Fatal coyote encounter in E. Canada

Before owning pristine land became a hassle instead of a dream we had coy dogs and coyotes. some became very brave and would sit across a narrow but long lake. My Border Collie would run to the dam and raise hell with them but was way to smart to chase them out of sight. At first they were interesting to watch, however they seemed to get bolder by the day. I had at the time two mature Orang Airedales penned up due to their propensity to chase other animals. I finally let them loose. results dead coyotes and some anti biotic shots for the Airedales. Them seemed to love the challenge. Any one that owns outside Airedales understands. Hard headed but absolutely fearless and love to fight other animals. Yet very trustworthy around family friends and they seem to love kids....Tough dogs Orang Airedales were a upgraded breed of Airedale originally bread by teddy Roosevelt and jim Thorpe for extra size for western hunting. Used for Boar hunting in the south and cat hunting in the west( were strike dogs to run with hounds) or so I'm told. Great Dogs just hard headed, but trustworthy..Teddy's comment on Airedales were they can do anything any other dog can do and then whip the other dog if provoked. Teddy wasn't PC Thank God wish there were more of him and less wimps in government...IMHO
 
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George,

I enjoyed reading your post. I found this link that you might find interesting regarding the Airedales: What's an Oorang?

Up here in Northern MI the coyotes "yipping" wakes us up frequently at 2-3 in the morning.

I always stand outside (with my model 41 or a shotgun) when my labs need to go out after dark. We have the Invisible Fence so the dogs don't cross the property line. We're on 2-1/2 acres, with the north side of our property heavily wooded.

In 15 years I've seen maybe 2-3 coyotes trotting across the nearby fields usually about 100+ yards away. Seems like they're really multiplying up here, like everywhere else. The DNR has finally admitted that we have wolves, so maybe they'll control the coyote population growth. One of my DNR friends also told me it's not unusual for the coyotes to exceed 65-70 pounds in this area.
 
I see them just about every day on the golf course, typically early morning or late evening but lately they are getting bolder and spotting them in the middle of the day isn't all that rare. I have had them follow me around the course while working late in the evening as I make my last sweep but the boss says we can't carry while working. No way I can outrun them in a 15 MPH golf cart but I can swing a golf club to kill if I have to.

We hear them every night and have had them in our back yard many times. Millie, our Greyhound is 65 lbs and more than a little quick but we still only let her out when we are there to watch over her. She's a house dog, "Princess drama queen", and would not fare well against more than one. Many of our neighbors have lost small pets. They are beautiful animals who have adapted well and they were here first but never trust one.
 
Capt Steve said:
I see them just about every day on the golf course, typically early morning or late evening but lately they are getting bolder and spotting them in the middle of the day isn't all that rare. I have had them follow me around the course while working late in the evening as I make my last sweep but the boss says we can't carry while working. No way I can outrun them in a 15 MPH golf cart but I can swing a golf club to kill if I have to.

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We even have coyotes in New Jersry. I have seen several while I was deer hunting. I never had a chance to shoot one, too far away, but some of my friends have shot them. New Jersey coyotes don't look like the western ones, more like wild dogs. Maybe coydogs. Less PS . look at coyote attacks on Wikipedia. Less
 
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We certainly have a few around here, and one (that used to have a family on my property) that used to walk over town streets unmolested. They don't seem to be a problem yet, but I believe I'll let a libtard be the first victim in recent years (I have a recollection that there WAS one some years back). Just one more reason why a reasonably careful person always carries a gun.
 
Hofstet: Thanks for the article I was fascinated by the entire story. My love affair with Airedales started when I was 12. I found one that had been hit by a car in Poland Ohio. He wouldn't let adults come close but me being a rather scrawny 12 i managed to pick him up and put him in our stables. feed him and nursed him. He grew stronger by the time my dad who was a railroader came home. I was scared that would be that. But alas my dad had a love for Airedales that i didn't even know about. As a cavalryman before the war station in the south west they had an Airedale as a hunting mascot before the war. Dad a hard man and tight with the dollar called the vet and had him come to see about the dog. The vet was the same one that took care of Polo ponies that we kept for the wealthy polo players in the eastern Ohio western Penn. area. Dad had been a polo player in the Army and boarded and legged up the ponies in the spring for the owners. Bruno as we called the airedale became my fast friend sometimes to my dad's dismay. Dad had this habit of punctuating his dislike of something I did or usually didn't do with a cuff up side the head. He made a mistake of doing that with Bruno present. Well
Bruno came to my defense and made it clear you didn't hit the kid that saved him while he was around. Pissed my dad off but with my saintly mother taking up for me and the dog he soon cooled off. That Airedale played with us kids, flushed pheasant for dad, fathered every pup in the area, and took on any dog dumb enough to set foot on our place. I LOVED THAT DOG. 6 years later I went into the Marines, thinking it had to be easier than living and WORKING for my dad. WRONG again George. While I was in Korea Bruno, sight failing, got hit by a car. I didn't know about it until my return from beautiful far east. If ever God made a better dog than Bruno I never met it. I have had standard and Oorang Airedales untill the two I commented about went to their maker. Now I live in the city and don't believe they would like the city. Some say they adapt to city life. I would hate to see their spirit trained out of them just to make me happy. Now at 71 I might not be around to put up with their antics. I'm a tough guy been trough a lot in 6 years in the Marines and 40 years in Law Enforcement. I still get choked up when I talk about my Airedales especially Bruno No.1...Thanks for the reply it did me good and gave me a chance to tell my story. Airedales the king of Terriers and my life long friends. Ohio still has a breeder that has descendants from the original Oorang strain that usually went 75 t0 90 lbs. Not good by bench breeders standards. But great if you run up on something that has harm in their hart man or beast I will take a Oorang every time...
 
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Attacks on humans

Coyote attacks on humans are uncommon and rarely cause serious injuries, due
to the relatively small size of the coyote. However, coyote attacks on
humans have increased since 1998 in the state of California. Data from USDA
Wildlife Services, the California Department of Fish & Game, and other
sources show that while 41 attacks occurred during the period of 1988-1997,
48 attacks were verified from 1998 through 2003. The majority of these
incidents occurred in Southern California near the suburban-wildland
interface.[40]

Due to an absence of harassment by residents, urban coyotes lose their
natural fear of humans, which is further worsened by people intentionally
feeding coyotes. In such situations, some coyotes have begun to act
aggressively toward humans, chasing joggers and bicyclists, confronting
people walking their dogs, and stalking small children.[40] Like wolves,
non-rabid coyotes usually target small children, mostly under the age of 10,
though some adults have been bitten.

There are only two recorded fatalities in North America from coyote
attacks.[41] In 1981 in Glendale, California, a coyote attacked toddler
Kelly Keen, who was rescued by her father, but died in surgery due to blood
loss and a broken neck.[40][42] In October 2009, Taylor Mitchell, a
19-year-old folk singer on tour, died from injuries sustained in an attack
by a pair of coyotes while hiking in the Skyline Trail of the Cape Breton
Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada.[43] This may have been the
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I was through the area at about the same time last year--it's not very far off the highway in fairly open land, as you can see from the picture below--I was only about 100 yards off the highway at the time. I'm guessing the two coyotes might've tackled her from behind--if that's the case they'd be awfully hard to fend off, gun or no gun (although I'd prefer a gun, or even a hatchet). Since it is in a National Park there's no hunting there anyway. We've only had coyotes here since 1977, and they're larger than the western ones maybe by 5kg or so, apparently due to some cross-breeding with wolves on their migration eastward. Back when we still could hunt with AR15's they were prime coyote guns, especially wth the tritium-lit Elcan scope for those late-day encounters. I've only seen dead ones, although I've heard them howling from time to time. Scary stuff.
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My HVAC supervisor at work has a great story. He had pet wolves over the years. His favorite was an alpha male. He was great with the kids and family, but didn't tolerate outsiders. Even worse was when outside critters invaded. They had a "pack" of coyotes that had been decimating the local pets. Particularly male dogs. A female coyote in heat would walk around a persons yard. The male dogs would smell sex and go out and get frisky. The female coyote would play for a while, then lead the dog out of sight. Sometimes the dogs owners would hear the fight, often as not they'd just never see their pet again. Some would find the remains, after dinner. Even larger male dogs weren't a match for a few hungry coyotes.

But they met their match. They'd lure the male wolf out of the yard, but soon discover they'd more than met their match. My friend was watching it one night. The female seductress got the wolf to follow her. He was trotting along, took two long strides, reached over and snapped her neck with a single bite. Then stood his ground as the other coyotes came to the rescue. Too late for the female, and a couple of other adventuresome fighters. A 70 or 80# coyote is no match for a full grown timber wolf, one in the 175# range. Big, powerful, and humorless.
 
This is why I dissagree with the bow hunting law here in NYS which reads when bow hunting, no posession of any hand gun or any other firearm, is allowed, what good is one arrow going to do against a pack of yote's ? I believe a change in this law need's to be made for self protection while bow hunting from coyotes and other feral dogs running around in the woods.
 
This is why I dissagree with the bow hunting law here in NYS which reads when bow hunting, no posession of any hand gun or any other firearm, is allowed, what good is one arrow going to do against a pack of yote's ? I believe a change in this law need's to be made for self protection while bow hunting from coyotes and other feral dogs running around in the woods.
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Same stupid law here in North Carolina for both bow and muzzle loader seasons...No handguns allowed. Most folks pay it no attention as like elsewhere, we have two legged predators as well.

My favorite handgun "not to carry" during those forbidden seasons is my 10mm Glock 20.
 
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