Coyotes on the move

[Big John]

One of my neighbors 2 doors up was walking his dog(a boxer) about 1/4 mile from his house and it was attacked by 2 coyotes this is just outside the village limits the whole village is up in arms about it. Another neighbor heard what she called a blood curdling yelping last night, that got her dogs to barking.

I told the local daycare workers who take kids up in that area today to be on the alert, I told them I didn't think that the yotes would try to take on 2 adults to get to the kids but if one of the kids strayed off there might be problems. The land where this is happening is state owned so I am going to put up a tree stand and try to get a glimpse or a shot on one.

[Big John]

More pisshole in the snow b-u-l-l-s-h-i-t from the slush head homocraig. Ever heard of Coydog d-i-p-s-h-i-t which are not afraid of humans brainy smirf?

[Big John]

Bandit Dogote (dog-o-tee)

The Dogote is the result of breeding a male domestic dog with a

female Coyote.

This particular cross is a German Shepherd / north western Coyote.



Bandit came from northern Washington state near the border of B.C.

He was found by a farmer who lived in the bush and had recently shot

a female coyote that was threatening his live stalk. One night there was

a thunder storm. Outside his window he saw two coyote pups running

around in the rain. He went outside and they ran into the bushes. The

next morning on his way to the barn he found a pup in a pile of shoes.

He thought it was dead. When he poked it, it woke up. The little pup

was very wet and cold, he took him inside and gave him milk. Two

veterinarians (one that specializes in injured wildlife) have comfirmed

that he is a coyote hybrid.













Coydog



The Coydog is the result of breeding

any domesticated female dog breeds

with a male Coyote. This particular

cross is a Coyote / Irish Setter.













Coywolf



The Coywolf is the result of breeding

a Wolf with a Coyote. This particular

cross is a Coyote / Red Wolf.













Wolfdog



The Wolf dog is the result of breeding

domesticated dogs with wolves. This

particular cross is a Gray Wolf / Alaskan

Malamute cross.



http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amzanim/cross04a.htm

[Warmouth]

I don't trust predators that live in close proximity to cities or towns. I've seen a couple around here and they make me nervous. They see you, and don't react or care, that's the part I don't trust. They should at least scamper off when in full view of an adult person imo.



There are those stories from California about 'yotes snatching up some lap dog while the owner tried keeping hold of the leash. And of course there have been attacks on kids by 'yotes in CA.

[Rafe Hollister]

That's California coyotes. They're all on pot.

[Warmouth]

Oh, I forgot about that.

[Big John]

I didn't mention it in the first post because the coydog is what I think they were, my neighbor said he thought they were coyotes, based on their size.

[Big John]

Coyote biologist HoMocraig is quoted as saying

MOCraig said:
Coyotes are afraid of people, and as such, avoid them. They are also hesitant to approach a large dog, such as a boxer. Your neighbors animal was not attacked by coyotes. My neighbors was walking his poodle, and it was attacked by one, just as it gave out a blood-curdling scream.
Also, the school down the road had 18 kids snatched up by one.

http://tchester.org/sgm/lists/coyote_attacks.html


COYOTE ATTACKS: AN INCREASING SUBURBAN PROBLEM*

Robert M. Timm, Hopland Research & Extension Center, University of California, Hopland, California

Rex O. Baker, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (retired), Corona, California

Joe R. Bennett, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, Taft, California

Craig C. Coolahan, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, Sacramento, California

Introduction
Coyote (Canis latrans) attacks on humans, once
thought to be rare, have increased in frequency over the
past decade. In expanding suburban areas such as those
found in several counties in Southern California,
residential developments are often near steep, brushy
wildland areas. Coyotes inhabiting such wildlands are
drawn into suburban landscaped environments that can
support an abundance of rodents and rabbits, and where
they can utilize water sources, pet food, household refuse,
and even house cats and small dogs as prey.

Our observations indicate that in the absence of
harassment by residents, coyotes can lose their fear of
people and come to associate humans with this safe,
resource-rich environment. This problem is exacerbated
by people who intentionally feed coyotes. In such
situations, some coyotes have begun to act aggressively
toward humans, chasing joggers and bicyclists,
confronting people walking their dogs, and stalking small
children.

We queried representatives of various federal, state,
county, and city agencies as well as private wildlife
control companies about coyote attacks on humans
occurring in Southern California during the past three
decades, giving particular attention to localities where
such attacks previously had been verified (see Howell
1982, Baker and Timm 1998). From the information
gathered, we now list 89 coyote attacks in California
(incidents when one or more coyotes made physical
contact with a child or adult, or attacked a pet while in
close proximity to its owner) (Table 1). In 56 of these
attacks, one or more persons suffered an injury (Figure 1).
In 77 additional encounters (not listed), coyotes stalked
children, chased individuals, or aggressively threatened
adults. In 35 incidents (not all listed), where coyotes
stalked or attacked small children, the possibility of
serious or fatal injury seems likely if the child had not
been rescued. Because no single agency maintains data
on such attacks, and some agencies and organizations are
reluctant to discuss such incidents, we recognize that we
do not have data on all attacks that have occurred.

We also questioned representatives of agencies and
private firms about the results of their corrective and
preventive actions taken in relation to coyote attacks. We
summarize and discuss this information as a contribution
toward improved strategies to deal with this wildlife-
human conflict.

*Presented at 69th North American Wildlife and Natural
Resources Conference, Spokane, WA, March 16-20, 2004.

Figure 1. Four-year-old Lauren Bridges suffered
multiple wounds to her face, of which 16 required
stitches, when attacked by a coyote in the yard of a
South Lake Tahoe, California residence in February
1997.

The Changing Suburban Environment

Urban sprawl throughout Southern California, now
extending across valleys and flat lands adjacent to
mountain slopes and arroyos thickly vegetated with
chaparral and mountain scrub, provides miles of habitat
edge between residential developments and wildlands.
Driven by new landscape ordinances, increased affluence,
and desire to create lush and attractive landscapes in new
developments, humans have now created within as few as
five to six years rich landscapes that are more attractive to
rodents, rabbits, and other wildlife (Baker 1984). These
new habitats, as well as landscaped freeway rights-of-
way, may develop significant populations of rabbits
(Sylvilagus spp.), pocket gophers (Thomomys bottae),
ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi), meadow voles
(Microtus spp.), and commensal rodents (Rattus spp. and
Mus musculus) within only a few years. Such areas serve
as corridors for coyote movement within suburban areas,
and they are sufficiently rich in resources to serve as
permanent coyote habitat.

Table 1. Coyote attacks in California, 1978 2003, listed chronologically.

Date Location Attack Details

May 1978 Pasadena 5-yr-old girl bitten on left leg while in driveway of home.
May 1979 Pasadena 2-yr-old girl attacked by coyote while eating cookies on front porch; grabbed by throat and cheek.
June 1979 Pasadena Adult male bitten on heel while picking up newspaper from front yard.
July 1979 Pasadena 17-yr-old female's leg lacerated by coyotes while attempting to save dog being attacked.
July 1979 Pasadena Coyote bit adult male on legs while jogging; climbed tree to escape.
Aug. 1979 La Verne Coyote grabbed 5-yr-old girl and attempted to drag her into bushes. Suffered deep bites on neck, head, and legs before saved
by father and a neighbor.
July 1980 Agoura Hills 13-month-old girl grabbed and dragged off by coyote. Suffered puncture wounds to midsection before being saved by mother.
Aug. 1981 Glendale 3-yr-old girl killed in front yard by coyote; massive bleeding and broken neck.
Aug. 1988 Oceanside 4-yr-old boy nipped and bruised by coyote while playing in yard. (Morning)
Aug. 1988 Oceanside 8-yr-old girl approached by coyote while roller-skating, after she had fallen. Coyote tugged at her skate, and was scared off
by two women who threw rocks. (Morning)
Aug. 1988 Oceanside Coyote grabbed 3-yr-old girl by the leg and pulled her down, then bit her on head and neck. Coyote chased off by mother
and neighbors. (7 PM)
Oct. 1988 San Diego Adult female bitten by coyote in back yard, while talking on phone. (Daytime)
June 1990 Reds Meadow 5-yr-old girl attacked and bitten in head while in sleeping bag at campground. (3 AM)
June 1990 Reds Meadow One person bitten on foot through sleeping bag; one bitten on hand; same campground as above.
Sept. 1991 Laguna Niguel Man chased, and his poodle was ripped from his arms; poodle taken by coyote.
Mar. 1992 San Marcos Adult female attacked and bitten on face while rescuing pit bull pup from attack in her yard.
Apr. 1992 Fallbrook Grove worker bitten by coyote.
May 1992 San Clemente 5-yr-old girl attacked and bitten several times on her back, climbed swing set to get away; mother chased off coyote.

(Daytime)

Oct. 1992 Fallbrook 10-yr-old boy attacked and bitten on head while asleep on back porch of residence. (4 AM)
Oct. 1994 Griffith Park Man with no shirt or shoes bitten by coyote. (5 PM)
Mar. 1995 Griffith Park Man with no shirt bitten by coyote. (Noon)
Mar. 1995 Griffith Park Coyote stalked and then knocked down 5-yr-old girl twice; mother rescued child. (Daytime)
June 1995 Griffith Park Woman in shorts, barefoot, preparing food, bitten by coyote. (Daytime)
June 1995 Laguna Niguel Man attacked while lying on chaise lounge, stargazing bitten on bare foot. (Night)
June 1995 Laguna Niguel Man bitten on bare foot while getting newspaper from yard. (Mid-morning)
June 1995 UC Riverside Three boys chased; 7-yr-old bitten. (Late afternoon)
July 1995 Griffith Park Man bitten by coyote while sleeping on lawn. (2:45 PM)
July 1995 Griffith Park Man bitten by coyote while sleeping on lawn. (4 PM)
July 1995 Griffith Park Coyote was chased away once; then returned to attack 15-mo-old girl in jumpsuit; child suffered bites to leg. (4 PM)
Sept. 1995 Fullerton 3-yr-old girl attacked in yard, bitten on face, head, and thigh. (6:30 PM)
Nov. 1995 UC Riverside Children chased while playing; 3-yr-old boy bitten.
June 1996 Los Altos Coyote grabbed 3-yr-old boy by hand and dragged him toward bushes; treated for bites on scalp and hand. 15-yr-old brother
scared coyote away. (8 PM)
Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Two women attacked; one bitten twice on left ankle and pulled to ground. Both yelled, used alarm device, and swung handbag.
Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote attacked adult female, grabbed lunch pail and ran.
Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote charged adult female, took purse containing lunch.
Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote charged adult female and took purse.



Table 1 continued

Date Location Attack Details
Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote attacked man, bit shoe, no injury. Coyote refused to retreat. (Before daylight)
Jan. 1997 San Juan Capistrano Coyote jumped on back of man, biting his backpack. Was knocked off and retreated.
Feb. 1997 So. Lake Tahoe Man attacked and bitten on hand while feeding coyote. (Late morning)
Feb. 1997 So. Lake Tahoe 4-yr-old girl in yard attacked and severely bitten; heavy snowsuit protected all but face. Father rescued child. Coyote stayed
in unfenced yard until shot by police. (Late morning)
Sept. 1997 Pomona Man was stalked, then attacked by two coyotes, and bitten on ankle. (Early evening, daylight)
Nov. 1998 San Mateo County Coyote approached group of 4 women hikers and bit woman on buttocks.
Nov. 1998 San Mateo County Coyote approached 3 women hikers, grabbed one by pant her leg, let go, attempted to attacked again.
Spring 1999 So. Lake Tahoe area Two adults bitten by coyotes.
Spring 1999 So. Lake Tahoe area Woman bitten by coyote in parking lot of motel.
May 1999 Canyon Country Coyote attacked dog in yard, and would not cease attack; man scratched in melee. (Night)
Aug. 1999 Green Valley Lake Coyotes attacked woman and her dogs in yard; one dog bitten. Woman and dogs escaped to vehicle; coyotes jumped
aggressively on car and scratched it. (8:30 AM)
Aug. 1999 San Antonio Heights Three coyotes attacked and killed dog being walked on leashed by elderly man.
Oct. 1999 Ventura County Six coyotes attacked man on bicycle with his dog; dog bitten.
Nov. 1999 Hollywood Hills Coyote attacked and killed pet dog in mans presence; coyote would not leave. (Morning)
Feb. 2000 Calimesa Adult male attacked in back yard by coyote while attempting to rescue dog; suffered cuts, scrapes, and bruises. (9 PM)
May 2000 La Mesa 3-yr-old boy bitten on his side; treated for 4 puncture wounds. (7 PM)
May 2000 Dublin area Coyote killed small dog while woman was taking it for walk.
Oct. 2000 Oildale Pair of coyotes treed womans pet cat, then turned aggressively on her.
April 2001 Pomona 54-year-old woman fought, using an axe handle, with a large coyote that had attacked small poodle in back yard. Received
bite on leg, and despite her efforts, the coyote killed the poodle and jumped over fence carrying the carcass. (4:30 PM)
June 2001 Frazier Park 22-yr-old female camp counselor sleeping in open awakened by coyote sniffing and pawing at her head. (2 AM)
June 2001 Northridge 7-year-old girl attacked and seriously injured by a coyote, despite mother's attempts to fight off the coyote. (7 PM)
July 2001 Thousand Oaks Five coyotes attacked large dog in yard, and aggressively threatened residents attempting to rescue dog; would not leave area
despite two visits by sheriff.
July 2001 Irvine 3-yr-old boy bitten by coyote in leg while playing in yard; attack interrupted by father, who was 10-20 ft. away at time of
bite. (8:15 PM)
July 2001 Tustin Coyote bit woman.
July 2001 Encinitas Coyote attacked and took dog, while it was being walked on leash by woman. (4 PM)
Aug. 2001 Hollywood Hills Coyotes bit man 8 times as he was defending his dog against their attack. (11:50 PM)
Table 1 continued

Date Location Attack Details
Aug. 2001 Irvine Woman walking poodle on leash bitten by coyote while attempting to remove dog from coyotes mouth. (4:30 PM)
Aug. 2001 Chatsworth Two coyotes came into yard and took pet cat out of hands of 19-mo-old toddler.
Sept. 2001 Agoura Woman attacked by coyote when she attempted to stop its attack on her small dog. (7:15 AM)
Sept. 2001 Lancaster Man walking encountered 4 coyotes, which crouched, circling him, attempting to attack. Fought off with walking stick,
hitting one square across the face. (Morning)
Oct. 2001 San Clemente Coyote attacked children on schoolyard; 8-yr-old girl bitten on back of neck and scratched; 7-yr-old boy bitten on back and
arm. Third student attacked but coyote bit backpack. (12:15 PM)
Nov. 2001 San Diego 8-yr-old girl bitten in leg by coyote that family had been feeding at their apartment. (1:30 PM)
Nov. 2001 La Habra Heights Coyote on golf course ran up to woman, jumped on her back, and bit her on right forearm. (Daytime).
Dec. 2001 San Gabriel Coyote bit 3-yr-old girl in head; grabbed her shoulder in an attempt to drag her off. Father chased coyote off. (7:30 PM)
May 2002 Anza Borrego St. Park Coyote bit boy in sleeping bag on the head.
May 2002 Los Angeles Coyote attacked man walking his dog.
July 2002 Woodland Hills Adult female attacked by coyote, bitten on arm. (6 AM)
July 2002 Woodland Hills Adult male bitten on boot by coyote when he inadvertently came upon it between car and garage.
July 2002 Canoga Park Woman walking 2 large dogs accosted by 3 coyotes; fell backward and fended coyotes off.
July 2002 Carlsbad Woman walking Labrador retriever accosted by 8-10 coyotes, which bit at her legs and pants after she tripped and fell; her
dog fought off the coyotes until she could escape. (10 PM)
Aug. 2002 Mission Hills Coyote approached couple walking dog, attempting to snatch dog out of mans arms; left only after being kicked. (4 AM)
Nov. 2002 Carbon Canyon Coyote came into trailer park and took dog in presence of its owner. (3 PM)
Nov. 2002 Woodland Hills Coyote scaled 6-ft. wall into yard, attacked and killed small dog in presence of owner; in melee, woman kicked coyote, then
fell and fractured her elbow and was attacked and scratched by coyote. (1 PM)
Dec. 2002 East Highland Utility worker attacked by coyote, which tore his trousers. (Evening)
Dec. 2002 East Highland Coyote attacked adult male. (Evening)
Feb. 2003 Lake View Terrace Jogger bitten (tooth scrape on ankle) by coyote after jogging past neighborhood coyote feeding station.
May 2003 Woodland Hills Coyote acted aggressively toward man after he intervened during its attack on his dog.
May 2003 Highland Coyote came into neighbors garage after 2-yr-old girl, biting her on arm. (10 PM)
May 2003 Woodland Hills Coyote came into residence to attack small pet dogs. (2 PM)
July 2003 Granada Hills Boy walking familys 2 dogs attacked by 3 coyotes; one dog was killed and the other injured; rescued by father.
July 2003 Alta Loma Coyote grabbed her small dog while woman was walking it; she was able to rescue it.
Aug. 2003 Apple Valley 4-yr-old boy attacked on golf course; bitten on face and neck; saved by father. (Late afternoon)
Nov. 2003 Claremont Man and his dog attacked by 3-4 coyotes; he defended himself, hitting several coyotes with his walking stick. (8 AM)

[Triton X2]

He hunted for the remote a number of times.

[Big John]

Craig How old are you? Just curious. To answer your dumb question yes, I have hunted Moose, Whitetail deer, Black Bear, Fox, and lots of small game. I have pelts from the fox and small game, head and pelt from the Bear and the Moose head mounted on the fireplace.

[Big John]

[Big John]

[Big John]

I am a member of 3 NY forums, pryer to finding them I was at MWT and Coyotewacker invited me here. I stick around because dispite the BS you all seem like a good group. I have learned somethings here and at MWT that I might not have learned at the NY sites. That is all.

[hunting170]

MOCraig said:

Nice moose, by the way. For some reason, it surprises me that you were able to kill something.

Does it surprise you that he has Christmas ornaments hanging from it? Anybody that does that to one of my mounts is getting a h170 roundhouse kick right in the pills.

[Big John]

Well you know wives, they will decorate anything. You missed Saint Nick on the bear's shoulder.