Comments on: Coyotes in the trees http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/12/coyotes-in-the-trees/ Shoot the hostage. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:53:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Heath http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/12/coyotes-in-the-trees/#comment-16744 Heath Mon, 12 May 2008 23:24:41 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/12/coyotes-in-the-trees/#comment-16744 We had 3 coyote attacks on young children in 5 days here in SoCal. There are a couple of things that are making these coyotes brave. In big cities, like most of them in SoCal, we can't shoot or hunt coyotes so they've lost their fear of man. This is also the time of year when the coyotes are rearing pups. As the pups begin to eat meat the parents are forced to go after animals, and people, they wouldn't normally consider game in order to provide for their pups. If you've got small dogs, pets and even small children you need to keep your eyes on them this time of the year. We had 3 coyote attacks on young children in 5 days here in SoCal. There are a couple of things that are making these coyotes brave. In big cities, like most of them in SoCal, we can’t shoot or hunt coyotes so they’ve lost their fear of man. This is also the time of year when the coyotes are rearing pups. As the pups begin to eat meat the parents are forced to go after animals, and people, they wouldn’t normally consider game in order to provide for their pups.

If you’ve got small dogs, pets and even small children you need to keep your eyes on them this time of the year.

]]> By: Rob K http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/12/coyotes-in-the-trees/#comment-16731 Rob K Mon, 12 May 2008 16:19:19 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/12/coyotes-in-the-trees/#comment-16731 One of the biggest reasons I started carrying was big dogs. I've seen enough pit bulls, rottweilers, and dobermans around in nice neighborhoods that I figured if I ever did have to use my gun in self defense, it would probably be against one of those and not a person. Coyotes aren't much danger to adults (unless they're rabid), but little kids are another story. One of the biggest reasons I started carrying was big dogs. I’ve seen enough pit bulls, rottweilers, and dobermans around in nice neighborhoods that I figured if I ever did have to use my gun in self defense, it would probably be against one of those and not a person. Coyotes aren’t much danger to adults (unless they’re rabid), but little kids are another story.

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