Posted on 05/25/2016 7:11:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Milton man chased down a coyote to help save his family’s dog from a potentially deadly attack.
Early Saturday morning, the small dog named Cally was outside in her backyard when a coyote attacked her and opened gaping wounds.
The coyote then ran away with Cally still in its mouth.
Ryan Labbe says his father then chased down the coyote and saved his pet’s life.
“It attacked her first in the abdomen,” Ryan said. “But she managed to get away somehow. Then it attacked her again and went right for her neck, picked her up and ran down the street with her. My dad chased it down.”
The coyote was tackled and dropped the wounded dog, which then ran home.
Cally’s family wants to warn other families to keep a close eye on their pets.
It is believed the coyote was a female with three pups.
Experts say coyotes raising young can be even more dangerous because they are protective, and looking for more food
Is a typical coyote a danger to a full-grown man?
Since I have moved to MA, i have been warned about coyotes, foxes, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as deer who eat strip shrubs up to six feet up the trunk.
Makes me miss the alligators and Burmese Pythons of my former home!
Any wild animal is a danger to a full grown man IMHO. Perhaps not frequently fatal but a coyote defending it’s young might leave some pretty nasty bite wounds.
Generally no, but it depends how hungry it is. Or if it has rabies be prepared to get lunged at. But wouldn't you do what this man did if it were YOUR dog? I sure would. Heck, I'd do it for ANY dog not just my own.
Poor, Cally. Give her steak for the next two weeks. Dad needs his own steaks, too. A shotgun would take care of that coyote.
These animals are not stupid, when one of the females is in heat she will run through a neighborhood to lure male dogs into the woods where the pack would attack and eat him.
In general they are afraid of adults, probably because they are pretty smart and about once a year around here you see a coyote pelt hanging on somebody's porch.
Sometimes they are less afraid, and a large adult coyote can kill a good sized dog. I wouldn't want to tangle with one unless I had at least a pitchfork or a knife, a shotgun works much better.
Best coyotes are dead coyotes. Period.
Individual coyotes will not attack a full grown man because we are too large. Packs will occasionally attack a man, particularly if he wanders too close to a den with pups.
But with any predator never turn your back on one.
In Ohio the Coyote is considered a nuisance animal and can be hunted year round. So if it is legal to fire a weapon where you live in Ohio you can shoot one. Your state maybe different.
I have had several in my yard but have never been able to get my rifle in time to take a shot. The just seem to pass through my yard on their way somewhere else. Trouble is my wife objects to my keeping my rifle handy.
Where was this?
I just watched a documentary tonight about coywolfs. This is actually a new hybrid of wolf/coyote. Studies show there are 2,000 in Chicago and they’re living with humans and thriving. People have to really watch out for their pets.
The documentary I saw said coywolfs attack in pairs and not in packs.
I was out with my dogs when a big coyote crossed about 20 feet in front of me. He glanced over at me but kept on trotting. It was lucky the dogs were sniffing down around some bushes and didn’t see him. It probably would have been bloody for all of us.
They may attack people - small packs of coyotes have attacked people on walking paths in early morning hours
In Texas we call that guy “Joe” or “Ben” and if he tells the story with lots of @#$#@### and how he got 4 more Coyotes down in the draw and then ends with pictures of the fish he caught that day it is possible that someone might buy him a beer, if they are drinking the same kind.
Cops here in Town have even looked the other way (the whole discharging a Firearm inside City Limits) cause them lil bastards are coming into town now. (Best be a shotgun /birdshot) and that works only if you can get close.
If you're not armed or have a good stick one can cut you up pretty good.
3 can take you down and feed on you.
Agree. The coyote was repopulated in Mass around the Quabbin Reservoir, , just like they dodo birds want to do with the rattle snake, by populating an island in the Quabbin.
“Three can take you down and feed on you”
Ain’t nobody got time fo dat.
I’m glad the coyote didn’t use an anvil against Cally...
Jeepus, I have had a dozen coyotes circle me and small campfire looking for a sammich
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