[ZULU]

The Eastern Coyote is an entirely different animal from the western coyote.

The Western Coyote is a small critter and lives a solitary lifestyle.

The Eastern Coyote is actually believed to be a hybrid between the western coyote and the eastern timber wolf. It gets larger and can form form packs. Its dangerous - obviously. People who hike or travel in areas where dangerous animals are found, should be allowed to be armed, or should be accompanied by another individual who is capable of handling a weapon.

This is really a horrible tragedy which lever should have happened.

[super7man]

Here is a good site on coyotes.

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2723&q=325992&depNav_GID=1655

Western Coyotes are definitely smaller than 45lb. We have them around our house all the time.

[mad_as_he$$]

Don't know where the solitary thing comes from but I can assure that in Northern Nevada they live, travel and hunt in packs. I have cleaned out dens with 6 or more adults in them and a bunch of pups. Their hunting technique is interesting they will spread over a large area and then start howling to get something to move and then call each other in on the prey. Watched some do it two weeks ago - just before a 7mm, 160 grain slug ended their hunt.

[happydogx2]

I live in the high-desert area of Central Oregon and I can assure you that they do “pack-up” and the one’s around here are about the size of a medium-sized German Shepherd.

I hear ‘em most every night and catch glimpses of them a couple of times a year during the day. The problem here w/solitary hikers/bikers/climbers is Mountain Lions, not coyotes.

[antisocial]

“The Western Coyote is a small critter and lives a solitary lifestyle.”

You’ve been misinformed, all coyotes run in packs. Evenings and mornings you can hear a chorus of them near my house. Most that I have seen are about the size of a medium shepard.