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Coyotes are here to stay in North American cities – here’s how to appreciate them from a distance
KTLA ^ | August 7, 2022 | David Drake, Bret Shaw, Mary Magnuson

Posted on 08/07/2022 10:19:13 PM PDT by xxqqzz

Coyotes have become practically ubiquitous across the lower 48 United States, and they’re increasingly turning up in cities. The draws are abundant food and green space in urban areas.

At first these appearances were novelties, like the hot summer day in 2007 when a coyote wandered into a Chicago Quiznos sub shop and jumped into the beverage cooler. Within a few years, however, coyote sightings became common in the Bronx and Manhattan. In 2021 a coyote strolled into a Los Angeles Catholic school classroom. They’re also appearing in Canadian cities.

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TOPICS: General Discussion
KEYWORDS: coyotes; predators; wildlife
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To: Salamander

“Of all things, they found Doberman DNA in them.”

Funny you should mention that. Early one morning on a hwy in upstate NY a coyote that was unmistakably part Doberman crossed the road in front of my car. Had the bushy tail with Dobie markings. Too bad I didn’t have time to get a picture, even if cell phones had been invented back then.


41 posted on 08/08/2022 3:30:37 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: ifinnegan; Salamander

Those are good photos posted by salamander at #19 & #21 to show the variance of body types among coyotes. I live just outside of Tulsa OK and hunt deer about 80 miles west, near I-35 in north-central OK. I’ve seen both body types in both areas. The interesting thing is how they are generally considered nocturnal but I’ve seen them in full daylight in both areas. As we move towards fall, the pack-level activity increases and I’m able to locate 4 packs in my rural area by their evening howl-fests. I’ve even had one come into the yard in full daylight to chow down on the fallen persimmons that are also a favorite of the local deer.


42 posted on 08/08/2022 3:33:40 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't. )
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To: xxqqzz

I “appreciate” em out to about 300 yards with a 50gr Nosler BallisticTip....works every time too. They seem to just “love” it. /s
Then again, I live way out in the bayou swamps where the woke fear to tread.


43 posted on 08/08/2022 3:48:28 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (Pray for America....)
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To: NoLibZone

They allow guns in Oregon? 😁


44 posted on 08/08/2022 4:03:23 AM PDT by ZULU (HOOVER, FREEH, MUELLER, COMEY, WRAY, SUCCESSION OF STATISTS)
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To: fightin kentuckian

Yes!


45 posted on 08/08/2022 4:18:14 AM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: ifinnegan
"Do not appreciate them. They kill pets.
Cities should control them."

The same goes for Demonicrats. They kill children.

46 posted on 08/08/2022 4:54:12 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (A proud member of the LGBFJB community)
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To: xxqqzz
The best way to view Coyotes is like this...


47 posted on 08/08/2022 4:54:12 AM PDT by CapnJack ( )
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To: Salamander

I know a farmer out in N.W. Kansas who hunts them with greyhounds. He had one dog that was huge, it was a mix between a greyhound and Irish Wolfhound....


48 posted on 08/08/2022 4:58:53 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Don't walk thru the watermelon patch)
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To: ifinnegan
Cities should control them.

Control them? How about eliminate them? They serve no purpose!

49 posted on 08/08/2022 5:00:45 AM PDT by eeriegeno (Checks and balances??? What checks and balances?)
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To: xxqqzz
We shoot them on sight when out deer hunting here in PA. The PGC has
added them to the 'Varmint' list so it is open season. My 300 Savage makes
a mess of them.
50 posted on 08/08/2022 5:04:25 AM PDT by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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To: xxqqzz
Coyotes are here to stay, here's how to appreciate them.


51 posted on 08/08/2022 5:08:26 AM PDT by JesusIsLord
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To: xxqqzz

We are lousy with them in Atlanta.


52 posted on 08/08/2022 5:49:24 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Jeff Chandler

“What is the smallest recommended caliber for taking coyotes?”

Governor Perry used a .380 when one attacked his dog in Austin.


53 posted on 08/08/2022 6:10:23 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: Jeff Chandler

A 22 works well and is a time honored way of dispatching them.


54 posted on 08/08/2022 6:16:28 AM PDT by wrench
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To: MachIV

“Can’t do that in a metro area and there are plenty inside Louisville/Jefferson county.”

Try a suppressed 22LR or 22 WMR.


55 posted on 08/08/2022 6:27:08 AM PDT by fightin kentuckian
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To: ifinnegan
Do not appreciate them. They kill pets. Cities should control them.

Exactly, and suburbs should allow them to be shot as well.

56 posted on 08/08/2022 6:29:35 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: fidelis

That is because they know they can’t catch the roadrunner, and that any plotting and scheming will painfully fail.


57 posted on 08/08/2022 7:00:05 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: Salamander

It is perfectly OK for coyotes to take chihuahuas and pugs.


58 posted on 08/08/2022 7:02:45 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: mad_as_he$$

Drop ‘em and let the buzzards skin them.


59 posted on 08/08/2022 7:04:02 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: AZJeep

Crossbow.


60 posted on 08/08/2022 7:05:30 AM PDT by GingisK
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