[Sandtrap328]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

The two cats were ripped out of the lanais by creatures as yet unidentified. One was found almost unrecognizable as a cat. This was in Lynnhaven near the Postal Center for the 2nd cat according to scuttlebutt around the postal center. The other incident was further south.

I read the post by someone who said she heard about someone who had a cat taken from a screened in lanai. Poppycock! I have owned cats and there would have been a ferocious fight on the lanai with fur everywhere. Her cat probably went through the screen after a bird and just ran away.

Second story was just rumour with no verification.

[kittygilchrist]

I have messaged VCDD and suggested they read these post and hire a trapper.

[HimandMe]

We adopted a a feral cat and were told she broke through the lanai screen on her own during a thunderstorm. Once outside the screened area they are fair game unfortunately. We do not let her into the screened area unless we are there with her. BTW, she has become an excellent and loving pet.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

I have messaged VCDD and suggested they read these post and hire a trapper.

Thanks kittygilchrist.

[Boudicca]

sandtrap. My post was not "poppycock" The coyote clawed at the poorly closed and unlatched screen door and gained access to the lanai. (My neighbor in Buttonwood) there was indeed a ruckus, but the slow moving neighbor could not get back out onto the lanai (from the house) in time There were large muddy pawprints on the siding by the door which were "dog like" I would never post an untrue thread.

[tomwed]

If you can get rid of a nuisance by hiring a trapper, I sure hope my neighbors don't find out.

[mulligan]

Based on what I have seen first hand, the coyotes number in the hundreds in TV. Trapping one will most likely not make a difference. Also, they have proven to be way too smart for any kind of trap.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by shrandell

sandtrap. My post was not "poppycock" The coyote clawed at the poorly closed and unlatched screen door and gained access to the lanai. (My neighbor in Buttonwood) there was indeed a ruckus, but the slow moving neighbor could not get back out onto the lanai (from the house) in time There were large muddy pawprints on the siding by the door which were "dog like" I would never post an untrue thread.

http://www.districtgov.org/departmen...ges/RecMap.pdf

My fellow Lynnhaven dog walker pointed out the house in Lynnhaven where the cat was supposedly ripped out of the lanai. I will not post the address in a public place but can get it and send a private message if someone needs it for some legitimate reason. The house is about 300 feet from a golf course on a corner on Churchill Downs near the Lynnhaven postal center.

I know there are things made up at the pools by wags but I do not think this is one of them.

This is probably the same coyote because of the MO but I could be wrong. Buttonwood and Churchill Downs are quite a distance from one another but not outside the range of possibility.

[Boudicca]

Thank you Taltarzac. My neighbor lives behind me, one house over and we are located at the farthest regions of Buttonwood/ The Villages, bordering on a county road - plenty of fallow land for wildlife to roam

[kittygilchrist]

I also asked admin to review comments that residents may shoot guns at coyotes. That HAS to be false info, and a dangerous suggestion. Talk about shooting in the dark with people likely to be easily in range.

Ps, I trust Vcdd to pay for however many traps needed to stem the population. They are being displaced from a lot of habitat with continued clearingg, poor things.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

I also asked admin to review comments that residents may shoot guns at coyotes. That HAS to be false info, and a dangerous suggestion. Talk about shooting in the dark with people likely to be easily in range. Thread may be closed.

Ps, I trust Vcdd to pay for however many traps needed to stem the population. They are being displaced from a lot of habitat with continued clearingg, poor things.

That probably depends on the facts of each case as to whether this is self-defense or defense of your pet. Florida law prohibits shooting across a public road in a residential area unless it is for self-defense or defense of property. F.S. 790.15 Florida Statute Attorney - Jacksonville, FL

It would have to be IMHO a dog in the coyote's jaws incident for you to shoot it. Now if it were breaking into you lanai and grabbing your cat I would expect that most FL courts (judges and juries) with side with you if you had to plead self-defense and defense of your pet. Facts would come into play too I would expect like if you shot at the coyote and hit your neighbor with a round instead.

I do find shooting coyotes a bit extreme too.

[kittygilchrist]

Update from VCDD today by email. They are already hiring trappers to take the coyotes.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

That probably depends on the facts of each case as to whether this is self-defense or defense of your pet. Florida law prohibits shooting across a public road in a residential area unless it is for self-defense or defense of property. F.S. 790.15 Florida Statute Attorney - Jacksonville, FL

It would have to be IMHO a dog in the coyote's jaws incident for you to shoot it. Now if it were breaking into you lanai and grabbing your cat I would expect that most FL courts (judges and juries) with side with you if you had to plead self-defense and defense of your pet. Facts would come into play too I would expect like if you shot at the coyote and hit your neighbor with a round instead.

I do find shooting coyotes a bit extreme too.

Thanks for great rsch and articulte sensible interpretation. In the scenario of an incident protecting my animals, I would shoot in the ground or air first, hoping to scare it away.

In the Hemingway coyote thread the scenario was this:

Large coyote in Virginia Trace yesterday. At pool, in our back yards, walking down the street. Undaunted by loud noises. HERE'S the kicker: I called 911 who gave me the Wild Game Commission's phone number. A representative told me info about coyotes, and said if I wanted to get rid of it I could eithet SHOOT it or hire someone to catch it. They wiped their hands of responsibility. Anyone want to form a group to encourage The Villages to take responsibility? Email me at ussmichele@gmail.com
Just call me Annie Oakley!

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That seems to me advice from state officials for people who want to get rid of them to use shooting them as a casual and ok method, wherever they see them.

Thanks again. good work.

[suzdief]

I'm in Katherine Villas in the Village of Caroline. We have one coyote who has been seen numerous times by several people between 10:00 and 11:00 at night. It has become a nuisance.
Coyotes are territorial and will continue to come to the same area. There are rabbits and birds that they feed on. I've asked my neighbors to take out their trash the morning of pickup because that is certainly an attraction.
I've been taking my dog out earlier but I don't want any encounters with this coyote should I be out late and need to take him out when I get home. And my dog is always on a leash.

[ret369]

On friday, 8-21-15 my husband took our dog out at 10:45PM for his final walk and saw
3 coyotes in a pack walking on Dorst Ln approaching Lowell in Buttonwood. When they saw him they ran between the houses. He called Community Watch. Be aware of
your surroundings.