Face to face with a Coyote

[jymbee]

Hi David,

If you are that far out and unarmed, get a pistol or shotgun.

We have plenty of weaponry, but just wondering if there is any concensus of appropriate actions to take assuming you're unarmed-- as there seems to be with bears e.g.

 

[marimus]

At the start of the video that coyote is heading away. Then you can hear his rubber boots squeeking as he walks and that dog heads right back in to see what it is.

I think they sound a little like a rodent, which is probably what the hungry coyote was looking for.

 

[k0ua]

Hi David,



We have plenty of weaponry, but just wondering if there is any concensus of appropriate actions to take assuming you're unarmed-- as there seems to be with bears e.g.

Well if you are unarmed, I would shout, act aggressive, and keep throwing rocks, and looking for big sticks. and Kicking and punching if it comes to that. Just play it smart next time and slip that handgun in your pocket, you will feel a lot better and if push comes to shove, you will have more than "harsh language" to use to save your bacon.

James K0UA

 

[westcliffe01]

One of the first things taught in the boy scout handbook is the "staff". A good piece of hardwood about 1.5" in diameter and about head height. Every scout was required to have one. In Africa, they had the "knob" staff, usually cut off where the branch leaves the trunk of a tree and where there is a nice big knot. In this case the staff is about 3/4" in diameter with a knob about 2" in diameter and about 4 ft long. I grew up with one of these in my hand since I was a kid, and I forget how many snakes and other pests it killed. Adders, cobras, spitting cobras, you name it.

It seems that simple tradition has been lost. In Europe they go walking with their titanium poles, similar to ski poles. They are a bit light, but anything that gets between you and the object with teeth is better than nothing. A hardwood staff would knock that coyote senseless and it would never try that again.

 

[westcliffe01]

Here is another one:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Ij9kwfdxk]Coyote stalks and starts going in for attack on elderly lady and dog - YouTube[/ame]

Common theme: People not allowed to be armed, so wild animals eventually think you are part of the food chain.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Hi David,



We have plenty of weaponry, but just wondering if there is any concensus of appropriate actions to take assuming you're unarmed-- as there seems to be with bears e.g.

Well... Last spring I had a VERY large single coyote in my backyard in daylight. I was unarmed at the moment and my kids were all inside but we had some of our guinea fowl nearby and I was not going to take the time to go in the house and grab the shotgun. So I ran down the hill charging straight at him growling and yelling and waving my arms. He did decide I was insane and turned around and headed for the edge of my property. He stopped at the edge and would have come back so I kept pursueing him (thinking the entire time "This was NOT a brilliant Idea David") and he went over the ridge.

I went back got my shotgun and tried to track him, but failed.

I would never attempt such in the dark, or in a less open space, or where there are more than one coyote.

David

 

[creekbend]

There have been several threads in regards to coyotes on TBN recently. One fact is apparently clear. They are more numerous, more brazen, and are becoming a nuisance. Just Goggle and you will discover there are even coyotes living in Manhattan.

 

[whistlepig]

Coyotes are relatively new around here. First appearing first about ten years ago and are getting progressively worse. I have seen many while deer hunting. They are spooky critters and run at the first hint of movement. Maybe I'm stupid but I have no reason to fear coyotes. I don't even think about them. On the other hand my wife is getting pretty spooked by all the coyote stories that are going around here right now. So we have both camps in our house. Me, that spends time outdoors and has no concern for them at all. And then my wife, who believes every bad coyote story that comes down the pike.

 

[westcliffe01]

So long as people don't tolerate them and remain free to shoot them if they get too close, coyotes will remain skittish and avoid contact.

In a Chicago or NYC type situation where concealed carry is out of the question and discharge of a firearm within the city limits is also prohibited, the animals over generations do not react in fear to humans at all. They seem to have uncanny road sense and one very seldom sees one killed on a roadside. They also seem to realize that they don't get attacked by people in cars, I have been approached to within 5 yards by coyotes in the roadway inside my subdivision.

Basically, the way our society has been structured with all its rules and regulations is starting to catch up with us.

 

[cqaigy2]

Well, it is a wild animal. If you start walking towards it, it will think your up to no good. Not too hard to figure out why it went after him and it wasn't really trying too hard, most likely hoped the ding dong would just leave him alone.

I've spent alot of time out in the woods, grasslands etc. Don't f with the animals and that includes dogs when they pack up. I carry when im in the woods, but it's mostly for people.