[Uncle Miltie]

Agree. Never met a coyote that didn’t run when it saw me.

[Red_Devil 232]

Do Cougars run also?

[norge]

Never met a coyote that didn’t run when it saw me.

Don't count on that. I live in the near foothills in northern CA, about 25 miles out of Sacramento. It is a rural area, lightly developed (lots of large mandarin groves and christmas tree farms, with five acre lots in the developed areas).

This spring, my neighbor had to bring down a coyote stalking one of his animals because it didn't run when he confronted it.

At various times of the year we are inundated with them, and it's interesting to see them try to lure our dogs. Mine is a 60 pounder and my neighbor's is about 20 pounds larger. They don't scare easily.

[Mr Rogers]

“Never met a coyote that didn’t run when it saw me.”

I have, both in Arizona and California.

[proud_yank]

Never met a coyote that didn’t run when it saw me.

When I lived in Alberta I was waterfowl hunting on a friend's farm and I had a pack of them moving with me on the other side of a small river. I could hear them moving parallel to me in the brush, and figured it'd be a couple does. Eventually they all came into a clearing and kept walking. They were about 25 yards away, looking at me, and kept moving. I fired a round and they took off. There were a lot of them in that area, and can't say it was the most comfortable feeling.