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Originally Posted by 107barney  We have them too and until I saw your post, I tried not think about them too much. I googled to find some coyote deterrents and found this article on the Colorado division of wildlife website and thought it was pretty interesting - it talks about how to make your yard less attractive and some other tips like what to do if confronted by a coyote and some suggestions for protecting pets. One thing that freaks me out is that they can jump and scale a 6' fence. Coyotes also may be infected
with canine distemper, canine parvovirus and sarcoptic mange along with a whole lovely bunch of parasites including heartworms and other worms!
Here is the article link -- http://www.cpngov.com/safety/docs/20...deterrents.pdf |
Heck! I haven't seen one in years that wasn't mangy and skinny. A neighbor about a half mile away came home from work about 3 a.m. and counted 23 of them going through close to his house! Another neighbor lost a lil yorkie boy some years ago to one. I was on a riding mower a few years ago and it had gotten dark - I was almost done - and I saw a coyote standing in the yard. I drove the mower up close to him - my lights were on - and I thought he'd never leave. They aren't as scared of people as they used to be. There was a guy in L.A. ( I think it was) that posted on here that he was walking his little yorkie girl, Koda, on a leash in the suburbs of L.A. and a coyote ran up from behind and grabbed her and took off down the street. He posted in the memorial section. So terribly sad!