Fatal coyote encounter in E. Canada

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The eastern Coyote must be larger and more aggressive than our western variety. Too bad that they at least did not carry good stout hiking sticks. 911 does not work in the outback.

Taylor Mitchell, a 19-year-old Toronto singer whose debut album was released in March, has died in a Nova Scotia hospital after being mauled by coyotes in a Cape Breton park.

Mitchell was hiking Tuesday on the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park when she was attacked by two coyotes. Another hiker, who was walking nearby, heard her cries for help and called 911.

Officers arrived about 3:15 p.m., and one of the coyotes fled into the bush. The other coyote was shot and limped away.

Toronto singer killed by coyotes - thestar.com
 
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Hiking sticks my butt, they needed GUNS.
Coyotes are a real problem around here, though they haven't killed anybody yet. Still, I don't go out in my back field without some sort of gun on me.
 
I'm always interested in wild animal attacks. Thanks for posting this.

I'll pass it on to a couple of Canadian friends.

Canis latrans is a very intelligent animal, and readily interbreeds with large feral dogs to produce the so-called "coydogs." They can be quite dangerous.

"Coyote" is an Anglo corruption of the Nahautl (Aztec) word, "coyotl". Just in case anyone wondered...;)

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"I'm always interested in wild animal attacks." Texas Star

Me too, and I'm suspicious of this and other reports of coyotes attacking adult humans --- there are no authenticated instances of coyotes attacking full grown homo sapiens that I can find. There are some reports of coyotes attacking infants and toddlers, and there may be the odd case of a rabid coyote nipping an adult, but any case of predation has escaped my careful attention.

As an experienced predator caller, I can say that I've never known of any coyote that wanted anything to do with humans, much less attack them (however enticing I've tried to be...). Even J. Frank Dobie's extensive anecdotal account of the natural history of coyotes and their interaction with humans doesn't mention acts of predation on humans. Not saying it didn't happen in the referenced incident, but I suspect that there's more to the story, and maybe less to the accuracy of the reported details.
 
I've never been up in my woods without a gun. Even growing up... if I went in the woods with my father he had one... or my older brother did. Until I was old enough to handle a proper gun (proper for the woods) I never ventured far into the woods alone. These days I still always have a gun.. usually the .357 and / or the .44 and / or the 12 gauge.

Last year when my dog was still around, I had coyotes real bad... every night you'd hear them yippin. I had a line that I would clip my dog to when he had to go out... he had about 10 feet of slack on either side of the line and about a 50 foot run... that went right up to the edge of the woods. I always stood at the door with a gun and watched him until he came in. Just a fact of life around here.
 
WC145 said:
Hiking sticks my butt, they needed GUNS.
Coyotes are a real problem around here, though they haven't killed anybody yet. Still, I don't go out in my back field without some sort of gun on me.
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I had 3 of them surround me out in our back field a couple of years ago. Wouldn't go without some sort of weapon anymore, they're getting braver every year.
 
I think that at least some of the more aggressive coyotes are really coydogs.

Don't keep a coyote for a pet, even if legal. In college, I wrote an article on a guy who owned a pet store. He had repeatedly sold the SAME coyote to a guy who owned a club. He bought the cute canid for several of his dancers. It always ravaged their dressing rooms, cars, etc., and they insisted that he take it back.

Coyotes are wild animals, and act like it.

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Around here they will stalk you even while your out hunting . I ALWAYS carry a gun in the woods here . Last week they surrounded my neighbor while he was deer hunting , staying just out of sight howling and yelping . He said it really creeped him out .
 
Coyotes are fine when they have a 'healthy' fear of humans. When they are in an unhunted population they become bold over time. That's part of the reason I shot one in my back yard/property 2 weeks ago, one hour after daybreak.
 
two from the east

The eastern Coyote must be larger and more aggressive than our western variety.
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Two Eastern coyotes...

on the tailgate of a Chevy 1500
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another on the wall
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jkc said:
"I'm always interested in wild animal attacks." Texas Star

Me too, and I'm suspicious of this and other reports of coyotes attacking adult humans --- there are no authenticated instances of coyotes attacking full grown homo sapiens that I can find. There are some reports of coyotes attacking infants and toddlers, and there may be the odd case of a rabid coyote nipping an adult, but any case of predation has escaped my careful attention.

As an experienced predator caller, I can say that I've never known of any coyote that wanted anything to do with humans, much less attack them (however enticing I've tried to be...). Even J. Frank Dobie's extensive anecdotal account of the natural history of coyotes and their interaction with humans doesn't mention acts of predation on humans. Not saying it didn't happen in the referenced incident, but I suspect that there's more to the story, and maybe less to the accuracy of the reported details.
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I also have experience in predator calling and that coupled with over 50 years of deer hunting has taught me to never trust a coyote and even less so, a pack of them. They seem less afraid of humans in these parts and will have no problem killing dogs and cats right in the backyard of the local farms.

You are right, until now, I have never heard of a documented event where a coyote killed a full grown human. I've done some research on this incident and it does indeed look like two coyotes killed this young woman. Other hikers heard her screams and Canadian authorities are claiming this a coyote kill without any reservations. Maybe more will unfold down the road?
 
Out here in Arizona, we have a different coyote problem. The miscreants who smuggle illegal aliens across our southern border are called "coyotes." Hundreds and sometimes thousands of illegals are pouring across our border daily, with many of them committing crimes of kidnapping, rape and murder daily. The government seems to be able to do nothing about it, and has persecuted our local sheriff, Joe Arpaio, for rounding them up as best he can. But don't get me started...
 
Interesting post, as I was awoken last night at 3:00 AM by the howls of a pack of coyotes in the back woods of my property. The howling then turned into the sound of a dog fighting for it's life (a terrible sound...), followed by silence. I was disappointed that it was not closer to light, as I would have gone out and taken care of a couple of them as they dined...

They are pretty evasive creatures, as I never actually see them, but I have seen a few dead deer over the past couple of years. I also think it would be a very rare instance for them to actually go after a adult human, but I've got a three year old, and I don't go for walks in the woods without a piece.
 
This attack in Nova Scotia evidently made the news pretty big-time in Canada.

I got a mesage on another board from a girl whom I know, in Ontario. She had heard about it on the TV news.

I wish I could say that it won't happen again, but I think that Canadian firearms policies and the sheeple nature of the vast majority of the public will see recurrences.

And we'll probably see some attacks on this side of the border, too. Coyotes already infest some Dallas suburbs, and I'm sure that this is true of other cities.

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