Posted on 05/13/2008 11:42:42 AM PDT by george76
"Their aggressive behavior seems to be on the upswing," said Steve Martarano, a spokesman with the state Department of Fish and Game. "They just seem to lose their fear of humans."
Since the 1970s, more than 100 coyote attacks on humans in Southern California have been recorded, with half the incidents involving children age 10 and younger.
"If they see a young child and they have a chance, yeah they'll take it," said Kevin Brennan, a state wildlife biologist.
Game wardens don't normally hunt coyotes unless they pose a threat to people. After attacks, they trap and then shoot coyotes. They also carry shotguns or small-caliber rifles, but won't fire on the animals unless they get a clear shot.
Authorities dissuade people from hunting renegade coyotes themselves and suggest that they instead make noise or throw objects to scare them from neighborhoods.
coyotes in recent weeks with reports of the wild animals sleeping in yards and pestering residents.
"They're so brazen right now," she said. "They just stand there and look at you."
Earlier, a coyote attacked a 2-year-old girl playing in a city park in Chino Hills...
The next day, a coyote in the same place made a beeline for another child,
Since last year, there have been seven coyote attacks in the Chino Hills area, including four in which children were bitten.
"Coyotes are opportunistic," Timm said. "They go where the food is."
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If you have only seen one, once I would leave him alone unless he’s getting too close to the house. They do an excellent job of killing off the wood rats which can be a real pain in the butt to get rid of.
I was trying to be humorous.
It would appear that you are a little over-sensitive. Probably comes from living in Kalifornia.
By relying on unfounded stereotypes and ignorant misinformation, you failed miserably.
Anyone in California qualified to hunt may obtain a hunting license. Many species are restricted by seasonal permits and need special tags to take them. Coyotes however are open season all the time. Of course there are rules on discharging a firearm with regard to proximity to roads and residential neighborhoods, so much of LA City is off limits (but not all of it.)
http://www.fgc.ca.gov/regulations/current/mammalregs.asp#473
This brochure clearly shows it is humans carelessness that is causing the problem
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/keepmewild/docs/coyotebrochure.pdf
These guidelines are the only acts we are legally allowed to take regarding Coyotes in the areas that attacks take place the most:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/publicsafety.html
Basically it seems only when there is some kind of act of aggression that needs to be confirmed (collaborating story I assume) by the specific coyote before you can get a response by Fish and game.
[By relying on unfounded stereotypes and ignorant misinformation, you failed miserably.]
In your opinion, sir. The government of California has provided PLENTY of stereotypes upon which to base my statements.
It is unfortunate that the less enlightened citizens of your state continue to elect these morons.
thank you
Coyotes are varmints in Idaho. The "noise" will be a rifle shot.
Your stereotypes make as much sense as someone who reads the news comparing you and your neighbors in the Southern part of Idaho to the panhandle and the very limited number of neo nazis who have made headlines there.
You can get a license anywhere in CA. Being able to use it in certain counties is, however, not possible. If you live in a county where you can’t hunt coyotes I would suggest lobbying and raising hell about it. Coyotes are dangerous and need to be thinned out. I find it hard to believe there is a county that you can’t hunt in, LA county allows the hunting of deer, why not coyotes? Check your regs again.
None of that contradicts my post.
Oh, get real. I did not fail, you misunderstood what I was saying and you were the only one who complained. Get a life and get the he** out of mine, thanks!
(a) The following nongame birds and mammals may be taken at any time of the year and in any number except as prohibited in Chapter 6: English sparrow, starling, coyote, weasels, skunks, opossum, moles and rodents (excluding tree and flying squirrels, and those listed as furbearers, endangered or threatened species).
No hits for 'LA county'. Chapter 6 has no other mention of 'coyote'.
As I reading the same link you read?
Discharging a firearm in an urban environment is an issue (as it should be).
Next time try posting "All your base belong to my moose sister", just as original. Go have a Starbucks or a Budweiser...
You failed.
I was responding to the guy from Idaho and copied you...but if you like I’ll take the long away around when I go to Jackson Rancheria ;-)
I'm with you 100%. I've got a small getaway out in the desert and my problem isn't with the coyotes -- it's with the woodrats (packrats) and the cottontails and jackrabbits. They get under the mobile and eat (chew) everything. Nothing brings me more pleasure than to see a coyote pass by with a rabbit or rat in its mouth.
That said, my getaway is remote, and there are no kids or pets there. If this were in suburbia, I wouldn't tolerate coyotes at all. Too risky.
fine but it still means we can not take out coyotes in our area that attacks take place the most.
I never suggested you could shoot them from your back fence. I was just pointing out that there are areas in So Cal and even within the LA City limits where you can legally hunt coyotes.
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