What animal would would eat so much at one time?

[Patchesnposies]

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Ohmigosh, GOOD point! I remember when that happened, not long ago. At a national park wasn't it? They were not afraid of people at all. Scary stuff!

 

[WillieBoy]

Not sure if it was a national park.I did a google search awhile back concernng coyote attacks on people.That article came up as well as several others concerning attacks on children walking to bus stops, going to school and attack at playgrounds with parents present.!
Yes, coyotes are getting more brazing and losing fear of humans.They have been jumping fences in Calf. cities/towns for years snatching small dogs and cats..Beware of the coyote, for your livestock and families safety.I'm not saying its happening all over the place, all the time, but it is happening, and one never knows where and when..There is no shortage of recent docmented attacks. Just do a google/yahoo search to see for yourself...

 

[cgtara3]

I agree. I think it would be wise to carry some bear spray with me as well when I go outside now. Regardless if it is coyote--which would most likely be in a pack--or large dog--which also could be in a pack--both are a menace now on my property. I believe they will come back at some point in the future. We have our solitary hen locked up inside, so as far as they are concerned, there are no more easy chicken dinners available to them. I would not feel so uneasy if it happened at night..but in the daylight is another story. I have heard about the young woman in Canada that was killed by coyotes. So, I believe that in a pack, they can do great damage to humans as well as other creatures that are much smaller and indeed even more helpless, such as chickens. I have seen coyotes running across the roads in the night a couple of times here. They run fast! I have always felt sorry for cats that are allowed to wander outside when coyotes are residents of the area---as they don't have a chance in many cases.

 

[Country Parson]

I almost always carry some sort of long-handled tool with me when walking out to the chicken coop. Often it is a shovel (since I find myself using that quite a bit), or my "burn stick" (basically a sharp pointed piece of metal at the end of a long handle from a former shovel. I use it to move things around in the burn barrel).

I started carrying something this past winter when I walked behind the coop and startled a large feral dog. Behind the coop there is a 3ft wide path between the coop and a the 5ft high woven-wire fence. The dog was sitting in the path, and he immediately came after me. When I backed up my foot got caught in a roll of fencing leaning at the coop and I fell down backwards, caught in this narrow little path. The thing was on top of me literally going for my throat. I ended up pulling the extra fence roll down on both of us, which sent him running. Other than torn gloves (from his TEETH!!) and a ripped jacket I was OK (I did lay there for about 10 minutes trying to get my heart to calm down). But since then I carry something.

 

[cgtara3]

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That sounds scary. A feral dog attacking a person... Thank God you were able to spoof him so he got off of you. I can only wonder what he was doing there in the first place...perhaps looking for fresh chicken dinner... I agree with the idea of carrying something that could be used as a weapon, and always being aware of the surroundings.

 

[WVman]

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As a trapper I can say for a fact that coyotes don't get 150lbs. They only get about 40-45 lbs at best. Coyotes move at night they very very rarely travel in the day time. I would say it was a dog or dogs.

 

[MysticScorpio82]

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As a trapper I can say for a fact that coyotes don't get 150lbs. They only get about 40-45 lbs at best. Coyotes move at night they very very rarely travel in the day time. I would say it was a dog or dogs.

Depends on where the OP is from. Up here in the North East (maine) they do get to be much larger than a normal coyote because they have cross bred with the canadian timber wolf (althought 150 is still a stretch, they can easily weigh 60+ pounds). If CGtara is in the north east, then yes it could still be a coyote, as someone already mentioned they are begining to have their pups. My father in law lost 16 chickens to a mama fox and her kits. All in one night and there were only feathers left.

Another thing to consider is the type of ground you found the prints on. If the ground was wet then it is possible the paw that made the prints are smaller, but the print "spread out" due to the wettness.

I second the Game Cam!!

** it's late, my spelling sucks....sorry

 

[WVman]

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As a trapper I can say for a fact that coyotes don't get 150lbs. They only get about 40-45 lbs at best. Coyotes move at night they very very rarely travel in the day time. I would say it was a dog or dogs.

Depends on where the OP is from. Up here in the North East (maine) they do get to be much larger than a normal coyote because they have cross bred with the canadian timber wolf (althought 150 is still a stretch, they can easily weigh 60+ pounds). If CGtara is in the north east, then yes it could still be a coyote, as someone already mentioned they are begining to have their pups. My father in law lost 16 chickens to a mama fox and her kits. All in one night and there were only feathers left.

Another thing to consider is the type of ground you found the prints on. If the ground was wet then it is possible the paw that made the prints are smaller, but the print "spread out" due to the wettness.

I second the Game Cam!!

** it's late, my spelling sucks....sorry

I live in the east they did not cross bred with a timber wolf. They did however cross bred with the red wolf but still they only get to be about 40-45lbs

 

[GhostRider65]

Hello all
I agree web cam would be great, but I live up here in NE Wisconsin, we have wolves, coyotes, foxes, bears, even have had a few sightings of mountain lions. Now not sure where your at but I highly doubt it's coyotes unless they are starving, typical n9ight hunters, very very rarely see them in the day dusk or early dawn, maybe. but I hear them hunting almost all night long, they yip back and forth, and make the craziest noises sometimes.
I would guess either a Farrel large dog, or a wolf, nothing else gets even close to 150LB#s We shot a big male coyote last summer who's skin is in my freezer ready to be tanned btw,
but he was maybe 50LB#s and he was the biggest male around here that I have seen in a very long time. His prints were still medium sized prints, twice the size of a fox but,can not even compare to a wolf print in size. or a large dog, we have 3 dogs a Shepard/Husky cross, a Pitbull/Mastif cross weighs 95lbs, and our boxer is about 60lbs, in size of print the coyote was about the size of our smallish shepard cross, the other 2 are larger prints. this is Gidget the dog with a coyote size print.

she is not a large dog she weights about 50 lbs,
Hope you find the culprit.

 

[cgtara3]

Thanks! We plan on it. We have to. Otherwise live in fear. I don't think so...