Posted on 06/06/2007 5:40:36 PM PDT by george76
The handful of coyotes that call the Presidio home are still happy, healthy and wild for one main reason: They still fear humans. Experts hope that will be the case for the timid animals now living in Golden Gate Park and Bernal Heights.
There has been a flurry of coyote sightings in The City in the last few days, and officials are hoping to quickly educate the public before a rare opportunity turns sour. Experts say it’s possible for coyotes and humans to coexist, as the animals pose no threat to humans who leave them alone.
“It’s our job as inhabitants of this city — and it’s appropriate that our city is named after a patron saint of animals — to respect them,” ...
up to three coyotes have been spotted together at one time. The theory is that the animals came over the Golden Gate Bridge, which Raffa said has become somewhat of a wildlife corridor.
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
Which of course means the logical step is to close the brdige to humans because it endangers coyotes /s
San Fransisco of Assisi?
Can't say that about the Libs though./snic
Coyote Hunting Info. Good Hunting... from Varmint Al [img]http://www.varmintal.com/coyotel.gif[/img]
That is why they still thrive. They stay away from people, so people leave them alone.
...your shots will be more accurate.
If I see one on my land, I will shoot it on the spot.
Coyotes are "varmints" in Idaho. No limit. They are principally responsible for the loss of large game birds.
So true. If one does approach you, odds are they are diseased.
I hear them all the time. There are a couple dens not far from my house. They keep their distance, unless my wolves are in season. Even then, the do not come close.
My wolves act as a detterent (sp?) for the neighborhood. They don’t come around here, close at least.
And little puppies.
I am more concerned about the hawks when I let my little ones out.
That’s good advice.
Coyote packs will attack children, the elderly, and the impaired.
As the Libroid would say, “They’re only street people”.
In dealing with coyotes, as all predators, staying calm is much easier, and vastly easier when one is armed.
Predators understand the 2nd Amendment - which more than many of our CongressCritters do.
She may return to that hobby when time permits. Caring for a hawk or falcon is a daily task of weighing, feeding and spending time with the bird. Just as intense as caring for a newborn infant, but they don't grow up. Caring for the bird is a perpetual responsibility until you train it to survive in the wild or pass it along to an apprentice. Her job as a police/fire/EMS dispatcher doesn't leave enough uncommitted time to lavish on a bird right now.
Coyotes are varmints in New Mexico too. No limit, no license, no problem.
If they don’t respect me I should have the right to defend myself with deadly force if necessary. I can kill a human in self defense, why not a wild animal?
I can’t even attempt to reason with a wild animal.
This whole f*&$kin’ society is going ass over teakettle. I pray every day for Christ’s return to finally make things right.
Wow, I’m impressed. We have red tail hawks here in the valley, but I don’t know anyone who uses them to hunt. My grandsons other grandmother has red tails outside their house in San Diego. I can easily see how if your house is near a ravine you could lose pets to coyotes.
Yeah, well, they’re dragging down calves in my neck of the woods. Time to drag out the Johnny Stewart game caller and 7.62x39 rifle.
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