tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post8514508846929827269..comments2023-03-23T07:57:46.019-04:00Comments on Five Acres Enough: Intruder Alert!Daunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051134715306832694noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-44993352950659269622009-03-01T22:32:00.000-05:002009-03-01T22:32:00.000-05:00AHH! That's terrifying. We have them here too and ...AHH! That's terrifying. We have them here too and the neighbors said the other day that she had two of them sitting on her pool cover in broad daylight a few days ago, just hanging out. It freaks me out how unafraid they can be, although I can't blame them and I understand. I can't even imagine one that huge though.. but then again, I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild. Foxes, yes. Coyotes, no.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-48802299464028518552009-03-01T18:23:00.000-05:002009-03-01T18:23:00.000-05:00I have another story similar to Austen's about a b...I have another story similar to Austen's about a bold coyote. This happened to a close and long-time friend of my trainer about 2 years ago, when she was living in Athens, GA.<BR/><BR/>Amy and another woman were on a hack, along with Amy's Australian Shepherd mixed-breed dog, when they noticed a coyote following them. Like the one you saw, Daun, this one did not seem to be afraid of them and was staring very intently on Amy's dog, Tanner, then about 1 year old. The coyote's fix on Tanner grew more intense by the second, so Amy told the other woman, who wasn't a great rider, to take off with Tanner as fast as they could go while she stayed behind to face off the coyote to allow for them to get away. They took off and the coyote tried to get around her, but Amy, who is a fantastic rider (she finished 3rd in last year's AECs on a 21-year old TB) was able to cut him off. When the coyote started coming at Amy and her horse, she turned that mare around and put on the after burners. She said the coyote chased them for 2-3 miles until she was nearly back to their barn!<BR/><BR/>Afterwards the game warden was called, attempts were made to track the coyote but they never found it. Amy is not easily intimidated, but she said she never felt safe to venture far from the barn after that day and always left Tanner confined at the barn.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369723787142811048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-84183907501047543962009-03-01T14:30:00.000-05:002009-03-01T14:30:00.000-05:00We have been lucky (and my chickens have a fenced ...We have been lucky (and my chickens have a fenced "run" that they stay in) with our coyotes. I must admit I love to listen to the babies in the late spring- when they learn to yip and yap and howl it makes me smile. Now if they were eating my critters id feel differently, but they are just part of our soundtrack here.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222011921491066599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-32371909862588560972009-03-01T12:33:00.000-05:002009-03-01T12:33:00.000-05:00This story made my morning! What an adventure. I'v...This story made my morning! What an adventure. I've seen wolves (they are so beautiful!) and Indiana coyotes. Honestly, the coyotes scared me more. The wolves seemed to have a mind about them, while the coyotes were just ravenous and daring. Plus, in Indiana, coyotes always seem to have rabies. I remember one summer one of my good friends was chased down a back road of my college and into a building by a rabid coyote. The only reason he escaped was that he took the stairs up to the building entrance, and the coyote took the wheelchair ramp. Luck.<BR/><BR/>I agree with DP. A good farm dog is worth it's weight in keeping coyotes away. Well, a good farm dog or a brave little donkey.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-71230002837002503972009-03-01T10:15:00.000-05:002009-03-01T10:15:00.000-05:00Sounds like coyotes in NH and coyotes in BC are cu...Sounds like coyotes in NH and coyotes in BC are cut from the same cloth.<BR/><BR/>And you know my take on this of course...the sooner you can add an LGD to the place, the better. Coyotes give our place wide berth and Titan is downright scary if he catches site of one. A rifle is a reasonable short-term solution if you happen to be home...a good dog is always on duty and always in the memory of would-be predators who have visited before.dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072031429438530210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-4036025084378080032009-03-01T09:18:00.000-05:002009-03-01T09:18:00.000-05:00Let me put it another way. I don't expect wild an...Let me put it another way. I don't expect wild animals to know "right" from "wrong" when it comes to empty bellies. It's my job to protect the "wrong" animals. If one of my chickens gets taken, it's my fault.<BR/><BR/>I have to make it so the "right" prey are easier and more convenient than the "wrong" prey. Indiscriminate killing of predators causes more harm than good on an nature-oriented farm. Now ask me again when my favorite hen gets eaten. :)Daunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051134715306832694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-77392467229585452722009-03-01T09:16:00.000-05:002009-03-01T09:16:00.000-05:00Bev, I agree. My dogs are fenced in a very small ...Bev, I agree. My dogs are fenced in a very small area right off the house. I feel fine that the coyotes won't make it through the electrified pasture (which basically surrounds the dogs and the chickens) and come so close to the house to get into the fenced area. One neighbor had a mini daschy killed and eaten right in his (unfenced) back yard while he watched. *shudder*<BR/><BR/>But they do what they do. If they can exist without eating my animals, they are good for rats, rabbits and vole control. Everything has a place, you just have to find a way to make it work for you. :)Daunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051134715306832694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-37287744580124545242009-03-01T09:11:00.000-05:002009-03-01T09:11:00.000-05:00They scare me. Dogs and cats around here have dis...They scare me. Dogs and cats around here have disappeared and coyotes are often suspected. <BR/>We have lots of coyotes here in Michigan, bigger than the Texas type but I haven't seen any as large as the one you did. I hear them sometimes at night. A hunter I know told me to be most vigilant at dawn and dusk when they are most active then, so I keep my dogs on leash if we need to go outside. I don't like being an alarmist, but I love my dogs too much to not be cautious.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369723787142811048noreply@blogger.com