Wily coyotes are at home in N.J. [Send school into lockdown]

North Jersey Media ^ | 2-5-06 | JUSTO BAUTISTA

[SJackson]

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[ronnied]

when it comes to mother nature, people are the problem.....

[midwyf]

They lock down the schools and so on, yet in Wyoming when we have grizzly bears fenced out of school yards, enviros insist we do not have enough of them.

[Lion Den Dan]

You have that right. Coyotes are pests that are very difficult to eradicate. You can hunt them as hard as you wish and still can not upset their populations. If you do in their food supply, then you damage their population but to make them go away, fergiddaboudit.

[Future Snake Eater]

OK, I'll do it

[Graymatter]

I see there are still weird things going on in Wanaque. At least now they are of-this-earth. :)

[nightdriver]

"If you encounter a coyote:
Stop. Don't run. Stand still, and let it go on its way.
Give it plenty of space.
Never stare an animal down. It considers that a threat.

The liberal's answer to how to deal with predators: Passively let him have his way.

No thanks, Garbowski.

The proper way to deal with a coyote is to cause him to point all four legs up toward the sky and assume ambient temperature.

The reason God made coyotes is so that they could become dead coyotes!

[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

Totally agree. Coyotes are a menace when you have livestock and yet the animal activists have kept us from doing anything about it. Now that they are in the city slickers back yard they are complaining about safety.
Nice to see it come around and 'bite them in the back'.

[woodbutcher]

In almost every one of these stories, some "expert" on nature makes the remark that the reason the particular animal (deer, coyote, bear, etc.) is a problem is that we have pushed them out of their natural habitat.

It is all our fault.

Prior to 1950, there were zero coyotes on the East Coast.

This story states that in 1997 there were only 1,500 coyotes in NJ and now there are 3,000...but it is our fault that they rob garbage cans and eat cats?

We are not seeing more because we are driving them out of their natural habitat....we are seeing more because THERE ARE MORE!!!!

Why is it liberals are totally devoid of logic?

[dalereed]

Eliminate the season and put a bounty on them like we used to have in Calif. and they will disapear.

[sam I am]

We have three coyotes that come by everyday. They seem to have very little fear of me. Each day the come a little closer to our 6 ft. fence.At this point they sit about 10 feet from it for at least an hour at a time.

We have a little Border Collie and a tiny Yorkie. They watch the Yorkie while she is outside. I never let her out unless I am there with her.

Last week I started taking my gun with me when I am outside. We live in the mountains and I know they were here first. We have lived here for twenty years and this is the first year we have had a problem with them.

[76834]

Sounds like it is time to introduce them to Mister 12 Guage.

Your Border Collie and a tiny Yorkie could very well be their lunch.

[woodbutcher]

A coyote can jump that fence like it is not there.

Kiss your Yorkie goodbye.

Unless you zap the coyotes.

[ronnied]

don't get me wrong, this is n.j., north jersey at one time was partially rural at one time back in the late fifties & sixtys. i used to shoot woodchucks for a sport at that time
between march & october with a rifle. a special permit was needed for the rifle. i took a ride up there a few years ago because the interstate was boring & couldn't believe the transformation. guns & hunting are taboo here. hunters in nj will be extinct in the near future because of the "people".....

[lawnguy]

I guess it's safe to say it here: A prime coyote from a cold climate is one of the most beautiful furs I've ever seen.

[fella]

The coyotes ran away when police showed up. "The animals were not exhibiting aggressive behavior," acting Police Chief Mark Messner said.

They're very good at avoiding adults but when push comes to shove a lone child or small woman is just another meal to a pack of coyotes.

[tiki]

What coyotes kill very often is family dogs.

[ExGeeEye]

If you encounter a coyote:

A double-tap to center mass and one to the head should do the trick. JHPs are recommended.

[Coleus]

I added NJ to the topics list.