Coyotes getting worrisome

[ovrszd]

I agree on the wolf howls. Cold blooded killers. I had an encounter up in Montana a few years ago on a spring bear hunt. It walked past at about 75 yards and the hair on my arms stood up. Those son of a guns are big.

I've been within a 200 feet of two in the Colorado Rockies. Mutual respect. Both times the Wolf broke contact. Remarkable creatures.

 

[roadhunter]

I've been within a 200 feet of two in the Colorado Rockies. Mutual respect. Both times the Wolf broke contact. Remarkable creatures.

That's pretty impressive as there are not many wolves in Colorado.

 

[ovrszd]

That's pretty impressive as there are not many wolves in Colorado.

Yep. First one was 10 years ago at the top of Black Bear Pass. Friend of mine lives in Alamosa. He denied my sighting saying there were no Wolves in Colorado. He has since recanted that statement.

 

[prichard]

We have always had coyotes near. Seems like mostly spring and fall. I suspect they are up in the mountains in summer and move to lower ground for winter but I could be wrong. I'm quite used to hearing them and then my dogs barking back at them. One night I'd swear I heard a full out wolf howl right outside the house. I sat bolt upright in bed and didn't hear it anymore. I seriously doubt it was a wolf. I'm almost certain there are no wolves here. But I've often wondered if it was a coyote or a local dog which I never heard before or since.

 

[roadhunter]

Yep. First one was 10 years ago at the top of Black Bear Pass. Friend of mine lives in Alamosa. He denied my sighting saying there were no Wolves in Colorado. He has since recanted that statement.

I remember the Colorado DOW denying wolves for years. I remember s there was talk of relocating more to RMNP a while back and it was quite the hot topic.

We get an occasional straggler from Wyoming around here but nothing serious. Ranchers won't tolerate them around here so I doubt they would ever make it long term.

Looks like you even have a few in Missouri.
Hunter kills Gray Wolf in central Missouri | FOX2now.com

 

[ovrszd]

I remember the Colorado DOW denying wolves for years. I remember s there was talk of relocating more to RMNP a while back and it was quite the hot topic.

We get an occasional straggler from Wyoming around here but nothing serious. Ranchers won't tolerate them around here so I doubt they would ever make it long term.

Looks like you even have a few in Missouri.
Hunter kills Gray Wolf in central Missouri | FOX2now.com

It's my "radical" belief that many States introduce animals into the ecosystem that they rarely admit. Wolves in Colorado. Cougars in Missouri. Etc., etc.

 

[k0ua]

It's my "radical" belief that many States introduce animals into the ecosystem that they rarely admit. Wolves in Colorado. Cougars in Missouri. Etc., etc.

I have often wondered...

 

[Redlands Okie]

Just keep in mind that a small pack of coyotes (4 to 6 for example) has no problem taking down the biggest meanest dog you have seen. So keep your pets close to the house at night. I have seen the results several times. North central Oklahoma and west Texas are areas i have lived in with this issue.

 

[check]

We have always had coyotes near. Seems like mostly spring and fall. I suspect they are up in the mountains in summer and move to lower ground for winter but I could be wrong. I'm quite used to hearing them and then my dogs barking back at them. One night I'd swear I heard a full out wolf howl right outside the house. I sat bolt upright in bed and didn't hear it anymore. I seriously doubt it was a wolf. I'm almost certain there are no wolves here. But I've often wondered if it was a coyote or a local dog which I never heard before or since.

We used to freak out the cottage neighbours when I would sit out on the deck and howl until my Airedale Terrier joined in, so that now there was two of us. (He was better at it than I was, but it took a while to get him going). The next day all the talk on the bay was about the wolf howls the night before!

 

[prichard]

We used to freak out the cottage neighbours when I would sit out on the deck and howl until my Airedale Terrier joined in, so that now there was two of us. (He was better at it than I was, but it took a while to get him going). The next day all the talk on the bay was about the wolf howls the night before!��

LMAO. That's awesome.

 

[DaveNJ]

We used to freak out the cottage neighbours when I would sit out on the deck and howl until my Airedale Terrier joined in, so that now there was two of us. (He was better at it than I was, but it took a while to get him going). The next day all the talk on the bay was about the wolf howls the night before!��

There's lots of ruburbanites (urban folks living in the country) in my area who tend to similarly mistake identity of animal calls. While at a party in a neighbors house, myself and one other old local were the lone voices insisting that recent horrible sounds at night were not from a cougar or fisher cat, but from foxes. No population of Fishers or Cougars around here for centuries. One of the kids searched audio for fox calls and cranked up the volume oh his laptop. The sounds of vindication.

 

[check]

There's lots of ruburbanites (urban folks living in the country) in my area who tend to similarly mistake identity of animal calls. While at a party in a neighbors house, myself and one other old local were the lone voices insisting that recent horrible sounds at night were not from a cougar or fisher cat, but from foxes. No population of Fishers or Cougars around here for centuries. One of the kids searched audio for fox calls and cranked up the volume oh his laptop. The sounds of vindication.

Wouldn't have helped them "out' our little fake Wolfe howl trick - we are that good! And wouldn't want to spoil the cottagers' excitement anyway. We are quite close to Algonquin Park in Ontario,which has lots of Wolves, and they are considered part of the attraction to this area. (The locals do hear them howling on occasion.)