Annoth_Firedrakie wrote:oh do i have a story for you guys!
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there was four of us but 7 or 8 of them each of us had sharpened spears with the porciepine quills that we found and me managed to fight off the alphas but the rest tryed to protect them and died in the processe. It was the most agressive pack in the area and her mom was payed 3,000 US dollars for our removal of them I was given 250scine I ''bagged'' some (useing different terms trying NOT to offend non hunters) If non hunters dont like this then 1 dont read it and 2. we had to her family was poor and needed the money and that pack already killed 9 cats all pets 17 dogs in their pens and when the check came it said there was a possible 3 people dead 1 was a resident and 2 were homeless living in the woods who atually wouuld attack and steal from people in those woods. I swaer to "Gosh" it real and she strated to cry after it was over! the only myistery is all were normal colors so what did we see with the black ones? The bright spotlight was one it 100% when shined.....
That's a mighty tall tale you have there. What's offensive to conservation minded individuals are terms such as "bagged" and "harvested". Coyotes have lives as any other. If you killed them, call it for what it is.
Despite the fact that 400,000 coyotes are killed every year, which means there must be an even greater population than this to sustain such loss. Despite this, only two documented human fatalities have occurred by the maws of coyotes. The first was a toddler in Southern California, and it was discovered that the coyote had been food habituated to people. Which is the case in many attacks on people by wild animals. The second death happened only late last year. A young folk singer was walking alone in a Canadian park when two coyotes mauled her. Strange situation with plenty of questions to be answered. Highly unusual.
So right there one of your claims are false. Trying to justify killing coyotes it seems. The rest of the story is outlandish and I don't feel the need to address it. If 9 cats and 17 dogs were killed, it sounds as though proper animal husbandry was not being practiced. At what point do people not realize that domesticated animals in their care need to be CARED for? Especially in areas where you know there are predators, and when they have already made a meal, the excuse of not knowing better is gone. For the sake of wildlife and your pets, keep your cats indoors, keep your dogs on leashes, and either bring them in at night or put them in a kennel that coyotes cannot enter. These are very simple steps one can take. Further, ensure that all pet food is stored indoors, and if you have any fruit trees make sure to remove all fallen fruit, so as not to attract these omnivores if you wish not to.
Coyotes are just trying to survive. All wild canids are highly territorial toward each other. Toward strangers outside of their family groups. Cats are prey, and they are hungry. It amazes me that someone might spend the energy and shell out $3,000 to kill, kill, kill, but they can't simply do right by their pets. This will continue to happen, because now the territory is simply freed up and nature abhors a vacuum.
Coyotes live in close proximity to humans because they are generalist species, and areas with humans don't have wolves, which are competition for coyotes. Plus...lots of prey...in the form of pets. Solution = keeps your pets inside. This keeps coyotes from eating human pets, and keeps dogs and cats from harassing local wildlife. Got my info from an ecology class, someone correct me if I'm wrong. Oh, someone mentioned humans being the only species that kills for entertaiment...anyone ever seen a cat play with a bird or mouse, kill it, then leave it somewhere? Yep. Another reason to keep your babies inside. 
And I totally respect everyone's opinion.
I LOVE coyotes, and if you hate them your crazy
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