So Scary last night!!

[Mandy]

Janet, is Rick's car sorted out, and fixed now?

So glad we dont get coyotes, or any other scary animals here.

[Janet]

Thanks all, yes his car is back to normal. There is a switch that somehow started coming loose. His dad of course knew what to do. He was sooo afraid he'd have to ride the bus....LOL Once they get their license, they never want to ride a school bus again.

It can be pretty scary with all the dog, coyotes, coydogs running. In the spring when we go mushroom hunting they will run from you and stay hidden. One time my husband heard some crying, stopped and off to his left were some puppies..then he heard a growl and off to the right was the mama coyote. He just kept on walking and the coyote left him alone.

I don't think, but don't know for sure, that they won't attack a human at night. I always keep a close watch and within grabbing distance of the dogs.

[Mandy]

Ive read before that they take dogs? Is that true?

[Janet]

Oh yes, around here they mostly take anything their size or smaller.

[Mandy]

That would freak me out big time

[DianaB]

Coyotes don't usually get close to homes, anyway not ours. We have a big dog that stays close to the house and I know that she would chase them off if they came too close. We do lose cats that wander too far from home. I do worry about Reuger outside at night but when it's dark he stays pretty close to the house.

[Mandy]

Yikes Diana, that would scare me too. Maybe one of those flash light collars around hes neck will scare any coyotes off that try to come close to him.

[Janet]

Originally Posted by DianaB

Coyotes don't usually get close to homes, anyway not ours. We have a big dog that stays close to the house and I know that she would chase them off if they came too close. We do lose cats that wander too far from home. I do worry about Reuger outside at night but when it's dark he stays pretty close to the house.

They really don't come close to houses here very often, although we have had them run through our yard (we have an acre). I remember one going through our yard in the wintertime and there was snow, the coyote was so beautiful.

They mostly run the field and go from woods to woods I think. We hear them often, but last night it just sounded like there were so many and not that far away.