Deadly coyote attack on horse: DNR wildlife technician offers safety advice, hunting regulations

MLive ^ | 1-26-15 | Roberto Acosta

[cva66snipe]

In the past two decades East Tennessee has been overran by the vile mangy mutts. More so in the past 5-7 years in most places now. I have them on my land unfortunately. One of the most unnerving things you can hear at night outside your house is Yotes 100' or less from you cutting loose into their pack howling. Nothing shuts them up faster than a nice loud 357 :>}

They are embedded into urban areas. I was driving down a four lane highway in Oak Ridge one night and had one in front of me. He cleared a 5' concrete median wall with little effort.

I tell the guys I allow to hunt my place too shoot them on sight. They aren't doing anything any good being there.

The Game Officer in the article must be naive. Even dogs have been known to bring down cattle. When the Yotes are hungry and smaller game is scarce what do they think they Yotes will do? Order carry out? I take my Ratty's outside for doing their business and I now do so well armed.

[olepap]

Hey midnight, I went to a SC Wildlife seminar on the Coyote and the Feral Hog. They are both highly intelligent creatures. The Feral hogs are very difficult to trap, because they learn so quickly and they teach each other. They devour root crops and cause much damage. Feral Hogs are difficult to kill, because they are almost armor plated. Their heads have sloped armor and the brain is hard to hit. Same goes for the heart, it is not where you expect it and the shoulder blade protects it.

OBTW, I didn't think Brown bears were particularly dangerous, unless you get between them and their cubs or them and their lunch.