wandering) they are fair game for a coyote. Garbage bags are also a food source for the coyote.

There are plenty of living areas for a coyote in The Villages with all the preserve areas. It is called an eco-system for a good reason.

Enjoy the wildlife here and do not be scared of a coyote. I personally would be more frightened of the occasional Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes that reach about 6 feet in length.

A coyote will not NORMALLY come near a person. But with any animal wild or domestic the potential for abnormal behavior is there. That's why there are signs saying "Don't feed the wildlife".

Just stay aware of your surroundings and if you come across a unknown animal be wary and have an escape in mind if needed

[Barefoot]

A coyote will not NORMALLY come near a person. But with any animal wild or domestic the potential for abnormal behavior is there. That's why there are signs saying "Don't feed the wildlife". Just stay aware of your surroundings and if you come across a unknown animal be wary and have an escape in mind if needed

It is true that coyotes will normally avoid people, and there is lots of prey available in the "open space environmental" areas. But Harry is right. If they've been fed by people, or they have rabies, they can be quite aggressive. I used to have a horse farm for 25 years. I've know coyotes to take cats off decks, and to chase and injure dogs. No need to get in a panic, just be cautious. Especially if you back on a golf course or open space.

[Villages PL]

I saw a fox, during the day, on East Schwartz Blvd.. It was calmly walking down the middle of the road and at first I thought it was a dog. Also, my neighbor reported seeing large paw prints on her car. She thought it might have been a Florida panther. This was several years ago, before I moved.

[John_W]

Everytime I play golf at Mallory or Havana and I'm in one of the sand traps along Morse I'll see paw prints across the sand trap.

[buggyone]

In an area of over 100 square miles like The Villages - with a good percent of marshland, golf courses, and lakes - it is not surprising to have a wide variety of wildlife. Lots of natural prey for coyotes to eat plus the possibility of eating from garbage bags and maybe a little dog or cat who is straying around instead of being inside.

Hope to continue seeing lots of wild animals including eagles, hawks, owls - and all else except those Eastern Diamondback rattlesnakes.

[lovsthosebigdogs]

I was thinking of installing a doggy door for our dogs. Do I have to worry about that with all the 'scary wildlife' out there? Coyotes, snakes and alligators, oh my! My dogs are very big (Russian Wolfhounds -borzoi) but they can't take on alligators and killer snakes. There are limits. Do I need to rethink the doggy door with coyotes scaling 6 foot walls over my CYV?

[Dirigo]

The lovely Diane and I observed, through our telescope, an adult coyote in the eagle preserve area in broad daylight about a month ago. It was basking in the sun. Coyotes are nocturnal, so I don't know why this coyote was out in the open in the daylight. Turkey vultures found the coyote interesting and were circling around so the coyote ran off to the trees for cover. The coyote appeared to be very healthy and not at all injured or weak. It had a good looking coat.

Those of us living on the northern edge of Liberty Park lightly spray our garbage bags with ammonia to keep the coyotes from tearing into them on trash nights.

I have seen raccoon tracks by the pond at the intersection fo S. Buena Vista and Bailey Trail.

Being from rural Maine we are used to living among critters.

[buggyone]

A coyote would not jump the wall of a CYV so you would not have to worry about that. Personally, though, I feel the doggy doors are a security risk to the home although I imagine they are lockable.

Be sure to keep your borzoi on leashes and do not let them go into the marsh areas or near the water. Snakes and alligators live there.

They are really cool looking dogs. I saw someone with an Irish Wolfhound at Lake Sumter Landing and that was one huge dog.

[CarGuys]

Could they be a CoyDog? They kinda look alike right?

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[Barefoot]

I was thinking of installing a doggy door for our dogs. Do I have to worry about that with all the 'scary wildlife' out there? Coyotes, snakes and alligators, oh my! My dogs are very big (Russian Wolfhounds -borzoi) but they can't take on alligators and killer snakes. There are limits. Do I need to rethink the doggy door with coyotes scaling 6 foot walls over my CYV?

Big dogs in a CYV should be safe, no worries. Fire ants can also cause problems with dogs and we did have mounds of fire ants in the yard of our CYV. However the Pest Company came immediately and eliminated the problem.

[entemedor]

Poor coyotes, they just can't catch a break. People try to exterminate them (good luck with that), they get blamed for every missing cat, blamed for every missing dog, blamed for torn-open trash bags, and, by some, probably blamed for global warming.

Now while it is indeed true that they'll kill and eat the occasional cat, cats are actually the chosen prey of the great horned owl. Kitty vanishes? Odds are it's a great horned owl, not a coyote. Same-o same-o with little dogs too.

Coyotes actually prefer to eat rats, mice, voles, rabbits, insects, anything that's little and can't bite back. Heck, they'll even eat watermelons.

Like it or not, they're here to stay. Just enjoy 'em...part of Nature's Grand Plan and all that. They are actually pretty cool critters.

Oh, and rabies? Much more of a problem with raccoons and bats.

[jblum315]

Sorry, but I don't admire coyotes the way I admire wolves, bears and other wild predators. I have no sympathy for them.

[chuckinca]

A coyote would not jump the wall of a CYV so you would not have to worry about that. Personally, though, I feel the doggy doors are a security risk to the home although I imagine they are lockable.

Be sure to keep your borzoi on leashes and do not let them go into the marsh areas or near the water. Snakes and alligators live there.

They are really cool looking dogs. I saw someone with an Irish Wolfhound at Lake Sumter Landing and that was one huge dog.

A few years ago, my nephew and his wife were adopting a kitten from the SPCA in Costa Mesa, CA and they had to promise to make it an indoor cat because the coyotes could jump the 10 foot high masonry block wall around their yard.

Maybe CA coyotes are part kangaroo?

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[mulligan]

I beg to differ on the coyotes not jumping walls. One quiet late night this past summer, mrs mulligan saw a coyote trotting along on top of the villa wall behind my house. We've seen them before, so there was no mistake about what it was.

[Barefoot]

I beg to differ on the coyotes not jumping walls. One quiet late night this past summer, mrs mulligan saw a coyote trotting along on top of the villa wall behind my house. We've seen them before, so there was no mistake about what it was.

Yikes, that is scary information. :ohdear: I had no idea coyotes were such jumpers. Obviously it is important that all animals be supervised when outside, even in a CYV.

[buggyone]

Well, coyotes are very smart animals. They are not aggressive but you do not want to corner one or to make it feel threatened. I have never heard of a coyote jumping over a 10 foot fence but it seems likely.

If your Shih Tsu was in the courtyard, it would be a fluffy snack for the coyote. Keep the doggies and kitties inside where they belong unless you are walking them on a leash.

[plimit56]

I live in Santiago and was walking my dog at about 9:00 pm when I saw a coyote coming from the turtle sanctuary and run across several yards towards to polo fields. This was a bit too close for me as you are only talking a street width away from us.

[ajbrown]

I beg to differ on the coyotes not jumping walls. One quiet late night this past summer, mrs mulligan saw a coyote trotting along on top of the villa wall behind my house. We've seen them before, so there was no mistake about what it was.

I am printing this thread and the posts of jumping coyotes out for a neighbor who leaves their barking dogs out in the CYV unattended. They do not seem to care the neighborhood has to listen to their darlings, maybe they will care they can be eaten :evil6:

[senior citizen]

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[graciegirl]

It may have been Duffy's mom's ex.

[Kirk]

Recently, I've seen a lone coyote at the Polo Club near the horse pastures.

[quirky3]

As an owner of small pets, I have made a mental note to look for homes with enclosed lanais, for maximum safety of my pets.

[Dirigo]

Last night as I was retiring I looked out the bedroom window to see a coyote slinking along on the other side of the trademark "Villages" fence only 20 feet away from me. The moon was almost full last night and the sky was clear. He/she didn't hang around when he/she heard me calling to the lovely Diane to come take a look.

We did observe a coyote in broad daylight effotlessly leap over a section of "Villages" fence, so I guess they could jump a CYV wall? I dunno...

Lots of wildlife in TV in the open areas.

[Barefoot]

Last night as I was retiring I looked out the bedroom window to see a coyote slinking along on the other side of the trademark "Villages" fence only 20 feet away from me. The moon was almost full last night and the sky was clear. He/she didn't hang around when he/she heard me calling to the lovely Diane to come take a look.

We did observe a coyote in broad daylight effotlessly leap over a section of "Villages" fence, so I guess they could jump a CYV wall? I dunno...

Lots of wildlife in TV in the open areas.

I hope Red Tail reads your post.

[CharTalk]

Hey, there are alligators in every lake down here, who has time to worry about coyotes? If you want a different view about these animals, read a beautiful novel by Barbara Kingsolver entitled "Prodigal Summer." Keep your dogs & cats on a leash and they will do more good than harm.

[CarGuys]

I would welcome them at my new home.

Especially is they would come in at night and snack on the critters digging up my landscape.:cus:

Buffet and a desert bar is open in Tamarind Mr. and Mrs Wile E Coyote:icon_hungry:

[golfgirl1031]

Saw one last week go thru our backyard and onto Tarpon Boil (we live on the course) - went up #6 and out toward Buttonwood Dr.

[Graytop]

I heard there might be a few "Cougars" in The Villages but was not aware of coyotes. Learn something new everyday...

:agree: I saw a cougar,....it had wandered into Katie Belle's one Saturday night when I was down there, it didn't hurt anyone but I could tell it was "on the prowl"

[CarGuys]

:agree: I saw a cougar,....it had wandered into Katie Belle's one Saturday night when I was down there, it didn't hurt anyone but I could tell it was "on the prowl"

Angie and Swimdog warned me about them. Glad you were not hurt!:1rotfl:

[Graytop]

Angie and Swimdog warned me about them. Glad you were not hurt!:1rotfl:

They like to dance !:laugh: