Some Reported Coyote Attacks on Children.
Hunting coyotes gives them a healthy fear & respect for man and child.
Some other coyote attacks reported here.
Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
Posted on 10/06/2005 7:04:45 PM PDT by george76
A grandfather hiking a trail...with his 4-year-old grandson was attacked yesterday by a coyote, but saved the youngster by grappling with the animal as it continued to bite him.
Arthur Cole, 76, was attacked...by a 40-pound gray coyote, according to police. He was bitten several times but his injuries were not life-threatening.
His grandson, Nicholas, escaped unhurt and ran the half-mile to his grandparents' house...
When Arthur's wife and Nicholas' dad asked, "Where's Grampy?" the youngster replied, "A wolf got him," ...
Peter Cole, who was visiting his parents, jumped into his truck, drove to the development's community center and ran down the trail. "I was yelling for my father. He yelled to me, and he was lying on top of the coyote," ... "I tried to kill it, but there was nothing I could really do."
Peter called 911 on his cell phone and police and firefighters arrived.
"We got there and found the guy on top of the animal," firefighter Jamie Desautels said. "The guy basically saved his grandson."
Firefighters used a snare to restrain the female coyote, which continued to bite Cole...
Police then killed the coyote. "We basically choked the animal to death," Police Sgt. James Bruce said.
"The coyote attacked Arthur from behind," ...
"There was a struggle," Dave Cole said. "It went away and came back, and leaped for his neck."
...the cause of the attack is undetermined, but it was unprovoked. The female coyote may have been protecting her pups...
Bruce said residents in the housing development were being notified by the community center at the complex.
He cautioned residents to be aware and alert while walking near woods. Police don't know if there are other coyotes in the area...
(Excerpt) Read more at metrowestdailynews.com ...
There are of course some scars, but really the animal is on the losing side of the struggle from the outset. Not to mention you tend to have no fear of any animals whatsoever at the culmination of any such attack. Of course, I would have no knowledge of any such maneuvres personally. *smile*
Back east, among the PETA types, they are getting bold. No one is disputing the territory and they have been moving in.
In the past couple of years I have heard from fly fishers about the large size of coyotes back in the NE and their lack of fear of humans, (No one shoots them there, like out here.) They felt that attacks like this would become very common.
Most of the coyotes we have in N California are normal to small, mangy and not agressive.
Apparently in the Bend/Redmond and Sun River areas in Oregon, the coyotes are often big and agressive. The biggest coyotes, I have ever seen were in that area. Dogs and cats which are left outside often become part of the food chain in that area.
They shoulda got the pups too, and hung their tails on some coyote lover's doorknob! Hatem, hatem, hatem!
If rabies is not diagnosed, any bitten victim can avoid the need to undergo the painful series of rabies shots...
Haven't had to shoot an attacking coyote -- yet... But I did have to shoot a raccon that attacked me. (Fortunately, it only got my boot -- and it did have rabies...).
BTTT
I agree with you! I have a friend on Cape Cod who sends articles about coyote attacks there all the time!
The two were attacked by the coyote while they were walking in an open field from the rear.
The grandfather beat the animal off by kicking it. The animal retreated to a distance of 50 feet, turned and attacked the grandfather at top speed, leaping towards his throat.
The grandfather caught the animal by its throat and wrestled it to the ground.
The rest of the story is correct.
The source: Gramps, 15 minutes ago on a radio interview.
Now my question to you is, where did you acquire the wisdom, insight and arrogance to "guess is that they were messing with it."
I have always been respectful of my fellow Freepers but I sure hope you don't hold a responsible job. If you do, I sincerely hope you use a better methodology than guessing.
Stupidnopolis is an apt handle.
I will be mountain hiking in the wild, wild west again so I will have to prepare better than my novice hikes
I need to get on the bandwagon & purchase my personal defense weapon
Also one has to keep their thinking cap on & not be to distracted by the wonders of all that natural beauty
Did you read about the grizzly attack in Yellowstone this summer? The hikers saw fresh bear tracks but decided to continue on and just like clockwork, they met up with the bear on the trail!
But other than my own little arsenal and a prayer for safety, what else can one do?
A life without risk is a life not worth living
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt
Right and I looked at the page with the animal attacks. ALl but one was in states where there are no guns or much hunting. I believe that most of the attacks are because the coyotes don't fear humans and that is because they aren't hunted.
Right and I looked at the page with the animal attacks. ALl but one was in states where there are no guns or much hunting. I believe that most of the attacks are because the coyotes don't fear humans and that is because they aren't hunted.
Some Reported Coyote Attacks on Children.Some other coyote attacks reported here.
Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
Good coyote ranglin', Grandpa! :)
*SHIVER* I hate these situations. I had to "dispatch" two rabid racoons this past spring. Last year I had to take a shovel to a rabid Ground Hog, of all things. It was amazingly aggressive for a Ground Hog!
My .22 is always within reach, now. We have coyotes too, and when we find their scat on our walks, both of my dogs (a male & female) take the time to "mark it" so the coyotes pretty much stay about a mile away...for now.
Yea, I have seen similar reports on wolves. The whole 'Living in harmony" bit from the movies. The same with bears and cougars. Then the circle of life thing kicks in and someone gets eaten. Living in the country you soon know that nature isn't docile but ferocious and unforgiving. (I present you with tick season as proof).
The coyotes here have been culled regularly by cattlemen and run by farm dogs. There is enough natural prey for them from geese (I find the wings and feathers) through field mice. They maintain their place. Should they step out of place they go away. But thank you, I respect any critter's ability to inflict damage.
The animal was rabid period!
Got 'cha covered, lass.
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I think T.R. would really enjoy the space project...but be very active in underwater exploration...since it's full of critters.
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