Scared of coyotes?
09-18-2007, 11:20 PM
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Scared of coyotes?
While reading the thread on carrying a sidearm while bowhunting, I was amazed at the amount of hunters mentioning coyotes as being a reason to carry. Surely you guys jest. Loose dogs are much more of a threat in my opinion because they have been domesticated or were at one time and lose their fear of humans. Coyotes...........nah.
09-18-2007, 11:29 PM
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RE: Scared of coyotes?
Never been scared of yotes. They are in fact an amazing animals and in PA, any sign of humans and they get gone fast. The only time I even second guessed was a time we were set up on a wounded doe in the darkness and the yotes started circling us.
Yote, nah like CM said, domestic dogs are more of an issue. I don't think I"ve ever heard of a human/yote casuality or attack. There is nothing in the wild wood of PA that I even think twice about. Black bears flea quick too, all you need to do is make a little noise.
The only thing scary in my PA woods would be another human. I can handle them.
Yote, nah like CM said, domestic dogs are more of an issue. I don't think I"ve ever heard of a human/yote casuality or attack. There is nothing in the wild wood of PA that I even think twice about. Black bears flea quick too, all you need to do is make a little noise.
The only thing scary in my PA woods would be another human. I can handle them.
09-19-2007, 12:09 AM
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RE: Scared of coyotes?
I've hunted them a lot and I've got to know their behavior pretty well. An attack on a human while I can't say never happened would be very...very unlikely...I've never heardof one.
I posted a story not too long ago about having coyotes howling and running around me about 35-40yds awayin the pitch black of night after I just made it in time to my downed doe that just had her tail bit off.
That's just about as aggressive as they will get with humans......letting you know they aren't happy....from a distance. They will keep their distance if you are moving about. I have had them run through my camp site while in my tenton a few occasions though.
I posted a story not too long ago about having coyotes howling and running around me about 35-40yds awayin the pitch black of night after I just made it in time to my downed doe that just had her tail bit off.
That's just about as aggressive as they will get with humans......letting you know they aren't happy....from a distance.
They will keep their distance if you are moving about. I have had them run through my camp site while in my tenton a few occasions though.
09-19-2007, 06:02 AM
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RE: Scared of coyotes?
To have 3 or 4 yotes parallel your movement through the woods isa bit out of character don't you think. I am one of those wimps that will every now and then carry a pistol in my pack. I have seen hundreds of bear and they all ran when they saw me except for two. They were smaller 150 to 200lbs bear. They could have cared less that I was there. Not to mention the porcupines. Try and share a tree stand with one of them.
09-19-2007, 08:53 AM
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RE: Scared of coyotes?
The only coyote that would be a threat would be a rabid one and you could probably kick the thing hard enough to kill it if you had to.
Now if you're in Cougar country like I am, you have reason to be wary. Having had an up close an personal (and killed it) with one I can tell you first hand that these critters mean business. Amazing piece of muscle, teeth and claws.. and they taste just like pork!
Now if you're in Cougar country like I am, you have reason to be wary. Having had an up close an personal (and killed it) with one I can tell you first hand that these critters mean business. Amazing piece of muscle, teeth and claws.. and they taste just like pork!