Coyote(s) attacked last night

[murf]

Ive seen them here and there over the years. I live near Serrano Park (Sweetwater and 56th St) and have seen them in the early morning. There is a natural desert "Green belt" that empties into the area all the way from Bell road for flood control. This area has seemed to be a haven for them even though the city keeps the trees and brush trimmed up to reduce their habitat.

Just last week, I was sitting in LandcruiserPhil's driveway (about a mile East of me) about 6pm in the afternoon. While chatting, a coyote strolled right down the street bold as can be and not bothered by our presence.

Ive lived on and off in this area since birth and have seen cats that have been caught but have only heard of backyard attacks.

Last night at Midnight our single neighbor lady rings our doorbell and is freaking out. She just got back from dinner and had let her 2 smallish (20 lb) dogs out before she left a few hours before. Her dogs have been attacked in her backyard. I go over to help and find one already dead and partially eaten, and the other is still alive but with its entrails hanging out. Damn...

I wrap it up in a blanket and scoop whats left (brushing off the darn ants) and my wife and her rush off to the all night animal hospital where the inevitable is decided. I wrapped up the other one and we got that to the vet for proper disposal as well.

The vet says she sees it alot - esp lately. The Coyotes just jump over the 6 foot walls and go after the animals. She has even had larger mid-size dogs come in. SHe had two yesterday right after lunchtime. She says they are attacking even mid day and has heard that people have seen them attack in groups up to three. I have only seen up to two in the desert belt area.

Theyre doing what comes natural but it seems that there are more and more emboldened coyotes lately. Good for the ground hog, rat, rabbit populations but not the pets. Poor lady was sobbing all the while.

Now to go over and clean up the blood

 

[MaddBaggins]

Bummer. We have them all over my neighborhood. There a a couple small washes that empty into the bigger ones nearby us. They use the washes as highways. We also have tons of rabbit, gophers, ground squirrels and quail in this neighborhood also.
I know the coyotes take lost animals around here, but I've never heard of them going over the walls.
Maybe we should get another dog so ours has a partner if the mangy fxxxers ever come over our wall.

 

[clarkrw3]

My parents live up in Pinnacle Peak and they have had up to 6 in there yard at one time. They have also had Mountain Lions and VERY large Bobcats that have been hanging out waiting for their dog. Needless to say they never let there standard poodle out by itself. They have also had coyote's try and get her to follow them up the drive way and into an ambush with 3+ coyote's. Coyote's prefer to be solitary however have been learning to hunt more like wolves.

 

[mrhustle23]

I grew up on the NW side of Tucson, Lambert and Camino de Oeste. My parents place is on 3.3 acres, dirt road, in the desert, so there are plenty of coyotes, bobcats, you name it, out there. I had a German Shepard all through high school and she practically ran with the coyotes. For us, it was never the coyotes that were the issue. We raised poultry all through high school as well, I was in 4-H, and we had well over 40 birds on average, ranging from 2 geese, 6 ducks, a guinea fowl, and the rest chickens. They were all kept in a large, entirely enclosed chicken coop. Well in about 2002 or so, my parents heard a bunch of noises one early morning, mainly the geese honking and they discovered that something got to 80% of the birds. I think there were just a couple of chickens, and one goose (Bernie) left. Well the same thing happened the next night and all that was left was Bernie, our male White Chinese goose. We found that the animal climbed to the top of the chicken coop, found an opening that developed overtime where we overlapped the chicken wire, jumped down and grabbed each bird and took it out. There were hardly any signs in the chicken coop of the killings happening in there. So we tried to figure out what animal did it, coyote: too big and not that good at jumping through a small opening, mountain lion: good possibility, bobcat: small enough, strong enough, it's a cat so it can jump well and I've seen them around there. Funny enough, Bernie the goose, fought it off enough to stay alive, geese are amazing like that. Anyways, I guess to me, coyotes aren't as bad as the others, but to hear that they are in the middle of Scottsdale, going after little dogs is kind of frightening. You would think they have plenty of rabbits and what not to go after since it was a good winter/spring for breeding.

 

[murf]

My childhood chicken coop got raided and many chickens killed as well. Not by wild animals, it was our pair of Brittany spaniel dogs. They got in and worked each other into a frenzy.

Mangled our Goose as well but she lived for years afterwards.

 

[FJ40LVR]

I was told (off the record) by a city of chandler cop to shoot every one I saw in our neighborhood if I felt that they were a threat to kids, animals, etc. (after an incident)

 

[murf]

I brought my .38 over last night in case it was still around. I figured I could say I felt threatened.

 

[Tools R Us]

Look on the bright side, at least it wasn't pigeons, they are known to bloody people!

 

[splitshot]

I was told by a biologist, that if every living organism died on earth, coyotes and cockroaches would be the last to go.
We lost an elderly German Shorhair in the hood since this was posted.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat-section/336393-effin-coyotes.html

 

[cook]

I have a few friends who call Coyotes, but I’ve always resisted shooting animals that nobody eats. Maybe I’ll reconsider.

 

[YEAHMAAN]

A few weeks ago, my neighbor saw a couple wondering in our neighborhood. He quickly drove home to get one his hundreds of guns that he has. But,was unable to find them. We live by the Chandler Mall, didn't think they'd come in so far to the city......

 

[re_guderian]

I live near the intersection of 2 canals in Gilbert. We had some clean out our neighbor's geese and try to get the other neighbor's chickens (good koop kept them out) a few weeks ago. 6' block walls are no problem for them... Saw one walking across Higley road, just south of the 60 the other day.

 

[azTony]

Is there legal hunting near the area they approach? Friends of mine have been talking about doing somw coyote hunting and may as well be a service to a community.

It is legal to shoot them in the city "if" you are threatened (which you are of course or you would not shoot ) and they will question you afterward and make a report.

Sorry to hear about the dogs, that is a shame.

 

[fj60cruizer]

Ive seen them here and there over the years. I live near Serrano Park (Sweetwater and 56th St) and have seen them in the early morning. There is a natural desert "Green belt" that empties into the area all the way from Bell road for flood control. This area has seemed to be a haven for them even though the city keeps the trees and brush trimmed up to reduce their habitat.

Just last week, I was sitting in LandcruiserPhil's driveway (about a mile East of me) about 6pm in the afternoon. While chatting, a coyote strolled right down the street bold as can be and not bothered by our presence.

Ive lived on and off in this area since birth and have seen cats that have been caught but have only heard of backyard attacks.

Last night at Midnight our single neighbor lady rings our doorbell and is freaking out. She just got back from dinner and had let her 2 smallish (20 lb) dogs out before she left a few hours before. Her dogs have been attacked in her backyard. I go over to help and find one already dead and partially eaten, and the other is still alive but with its entrails hanging out. Damn...

I wrap it up in a blanket and scoop whats left (brushing off the darn ants) and my wife and her rush off to the all night animal hospital where the inevitable is decided. I wrapped up the other one and we got that to the vet for proper disposal as well.

The vet says she sees it alot - esp lately. The Coyotes just jump over the 6 foot walls and go after the animals. She has even had larger mid-size dogs come in. SHe had two yesterday right after lunchtime. She says they are attacking even mid day and has heard that people have seen them attack in groups up to three. I have only seen up to two in the desert belt area.

Theyre doing what comes natural but it seems that there are more and more emboldened coyotes lately. Good for the ground hog, rat, rabbit populations but not the pets. Poor lady was sobbing all the while.

Now to go over and clean up the blood

I live in Georgia and have had similar reports from my area, but everytime I see one either the 7mm Ruger or 12ga 870 seems to take care of the problem pretty well. It also helps to have at least one larger dog.

 

[BrotherRob]

Coyotes are very adaptable and have flourished in our urban sprawl. If you have to shoot one, a shotgun is the best bet. Less chance of harming bystanders.

 

[FJ40LVR]

It is legal to shoot them in the city "if" you are threatened (which you are of course or you would not shoot ) and they will question you afterward and make a report.

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Yes...Each time I've shot em (3) I called the police to let them know a gun was fired in a residence area because if I didnt call.. I'm sure my neighbors would. When telling the operator be sure to say in the same breath that you were shooting a coyote, and not that you just decided to haul off some rounds!!!
They didnt even come out the last two times to make sure I wasnt in a trailer, drunk with a firearm shooting out my window...
I dont have a problem anymore because the neighborhood to the east of me was built up - which previously was open field where they would come in to my wall area / back yard. 12 gauge 00 Buckshot within 20 ft (so I had just cause and wasnt sniping them from 200 yards with my .223) is more than enough for those bastards. All they have ever asked me is what the animal was doing, and the threat it was causing to me, kids, pets, etc., and to see the weapon to make sure it was legal.

Did I mention that I hate Coyotes?

 

[Off Duty]

Man, !

I'm reading and wondering? Any of these critteres every attack a kid or adult?

I understand the animal part, but if they're encroaching that far into human inhabited territory (actually I guess we encroached on them first?). and are apparently that non-phased by us, do they pose a risk to adults and children?

It's like 'gators and some of the other wildlife here. Feed the feckers and they'll lose respect for you.

Sorry about your neighbors dogs

You're a good guy to take care of her like that

 

[lc69hunter]

I got one at about 30 yards with my bow while javelina hunting in the CDO wash near Lambert & La Canada in January.

It was not afraid of me in the least, apparently not thinking I was a threat. Surprise!!!

 

[BrotherRob]

Man, !

I'm reading and wondering? Any of these critteres every attack a kid or adult?

I understand the animal part, but if they're encroaching that far into human inhabited territory (actually I guess we encroached on them first?). and are apparently that non-phased by us, do they pose a risk to adults and children?

It's like 'gators and some of the other wildlife here. Feed the feckers and they'll lose respect for you.

Sorry about your neighbors dogs

You're a good guy to take care of her like that

Pretty rare unless they have rabies.

 

[mrhustle23]

Pretty rare unless they have rabies.

I'd have to agree with that too. I lived over by Oracle and Magee on the foothills of Pusch Ridge up until 6th grade and I had to walk to the bus stop in the morning. On the walk, a wash crossed the road and I used to always see coyotes and javelina and other critters in the morning. None of them ever posed a threat to me, at least I never felt threatened. They are more scared of us then us of them. But once you add rabies into the mix, be best to stay away.