CAUTION: Be aware of COYOTES -- they seem to be EVERYWHERE
 

Hello everyone -

havent posted in awhile. I am the proud mom of a rescue poo/bischon mix as of Oct 2019.

I was recently made aware of the high numbers of coyotes being seen during the day in NW Indiana. MUNSTER. Not rural at all...

Walking my new baby on 19th of December - we walked across the street and she stopped walking -actually seemed to be frozen ! - and I looked down at her as a low deep howl came behind us. I slowly looked to the right and there hiding near shrubs next to my building, was a coyote. THE FIRST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN! In real life/real time!! Just his/her legs. Face was hidden by shrub.

I slowly picked my baby up and put her in my jacket and walked BACKWARD to the closest house. Knocked and told the kind woman the coyote was after us. We were let in and after a time, she drove us to our door!!

Our area has had a NUMEROUS amount of sightings of coyotes at schools, yards, bike trails...and no one keeps track. Are they on the increase?

This is mating season. They jump over 6ft fences to get to anything they want. They carry rabies. May have distemper.

Their pups are usually born in early spring which brings on MORE HUNTING for food. And more coyotes to grow up to hunt, mate, more babies...:eek:

Just a warning. Learn what you can please. I lost my yorkie in 04 from a leashed greyhound being walked. I am NOT GOING TO HAVE MY BABY INJURED BY THESE PREDATORS.

WOW, you're very lucky it growled giving you a chance to get to safety. I've read articles where ppl leash walking dogs coyotes just pounce on the dog.

Pennsylvania is over populated with coyotes. Unlike bear, deer etc. when there is just a certain time one can hunt them, coyotes it's open season, if you see it you shoot it. That's not to say you should start carrying a gun. Check your state laws on hunting coyotes, if it is open season get the word out, men love to hunt. I live in a heavily wooded area, I hear gun shots all the time.

Winter food is scarce, they will come into residential areas.

Thank you for reminding us to always be vigilant.

Wow, scary, and glad you reacted quickly. I guess there are more coyotes because of human population in their areas. For us (very suburban), it is not unusual to see deer walking on the sidewalk or down the street. But I have only seen one coyote, though I heard they are not uncommon.

Oh my so scarey you really used good judgement and you are so lucky that it did not attack you

Definitely scary. Glad that isn’t an issue here. Sadly if we continue to build and tear down their homes they have no choice.

Actually, from what I have read - they PREFER the small urban towns/cities to rural areas. FAR MORE FOOD.
They tend to live longer than rural yotes AND they have LARGER LITTERS!

It is NOW mating season...to give birth in Apr/May to upwards of 7-9 pups! That will be ready to hunt with mommy close by in SUMMER months. Then, THEY will be mating, giving birth, etc AND THERE IS NO PROGRAM TO CURB, TRAP, COUNT, ETC.

They have been photographed in the high school football field, crossing the street to get to another school yard - loves the trails behind my home. All during the daytime.
The trails near here often run along side a water source--ducks/geese/etc.

They can jump 6ft fence with the prey in their mouth. People leave bird seed which calls the squirrels and voila - a coyote that is now unafraid. Or, dog food for a pet - or cat food for feral cats.

It is getting quite common to see them. Past three years the numbers of sightings have increased. I feel a nice removal of much of the brush on the trails and alerting people of the season they are out would be helpful.

I am moving. Not sure where. But far enough away from the trails...:)

Sadly it all started with us moving on their territory with our building and clearing land and as generations go on and on they start fearing humans less and less. We keeping building and clearing land which takes their natural food source away. I think it’s very sad for them and other animals that they do this to and humans just won’t learn from it. Hunting them in very populated areas wouldn’t work though because someone could get hurt. I have heard of this issues with bears and other animals.

Keep in mind, it's NOT just coyotes! We live in Farm Lands.....and we have PACKS of coyotes that roam our land and near us. We hear them often, LOUDLY! We see them, day time too. But other wildlife would love to eat our tiny dogs. They see them as nothing less than food.



Some people will tell you that Fox are no threat.....BE AWARE, THEY CERTAINLY ARE! Fox are always talked about with taking and eating Chickens. Do YOU know the size of the average Chicken? LARGER, when standing, than our tiny Yorkies.


Carry rocks in your pocket. If wilelife threatens, be prepared. DO NOT bend over at that time for rocks.....have something ready to throw.

Foxes generally won’t take on dogs and unless it’s mating season then they should only be out at night. Mine are 12, 13 and 15 pounds so no tiny ones here lol. My aunt had a fox get in and kill 2 of her ducks and injure another so they had to kill it.

Also keep in mind a coyote can easily jump a 6 ft fence,so if your in an area where they are prevalent sometimes even in their own backyard your little ones may not overly safe.
We’re in Phx. Where they seem to be everywhere and we have to be really diligent...

Here in Pennsylvania we are over populated with coyotes AND hybrids. I live in a heavily wooded area, several years ago driving out of my community I see a Collie in the road, hummmm, I never saw anyone walking a collie, so I slow down to see if this dog has tags, if it did I would have taken him and go door to door as I have done numerous times when a dog ended up by my house. When I get close the dog looks at me, it was very slender, matted fur, it had the face, eyes of a coyote, and it took off when I had gotten closer. So, beware, something that may look like a dog could be a hybrid.

we are suburban - I spose. No farms within miles. Although we DO have a HUGE country club next door in Illinois. And a "greenway". A stinking trail that crosses to Indiana and hooks up to another overbushy trail that the yotes LOVE. There are so many pets to eat along the way... I am more than upset. I am on the warpath to get these "healthy" trails cleaned up so we can at least see the predators! Seems they have more rights to healthy walks, than us. If it were MY pet - I would be given some type of ticket and my dog would be in quarantine. Coyotes mixed with wolves? Nope. Free to eat whoever they desire.
Chicago had TWO bites. Two days ago. One was a child in lincoln park zoo -- it was the child's fault for surprising the vicious animal.
The man that was attacked from behind? well, he had no witnesses so maybe it wasn't a coyote. The last count for Chicago was 2000 yotes in 2014. Any guesses how high those numbers are now? Why are they so protected when there are so many of them?? ug. very unhappy

Scary, but so very true! What is worse....many times they LOOK like a Dog, with a COYOTE Brain.....and I mean EXACTLY this.

I get CBS News flashes on my cell phone. A few days ago I received a story of Up state NY in a town like city someone took videos of coyotes trotting on the sidewalks. 2 reports of coyote attacking one child that was bitten on the head and arms outside in front of a museum, another attack was on a man. The article read the coyotes are coming into cities because the food source is plentiful and easily accessible especially in the winter where there is less in the open fields. It also said coyotes are no longer afraid of ppl.



That is even more scary:eek:

Generally they become less fearful of people because we are moving closer and closer to their homes and hunting grounds so as the generations of coyotes go on they are becoming more and more used to people. We are having this issue with deer here being unafraid of the cars and people. For the deer it is very dangerous for them but with coyotes it becomes more dangerous to us.

WHERE WAS THIS CHILD'S MOTHER!????? OR ADULT PERSON!?????? <grins, THAT I was yelling!> Wildlife can be bold, but that child had to approach the animal! So sad!


THIS is why I hate to see wildlife as pets on f/b. Then stupid people that see those photos/videos think that all wildlife is kind and friendly....."just approach them slowly with a nice voice.". Or that a person can just raise any old animal....from a baby....and have a nice pet.



This sort of thing REALLY bothers me. I have loved animals since the day I was born....but my dad INSTILLED in me.....LEAVE THE WILD ANIMALS ALONE!



Poor kid. That poor poor child!

I found the article online, it was in Chicago, but there have been many stories of coyote attacks in upstate NY. It does not mention anything about who the child was with. I took a screen shot of the video where the coyote was trotting on the sidewalk. Its a bit blurry because it was a video, but you can see the coyote. Bazaar!!!!!

Coyote attacks 5-year-old outside nature museum in Chicago
A 5-year-old boy was taken to the hospital Wednesday after a coyote bit him several times outside a nature museum in Lincoln Park, CBS Chicago reports. Police said the boy was near the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum when a coyote bit him “multiple times” around 4 p.m.
A Fire Department spokesman said the boy was bitten on the head and was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital to be treated. His condition was stable, according to police.
After the attack, the coyote took off running north. CBS Chicago reported the coyote was still on the loose Wednesday night. Police drove squad cars along the running paths in the park of Lincoln Park with their spotlights shining. One officer said over police radio that he planned to reach out to the nearby Lincoln Park Zoo to find out if anyone on staff there would ensnare the coyote. Meanwhile, Chicago Animal Care and Control officials confirmed two animal control officers were responding to the incident.
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About half an hour before the attack, Twitter user Xime Mendez sent CBS Chicago a video of a limping coyote walking down the sidewalk just blocks from the museum.
In recent days, several coyotes have been spotted walking the streets of Chicago. While attacks on people are extremely rare, dogs have been targets.
A little more than a week ago in Old Town, a 5-pound toy poodle puppy naked Ki-Ki barely survived a coyote mauling. The night before, a Schnauzer named Missy was attacked in the Cabrini Rowhouses.
Another coyote spent more than four hours in a yard near North and Clybourn avenues and was caught on video howling. It was one of at least 10 reports of coyotes phoned into Chicago Animal Care and Control in the past week.
Experts say coyotes have found ways to adapt to city life because there is food for them in the city such as rodents.
“In general, coyotes are adapting to cities. They’re doing better and better over time as they learn how to make use of these urban landscapes that we’ve created,” said Seth Magle of the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute. “I feel confident in saying I think that their numbers are generally on the upswing.”
The Humane Society advises that if you see a coyote, you should not run or turn your back. You should instead shout or throw something in the coyote’s direction, in what is called hazing.
If the coyote does not respond to hazing, it may have been fed by someone or found trash left out. Use caution, as the coyote could be aggressive.

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CBS Chicago reports in BLUE print you can watch the video

If you click on
CBS Chicago reports in BLUE print you can watch the video

Just saw an amazing video on a news app showing a 5 yr old rescue cat fighting off 3 coyotes�� in it enclosed yard,until the owners heard the ruckus and came running.
that was one tough kitty!!!��

Yayyyyy for the kitty. I was surprised to read coyotes in Chicago are under the protection law. Here in Pennsylvania if you see one you can shoot it but, I live in the country, if there's one in my yard it can be shot. I am sure laws for town and residential areas are different.

MO is the same. When it comes to coyotes, it is like war, Kill or Domestic Animals Killed. The average person in today's world does not understand this.

It seems even our DNR is protecting them. They are all over the trails and there is NO warning. This is mating season. Prolly many dens. For a child, pet - to come up upon with a very angry mommy

We have had the "nets" for awhile now...why the sudden upswing in attacks? Ohio police officer was attacked!!

WHAT IS TO BE DONE WHEN HAZING IS A BIG FLOP?!! Help! I have to drive my dog to a food store to go to the bathroom. Or a school where there are lots of kids, people, etc. This really sux

I was a member of a closed group in munster - telling sharing as much as I could. Last evening one member decided to invite all for a Coyote Party. And it went on mocking - poking fun - and fine. No problem there. I did my part. I said what has NOT been said about these creatures...and deleted facebook all together. I am done.

I am also NOT staying here. My lease is up soon, I found a few properties far from huge plots of open trees/etc, country clubs for sale and all overgrown, and...TRAILS. The trails are quite a distance, but wide open areas. Not overgrown with litter, shrubs, invasive grass that is four feet high.

Good bye munster. and best of luck. Arf

Having difficulty editing - the paragraph I am NOT staying here -- meant to add in this Town. Sorry for any confusion. :) Keep getting logged out. Must wait 3 seconds, etc

It's really a shame that these animals are living so close to humans. No fault of theirs, every year they lose more of their natural habitat due to building homes and malls, giving them less grounds for hunting and more encounters with humans. Hazing fails when everyone is not doing it, hazing causes coyotes to be afraid of humans but if only a few are using this method coyotes will not fear humans. There are more and more cases of coyote sightings in urban areas because food is readily available for them. It's very sad that ppl can't use trails in fear of encountering coyotes especially if you have a wee little dog, any dog is at risk of being attack for that matter. Is there a park with flat ground, no brush or hilly area where there are more ppl that you can take your pup to and stay away from the trails.

This happened about 45 minutes from me:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ld/4528502002/

WOW

Thanks for the video, we can never have to many reminders to stay vigilante.

Im sure this was replied to concerning the Chicago attack on young boy - but the child in this event that was on trail at the museum in Lincoln Park Zoo property of chicago ***Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum was with a caretaker - which probably means a nanny - Chicago has many nannies :) - was just walking the trail. Boom coyote gets him. Two men helped get the coyote off of his head. The female caretaker was striking, yelling for help etc.

There are three or four URBAN COYOTE RESEARCH groups on the property. At this Nature Museum that is FULL AWARE of coyotes on the property.

They should check for dens, alert trail walkers, etc. Just to be safe. They claim "the child surprised the coyote." Yep. All the kid's fault. Then you see workers checking AFTER THE ATTACK FOR DENS!! WHAT? why not be sure of safety BEFORE CHILD IS HARMED>

The coyote that was witnessed in many locations/neighborhoods that had a limp was caught and saved. this was the one that attacked the child. They checked the DNA. Is removal of head necessary to determine rabies? This is hush hush but the animal is still alive. They trapped it. AND:

THE GROUP NAMED THE COYOTE MERCY.

At one time someone shot at the vicious predator - probably attacking a pet - and a bb was in shoulder. Now, it is that unknown person's fault. The poor animal that can rip you to shreds in a heartbeat was scared, lonely, hungry and had a booboo.

Chicago names it. It is going to a shelter.

I have a feeling the "research group" chipped this thing when it was a pup. A cute little fuzzy wuzzy honey baby that now is grown and very powerful and won't think twice when ripping the flesh off your leashed pet - or biting YOU to get to your pet!

Done a lot of research on these. There is NO safe way TO AVOID a RABID coyote. NONE. Shake your boxes of rocks, throw the rocks - you'll just make them more determined to take you down. They circle. Scent downwind. One watches you while others come up from behind. At least this what I have learned from Coyote Hunter forums/sites/etc. They are hired due to the high number of livestock kills - especially the new livestock that are being born...they take off with cords, etc. Costs the farmers alot.

It is incredible the lengths towns go to in order to hush any info. My town has zip. Although the principal at one lutheran school claims "they" more than one - are seen in the school yard during school hours. There is NO fencing. It is a big wide area. Reminds me of the video of the coyote that took off in a softball field toward a little girl with her mom pushing a stroller in NJ? Attacked the child for no reason. Knocked down the stroller. A cop came and sat on the thing until guns arrived to kill it.

Be careful out there. They have litters of four to five and MORE born in Apr/May. How many all over usa are going to release these juveniles to hunt in late Summer/Fall? TO then MATE and start over. :eek:

There is NO predator of this animal in our nw Indiana Town of Munster. NONE. They are NOT protected. NO NEED. The coyote/wolf/dog mixes are thriving in numbers. THRIVING and MULTIPLYING RIGHT NOW. :(

No PROGRAM to deal either. Not for schools, school bus stops, trails...They won\'t even clean up the overgrown trees, etc!! No signs. No warnings. Liability? No heads up to NEVER TURN AND RUN AWAY. :confused:

That is alot of new hunters. Killers. Most of the town in unaware.

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