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16. I live in a moderately densely populated part of RI with lots coyotes

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 04:05 PM

Sep 2014

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there is no way to eradicate them - guns are not common and there are too many pets to put out poison. The next town over hired a professional hunter who killed about 50 of them. Two years later the packs are back as large as ever - turns out that coyotes will increase the size of their litters if there is enough food.

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Coyotes 30 miles from wilderness, first time seeing it in my neck of the woods [View all] steve2470 Sep 2014 OP

Watch your small dogs and cats. Nt newfie11 Sep 2014 #1

Yes Tace Sep 2014 #7

+ 1 Botany Sep 2014 #29

Urban coyotes are pretty common. postulater Sep 2014 #2

I live in coyote country. Bring your pets in before sun down Cleita Sep 2014 #3

Sound advice. Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #35

I can't have cats outside anymore. The coyotes keep killing them. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #4

The way wilderness has been disappearing, they have no choice. FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #5

Actually, coyotes do BETTER around people. We ARE their territory.... Bigmack Sep 2014 #24

They're all over my neighborhood graywarrior Sep 2014 #6

Mine, too, and I live in the suburbs Fawke Em Sep 2014 #19

coyotes justabob Sep 2014 #8

When we had sheep we lost lambs every year to coyotes tularetom Sep 2014 #9

Our neighbor in Nebraska lost 7 calves to coyotes newfie11 Sep 2014 #40

Rottweiler Rescues Chihuahua From Coyote Attack (video) wyldwolf Sep 2014 #10

That made me smile. Fawke Em Sep 2014 #20

The problem along the eastern seaboard is more the "coydog" Warpy Sep 2014 #11

Turns out that eastern coyotes are actually coyote - wolf hybrids. hack89 Sep 2014 #17

Those are what probably killed this young lady in Nova Scotia indie9197 Sep 2014 #28

They have no place in population centers... pipoman Sep 2014 #12

Have you noticed the decline in wilderness and rural areas? FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #13

Not where I'm at... pipoman Sep 2014 #21

The coyotes are not becoming urbanized because of the loss of habitat. Jenoch Sep 2014 #23

Thank you. cwydro Sep 2014 #52

have seen that in Oklahoma... carcasses hanging on the fence JCMach1 Sep 2014 #14

it does seem to work here pipoman Sep 2014 #26

I live in a moderately densely populated part of RI with lots coyotes hack89 Sep 2014 #16

interesting. ..didn't know that. .. pipoman Sep 2014 #22

They are incredibly adaptable hack89 Sep 2014 #25

I used to nail the carcasses to fence posts but it didn't seem to work tularetom Sep 2014 #33

i let them go too... pipoman Sep 2014 #39

They are all around where I live. cwydro Sep 2014 #53

We had a pack of around 12 run across our property pipoman Sep 2014 #58

Grrr. Makes ya mad ya know? cwydro Sep 2014 #65

Coyotes have made their place IN population centers.... Bigmack Sep 2014 #50

I live in the wilderness - Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2014 #15

We take our limit during trapping and hunting season here Hemmingway Sep 2014 #18

Feral cats are the pests wreaking havoc in my area bhikkhu Sep 2014 #42

Lots of them in Minneapolis/St. Paul suburbs. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #27

I live in San Francisco near a canyon and one day while waiting for the bus one trotted by me kimbutgar Sep 2014 #30

The Presidio beltanefauve Sep 2014 #45

Glen park canyon kimbutgar Sep 2014 #59

I live in South Minneapolis. Puglover Sep 2014 #31

They are all over my NE GA area. CottonBear Sep 2014 #32

We have loads of 'em here in South Carolina, too. GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #54

Coyotes seem to be smart and adaptable. CottonBear Sep 2014 #60

Hunting Island is my favorite spot here, too. GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #63

We live in a semi-rural suburb of the city... Earth_First Sep 2014 #34

I live in the country cwydro Sep 2014 #36

There are bands of Urban Coyotes Texasgal Sep 2014 #37

They are bold animals. jen63 Sep 2014 #38

We are 40 miles from Boston and have coyotes. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #41

We don't see too many around here, but we have mountain lions show up in town sometimes. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #43

There's a coyote roaming my wild neighborhood of Long Beach CA taught_me_patience Sep 2014 #44

There are even coyotes on Terminal Island. denbot Sep 2014 #47

Half an hour ago a whole tribe of them were yippin' and hollerin' Zorra Sep 2014 #46

And you are Fox panader0 Sep 2014 #48

Seen them in downtown Chicago Kaleva Sep 2014 #49

Last I read, the coyote population estimate in Chicago is about 2,000. Lots of food. nt Bigmack Sep 2014 #51

Arizona here ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #55

Three large packs hunt the fields around our place out here in the boonies. beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #56

I love to hear them on a quiet night. Actually riversedge Sep 2014 #57

Coyotes will be around long after the human species is extinct. Paladin Sep 2014 #61

I live in NYC and saw a coyote... meaculpa2011 Sep 2014 #62

I can one up your coyotes . . . Vinca Sep 2014 #64

These will solve the coyote issue on ones own land. beevul Sep 2014 #66

One of those will solve the JW problem, the nosy neighbor problem, other dogs peeing on your bushes beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #67