So Scary last night!!

[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.

[rivermom]

Not a coyote fan myself either Janet. Ewwwwww

Glad the car is top notch again! Car issues are a pain in the rear.

[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.

[katepoet]

The last time I heard about their eastward movement, they were up to the west side of the Appalachians/Blue Ridge. Anyone know if they have crossed the mountains yet?

[rivermom]

Originally Posted by katepoet

The last time I heard about their eastward movement, they were up to the west side of the Appalachians/Blue Ridge. Anyone know if they have crossed the mountains yet?

Are you talking about coyotes? Im confused.

[katepoet]

Yes - coyotes moving eastward across the US, displacing some of the fox populations.

[Janet]

Well I found out a few things I'd rather not know about. Hubby and I went to a small little town near us and had pizza for supper. While we were there a neighbor came in the topic of coyotes and coydogs came up. I guess a lot of the farmers are hearing and seeing way to many of them.

They are getting together to 'call' them. I asked how they 'called' them and he said they get a tape of a pig squealing, sounding like it's distressed or a tape a rabbit squealing...

Now it's not hard to get a pig to squeal, but a rabbit....I don't know what they do to get them to do that and I don't think I want to.

It reminded my of the book "When Rabbit Squeals" or "When Rabbit Cries" I think that's the name of it. It's about this lady that had multiple personalities. As a child her step-dad would make her watch him skin rabbits alive, thus the name of the book.

I just googled and there are tapes with those sounds on there to call coyotes...just goes to show, you're never to old to learn.