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On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:09:51 -0600, Boating All Out
wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:23:59 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Sounds like Harry - who once said he carried because of "dog packs." I can't imagine being attacked by a coyote. They are naturally fearful of me, with good reason. Dogs too. Excepting Chihuahuas. Tiny dogs are stupid. I have one. Instead of "booking" it into the garage, you should have just growled at it as you approached it. Make a fist too. Would have sent it away with its tail tucked. Bears are another story. === Dog packs are dangerous but they're more interested in deer than anything else. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, etc., are all dangerous in packs and capable of taking down some fairly large animals. They are all natural born stalkers and hunters if given the chance. Yep. OTOH, a single coyote - all 35 pounds of him - isn't much. Especially if you're bundled in winter clothes. Everyone has their own way of dealing with these kind of incidents. My inclination would be to scare it off immediately, since I don't want it attacking my back. You have to let any canine know who's boss. === Here's an interesting YouTube video of a coyote stalking a human. It might make you rethink your strategy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqVE9qfg7yI |
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says... On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:09:51 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:23:59 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Sounds like Harry - who once said he carried because of "dog packs." I can't imagine being attacked by a coyote. They are naturally fearful of me, with good reason. Dogs too. Excepting Chihuahuas. Tiny dogs are stupid. I have one. Instead of "booking" it into the garage, you should have just growled at it as you approached it. Make a fist too. Would have sent it away with its tail tucked. Bears are another story. === Dog packs are dangerous but they're more interested in deer than anything else. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, etc., are all dangerous in packs and capable of taking down some fairly large animals. They are all natural born stalkers and hunters if given the chance. Yep. OTOH, a single coyote - all 35 pounds of him - isn't much. Especially if you're bundled in winter clothes. Everyone has their own way of dealing with these kind of incidents. My inclination would be to scare it off immediately, since I don't want it attacking my back. You have to let any canine know who's boss. === Here's an interesting YouTube video of a coyote stalking a human. It might make you rethink your strategy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqVE9qfg7yI Good vid. No, it doesn't make me rethink. That guy was playing around with it. He didn't want to give it a good kick. Or maybe he wasn't capable of kicking. But he sure wasn't afraid of it. He knew not to offer his back. |
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On 2/11/2016 2:31 AM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article , says... On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:09:51 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:23:59 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Sounds like Harry - who once said he carried because of "dog packs." I can't imagine being attacked by a coyote. They are naturally fearful of me, with good reason. Dogs too. Excepting Chihuahuas. Tiny dogs are stupid. I have one. Instead of "booking" it into the garage, you should have just growled at it as you approached it. Make a fist too. Would have sent it away with its tail tucked. Bears are another story. === Dog packs are dangerous but they're more interested in deer than anything else. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, etc., are all dangerous in packs and capable of taking down some fairly large animals. They are all natural born stalkers and hunters if given the chance. Yep. OTOH, a single coyote - all 35 pounds of him - isn't much. Especially if you're bundled in winter clothes. Everyone has their own way of dealing with these kind of incidents. My inclination would be to scare it off immediately, since I don't want it attacking my back. You have to let any canine know who's boss. === Here's an interesting YouTube video of a coyote stalking a human. It might make you rethink your strategy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqVE9qfg7yI Good vid. No, it doesn't make me rethink. That guy was playing around with it. He didn't want to give it a good kick. Or maybe he wasn't capable of kicking. But he sure wasn't afraid of it. He knew not to offer his back. You are a trip. One one hand you claim that a coyote is naturally fearful of humans and won't go after one anyway and then, (above) you say "my inclination would be to scare if off immediately, since I don't want it attacking my back." So which is it? Will it attack or not? A coyote is not a dog. Any wild animal that can easily take down and kill a deer deserves some respect. It's a lot smarter to avoid a confrontation than to further encourage and add to it's experience in dealing with humans. The increasing frequency of human contact is what is causing them to lose their fear in the first place. Can't say I admire your bravery. It's more like stupidity. |
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On 2/11/2016 2:31 AM, Boating All Out wrote:
You have to let any canine know who's boss. I chuckled when I read this. We have a dog named "Fudge". Good sized mutt that my wife rescued as a 1 year old pup from an abusive owner years ago. Fudge is an awesome dog and is more affectionate to those he knows than our other goofy black lab, "Sam Adams". But God help any stranger who encounters Fudge in the house or outside in the fenced-in area we made for him. You could throw all the rocks at him you want, try to kick him, make fists at him and yell at him until you're hoarse but he's still going to try to get you. Doesn't like strangers at all, especially guys. I had to rescue a landscaper who Fudge cornered once. The guy was yelling his head off at him but the only thing that saved him was a five foot high aluminum pool fence that was slowing Fudge down. He was trying to bite his way through the fence to get to the guy. Fudge would probably be no match for a wild coyote though. |
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On 2/11/16 2:21 AM, RGrew176 wrote:
Mr. Luddite;1054983 Wrote: On 2/9/2016 8:23 PM, Boating All Out wrote:- In article , says...- This was a little unnerving .... Our horse barn is about 175 feet down the driveway from our house. It has a small, two car garage attached to it where I keep the tractor in the winter. I had finished up plowing the driveway with the truck and decided to walk down to the barn to get the tractor and do a little clean up work. Got halfway down to the barn when suddenly a coyote came trotting out of the woods beside the house. I stopped. It stopped ... about 20 feet away and we just stared at each other. It showed absolutely no fear of me. It kept looking at me, then in the direction it had been going (towards the barn and garage) and then back at me again. I just stood there. It finally started moving slowly towards the garage but then stopped, turned and started walking back directly towards me. My first thought was that my gun was back in the house. It stopped again about 20 feet away and we stared at each other again for about 30 seconds then it moved on towards the garage. So, I slowly followed it, around the corner and then realized that one of the garage doors was open. (I had been in there earlier). My thought was that it had gone in the garage. Walked up slowly and looked around ... no coyote. Turned around and there he was again, standing behind me, again about 20, maybe 30 feet away. I booked it into the garage, pulled the door down fast and watched him through one of the door windows. He finally lost interest and trotted off towards my neighbor's house. They raise chickens. I think they will need to do a head count tonight. Made me think about what would happen if I had a gun and I was forced to shoot it if it had attacked or become more threatening. Need to check up on the laws about that.- Sounds like Harry - who once said he carried because of "dog packs." I can't imagine being attacked by a coyote. They are naturally fearful of me, with good reason. Dogs too. Excepting Chihuahuas. Tiny dogs are stupid. I have one. Instead of "booking" it into the garage, you should have just growled at it as you approached it. Make a fist too. Would have sent it away with its tail tucked. Bears are another story. - You might want to consider doing some reading on a subject before you shoot your mouth off. Attacks on humans are rare but they occur. Coyotes have lost their fear of humans in many areas (including around here) due to over population and regular encounters. They are also disease ridden due to their diet. I am sure a coyote would understand what making a fist was all about, eh? http://tinyurl.com/yzjq3u3 I remember reading about Taylor Mitchell shortly after her death. There are some absolute numbskulls around who think "man" is the dominant critter in the sorts of encounters being discussed here. Coyotes can run around 40 pounds and have bodacious teeth, and there are many dogs running loose who are significantly larger than coyotes and are very hungry. |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:53:48 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/10/16 9:09 PM, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:23:59 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Sounds like Harry - who once said he carried because of "dog packs." I can't imagine being attacked by a coyote. They are naturally fearful of me, with good reason. Dogs too. Excepting Chihuahuas. Tiny dogs are stupid. I have one. Instead of "booking" it into the garage, you should have just growled at it as you approached it. Make a fist too. Would have sent it away with its tail tucked. Bears are another story. === Dog packs are dangerous but they're more interested in deer than anything else. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, etc., are all dangerous in packs and capable of taking down some fairly large animals. They are all natural born stalkers and hunters if given the chance. Yep. OTOH, a single coyote - all 35 pounds of him - isn't much. Especially if you're bundled in winter clothes. Everyone has their own way of dealing with these kind of incidents. My inclination would be to scare it off immediately, since I don't want it attacking my back. You have to let any canine know who's boss. What's scarier is being attacked by a skunk. They have poor eyesight and have come right at me at night time. That's when I beat feet. There's no shortage of news stories about packs of feral dogs attacking humans or the pets of humans. Gosh, I've not seen these stories. Perhaps you could direct us to some sites? Humans attacked by feral dog packs along the Shenandoah River? Please? -- Ban liars, tax cheats, idiots, and narcissists...not guns! |
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On 2/11/16 8:28 AM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:53:48 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/10/16 9:09 PM, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:23:59 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Sounds like Harry - who once said he carried because of "dog packs." I can't imagine being attacked by a coyote. They are naturally fearful of me, with good reason. Dogs too. Excepting Chihuahuas. Tiny dogs are stupid. I have one. Instead of "booking" it into the garage, you should have just growled at it as you approached it. Make a fist too. Would have sent it away with its tail tucked. Bears are another story. === Dog packs are dangerous but they're more interested in deer than anything else. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, etc., are all dangerous in packs and capable of taking down some fairly large animals. They are all natural born stalkers and hunters if given the chance. Yep. OTOH, a single coyote - all 35 pounds of him - isn't much. Especially if you're bundled in winter clothes. Everyone has their own way of dealing with these kind of incidents. My inclination would be to scare it off immediately, since I don't want it attacking my back. You have to let any canine know who's boss. What's scarier is being attacked by a skunk. They have poor eyesight and have come right at me at night time. That's when I beat feet. There's no shortage of news stories about packs of feral dogs attacking humans or the pets of humans. Gosh, I've not seen these stories. Perhaps you could direct us to some sites? Humans attacked by feral dog packs along the Shenandoah River? Please? -- Google is your friend. Perhaps you can find some examples of attacks by black dogs on white peeples. :) |
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:44:19 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/11/16 8:28 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:53:48 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/10/16 9:09 PM, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:23:59 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Sounds like Harry - who once said he carried because of "dog packs." I can't imagine being attacked by a coyote. They are naturally fearful of me, with good reason. Dogs too. Excepting Chihuahuas. Tiny dogs are stupid. I have one. Instead of "booking" it into the garage, you should have just growled at it as you approached it. Make a fist too. Would have sent it away with its tail tucked. Bears are another story. === Dog packs are dangerous but they're more interested in deer than anything else. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, etc., are all dangerous in packs and capable of taking down some fairly large animals. They are all natural born stalkers and hunters if given the chance. Yep. OTOH, a single coyote - all 35 pounds of him - isn't much. Especially if you're bundled in winter clothes. Everyone has their own way of dealing with these kind of incidents. My inclination would be to scare it off immediately, since I don't want it attacking my back. You have to let any canine know who's boss. What's scarier is being attacked by a skunk. They have poor eyesight and have come right at me at night time. That's when I beat feet. There's no shortage of news stories about packs of feral dogs attacking humans or the pets of humans. Gosh, I've not seen these stories. Perhaps you could direct us to some sites? Humans attacked by feral dog packs along the Shenandoah River? Please? -- Google is your friend. Perhaps you can find some examples of attacks by black dogs on white peeples. :) T'weren't me saying there's "...no shortage of news stories about packs of feral dogs attacking humans or the pets of humans." It appears there is. Better make something up to justify your 'carrying' when out there with the rest of your badass bunch shooting at tree stumps. -- Ban liars, tax cheats, idiots, and narcissists...not guns! |
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