Coyote Attack!

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PhilNH5

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The town I work in is a suburb of boston. A police officer's daughter and then the officer were bitten by a coyote. The officer successfully fought it off.

Here is the Boston Globe article

I thought Coyote attacks on humans were supposed to be rare.

Phil
 
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I wonder if it was a female if she has a litter nearby. I've seen coyote's before and they don't like humans at all.
 
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If a coyote attacked I'd assume it was rabid. I haven't heard they get drunk. So having rabies is the only other explanation I can think up.
 
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Yes they can attack humans, but rarely. Time to start trapping and shooting them up in Mass. again. Unfortunately the lawmakers are anti-hunting/trapping and the Boston area has one of the highest concentrations of coy dogs and coyotes in the Northeast close to civilization. Two years ago a small child (8 months) sleeping in the back yard in her crib was dragged away and eaten in Sullivan County, NY by a coyote. The mother ran inside for a second and it was too late. That made national news.
 
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A couple of years ago now, I was on the telephone, in the house with a client and the wife was still in her pajamas. I looked out our double glass doors in the back and saw a large alpha male coyote working his way across our tank (farm pond) dam and heading towards a newly born calf. The entire herd was at the opposite end of our place, and with the strong wind that morning blowing away from the herd, they could not hear that little calf screaming, and screaming he was!!

The wife threw on her bathrobe and slippers and ran out to that baby calf, about 200 yds from our house, where the wife stood, unarmed, and hollaring at the coyote. That alpha male paid no attention to the wife being there and kept coming right at her and that calf. I told the client I had an emergency and had to go. I grabbed the rifle I keep loaded, right by the door, and headed out the back door too. When I got outside that alpha male saw me and stopped, dead in his tracks!! At this point, he was only about 40 yds from the wife and that calf. I raised the rifle up and put the scope on that alpha male. At the same time, that coyote did an about face and ran into the woods as fast as he could. He KNEW what that rifle was!!

The calf was saved, and so was the wife!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I guess my point is that if a coyote is hungry enough or just plain aggressive, they don't necessarily have to be rabid to come at a human. This alpha male was huge, and appeared perfectly normal looking. He was old and smart enough to sense that both the calf and the wife were defenseless, but also knew what that rifle was too!!

That was the only time something like that has happened on our place, but it was enough for the wife to remember to grab a shotgun on her way out to help a calf, from that point on!!
 
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Wild animals, are part of the reason I got my concealed carry permit.
 
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Wild animals, are part of the reason I got my concealed carry permit.
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Yep, but I got mine mostly for 2 legged wild animals, the most dangerous kind of creature on the face of the earth. Just hope I never have to use it on one.
Ben
 
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There are certain conditions under which our coyotes get pretty aggressive. Late in a long winter is one of them. Breeding season is another. After a few incidents in which the smart little critters appeared to be trying to coax one of my dogs away from the house I stopped thinking of them as anything other than predators.

Now and then that beautiful 6.5x55mm Ruger of mine reaches out and touches one at several hundred yards. That appears to have gotten their attention and they give my place a wide berth.

Pete
 
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I also have a coyote Problem. It seem they come back every 4 or 5 days. I have two German Shepherds and they have been able to deal with 1 or 2. last week a 3rd one appeared looks like the alpha leader. I called the dogs in but Jake being the alpha shepherd 100 lbs was not going to let that rag tag group into his turf, they would try to get around him and he would just charge the closest one and push them back. I think he think this is a game. I don't think the coyote think the same.
I now have an AR15 at the ready. I don't like to have too shoot the coyote's however if they continue their aggressive behavior then what will be will be.
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I also have a coyote Problem. It seem they come back every 4 or 5 days. I have two German Shepherds and they have been able to deal with 1 or 2. last week a 3rd one appeared looks like the alpha leader. I called the dogs in but Jake being the alpha shepherd 100 lbs was not going to let that rag tag group into his turf, they would try to get around him and he would just charge the closest one and push them back. I think he think this is a game. I don't think the coyote think the same.
I now have an AR15 at the ready. I don't like to have too shoot the coyote's however if they continue their aggressive behavior then what will be will be. )</font>

You're absolutely right that for the coyotes it's not a game. They obviously know they can handle your shepherds as a pack, so pop one before they lose all fear. I'd shoot the alpha first, then as many as I could get while the rest retreat.

When it comes to protecting beloved pets, don't play around!

Pete
 

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