[Patty55]

I don't know about donkeys, a donkey protecting a pony doesn't make a lot of sense.

The goat thing you can get milk-assuming it's a female.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

We all love the wildlife, but sometimes it needs to be culled. We have more deer in America than we did a hundred years ago. That's why states like NC have a six deer hunting limit per year. Too many folks get hurt when their cars hit deer in the road.

Animals may have been here before us, but we are at the top of the food chain. I'm not going to move so that a scraggly old coyote can have more room to roam. If they leave me and mine alone, then I say live and let live. If they threaten me, then they get put down.

Sounds reasonable to me.

[MDLNB]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Patrolling the lanai perimeter for coyotes.Attachment 54728

Now, that is too darned cute! Hope Willey doesn't snatch that little fella.

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

Now, that is too darned cute! Hope Willey doesn't snatch that little fella.

Thanks. There is an escape hatch.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Patrolling the lanai perimeter for coyotes.Attachment 54728

Did you mean to type Pet Trolling?

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Did you mean to type Pet Trolling?

No, but I like it.[emoji192]

[joldnol]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

I don't have a a pet to walk [other than my husband ] before or after dark. I understand anyone's fear of gators, coyotes, and even dogs. What I don't understand is the intense desire of pet owners/dog walkers to have coyotes trapped and killed rather than exercise personal responsibility to do their best to avoid them. What am I missing?

Coyotes are an invasive, non-native species and unwanted vermin. One cannot avoid them if they are roaming free, which they are. Trap and eliminate all of them.

[gerryann]

Originally Posted by joldnol

Coyotes are an invasive, non-native species and unwanted vermin. One cannot avoid them if they are roaming free, which they are. Trap and eliminate all of them.

Understanding some facts about coyotes in Florida can help alleviate your fears, and improve your ability to reduce conflict and live with coyotes, just as we all live with other wildlife.

Might I suggest a very informative web site.

http://www.gainesville.com/assets/pdf/GS238071018.PDF

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by joldnol

Coyotes are an invasive, non-native species and unwanted vermin. One cannot avoid them if they are roaming free, which they are. Trap and eliminate all of them.

Have you read any reports of any close encounters of coyotes approaching/chasing anyone or anyone approaching/chasing coyotes in TV? Would love to read about it if you can provide a link to any such story. And I do hoope you will familiarize yourself with the informational site gerryann provided.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by joldnol

Coyotes are an invasive, non-native species and unwanted vermin. One cannot avoid them if they are roaming free, which they are. Trap and eliminate all of them.

The article cited is a review of 40 years of coyote management efforts in Texas. Although it was written 15 years ago, you might find the discussion of methods of interest.



http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_d...pubs/96-82.pdf

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by gerryann

Understanding some facts about coyotes in Florida can help alleviate your fears, and improve your ability to reduce conflict and live with coyotes, just as we all live with other wildlife.

Might I suggest a very informative web site.

http://www.gainesville.com/assets/pdf/GS238071018.PDF

Credentialed writer.
Thanks. I wrote the author a letter asking him to call me.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by gerryann

Understanding some facts about coyotes in Florida can help alleviate your fears, and improve your ability to reduce conflict and live with coyotes, just as we all live with other wildlife.

Might I suggest a very informative web site.

http://www.gainesville.com/assets/pdf/GS238071018.PDF

Nice link. https://www.timeshighereducation.co....410845.article I should have this book Coyote at the Kitchen Door soon. I will give you a review after I thumb through it.

[rdhdleo]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

I am a Floridian. I am not hysterical.
Totv has been the site for discussions in which alligators that did not snatch anything were trapped outside preserves, and wild hogs were trapped near a course where they were rooting up dirt.
Now we have coyotes, one of which did eat dog that was in its own yard, And two reports, one of which I could obtain verification for that cats were clearly taken by something that entered the lanai.

Yesterday I sat on the lanai with my cat and watched the most beautiful coyote I ever saw run from the golf course pond toward the house next to mine and run between it and the next house, in broad daylight.

I am sorry for the alligators and the hogs and the coyotes, but I fail to see why those that killed nothing are trapped and those that killed a dog are not. To state the obvious, we are displacing them. I would gently ask those whose conscience is offended by the trap and kill of nuisance animals, if there is not some gap in the ideal of preserving them when your home rests on the land we took from them?

This now is mine and my animals are my priority. Coyotes, alligators and hogs are no longer welcome. My dog is the canine entitled to this little patch of turf, and cat, age 21, deserves to enjoy the sun on the lanai.

I had my say, and I respect those who differ.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by gerryann

Your link doesn't open.....at least not for me.

Save your time and concern, gerryan. The link
goes back to villages - news that cannot be linked to here.

I went there and did a search on 'coyote' - got the story about the pup snatched when out for releif late and unleashed and got a photo with sandhill cranse NOT being disturbed by the FAKE coyote at Lopez.

Nothing to be read there about people/coyotes chasing after each other.

[rdhdleo]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

I was riding my bike last evening in the neighborhood and chanced upon one of my neighbors walking his dog. He told me of one of our neighbors on the golf court side, that was out in her backyard with her dog (on leash) when she noticed a coyote at the fence watching them. He also mentioned the dog in the neighboring area that was snatched by the coyote. He works at the golf course so he sees coyotes frequently.

You can dismiss them if you wish. Some of us are just having a conversation about possible sightings and options available. I don't think we are going to get rid of the coyotes any more than I think we will get rid of the 'gators. Articles about coyote related incidents, even from other areas, are useful in how you approach a possible confrontation, or how to avoid an incident with wildlife. Criticizing another for trying to be helpful because you think you know it all, is probably not being helpful.

Like I said before, I have had personal experience with some coyotes in the past and you really shouldn't be so dismissive of their presence. Respect them, or even fear them if it works for you. These animals must be hungry if they are venturing so close to humans during the day. And yes, they will attack you. But, if you have a small morsel of meat on a string with you, they will probably go for it rather than you. And you know what I mean by meat on a string; Fluffy. I don't think that avoiding ponds and lakes is going to matter that much, but being aware of your surroundings could make a difference. Hey, I had a neighbor that almost lost his dog to a hawk, while he was walking the little fella on a lease in our neighborhood. If you have little members of your family (pets) it is your responsibility to watch out for them. I don't know about you, but I am willing to do whatever is necessary to protect my family, and that includes the little members.

Well said!