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That's just it exactly Bill, rural Coyotes don't behave in the same manner as city Coyotes who seemingly have no fear.

keep you squeaky toys on a leash

That's wild man! I guess the coyotes out here are still 'wild' per say.

Open carry

they roam my yard mid day too in town. As far as im concerned, they are free pest control. They recently caught a red squirrel at 2am on my front lawn. The noise they made as they fought over the meal scared the bejesus out of us as it was literally 15 feet from our bedroom window, however another red squirrel dead is great as far as I am concerned. Free vermin removal.

Definitely mange going around in a lot of them I see in town. Might be nature's way of keeping the population density under control. I agree with you about "rural" Coyotes. Up here at my cottage in Frontenac, they're like ghosts. We hear them howling at night, but if you do see one it's always at a distance...usually further than the lethal range of a .223. Perhaps that's why...

That poor guy has some serious mange.

Same in Oakville. A pair come strutting down the sidewalk in front of my house every day at 7 am like clockwork, for over a year now. Must be making/marking the rounds of their territory. They have occasionly followed me at a distance (50 to 100ft) when I'm walking my dog. I don't think they want to eat my Pointer, it just seems like they're curious about a fellow canine. If my dog gives them a little growl or I turn around and say "boo" they bolt away with their tail tucked between their legs. My understanding is when there have been interactions with domestic (pet) dogs, it's more of an aggressive/dominance behavior...like two alpha dogs fighting...rather than the Coyote looking for a meal. Just part of the local urban wildlife scene now. They apparently do a good job of keeping the local rodent population controlled. My buddy that owns a restaurant up the street, says he no longer sees many rats in the dumpsters behind his strip mall. They're just like Raccoons without the mask...they've also taken over the cleaning up the curbside garbage role. There's little old ladies with their Yorkies and Chihuahuas in the neighborhood who get freaked out when they see them...but in my opinion, they're harmless. There was only one instance of a person being bit by a Coyote last year in Ontario...someone was regularly feeding it, so it lost its fear of humans. Meanwhile, there were over 5000 dog bites that required a visit to Emergency last year in the Province. I assess my risk accordingly.

Not here in Hamilton, they're highly visible, even in mid day in many high traffic areas. I myself have been followed by them when walking my dog. Where my daughter works (west Hamilton) they're often seen following dog walkers in broad daylight, in fact she was just telling me of a close encounter yesterday morning where the dog owner said she's often followed by Coyotes when walking her (large) dog.

This is a video I took still photos of off the TV. The lady didn't realize it was a coyote. A good dose of bear spray would have prevented this. The coyote even returned to try again. Thank fully the little guy survived but it was a very long and painful process. And you can be sure he went through Hell and he will never forget it. I don't know about the eastern cities but this is happening all too frequently out west here. Coyotes even approaching and circling people that don't have a dog with them. I'm sure most of you are aware of this, just a reminder if there are coyotes in your area. Keep your head on a swivel and pay attention to your dog if he becomes alert of something. It could be a squirrel, a cat, or worse.

I was walking along a dirt road up at Nipissing a few years back and this big girl walked right up to me. I got the impression she was just curious about me as this road didn't carry too much traffic.

Yes you are right, actual attacks on humans by a coyote is extremely rare, pretty much unheard of. As far as moose moose killing more people than any other critter is a result of vehicle collisions with one.

I PMed you with a few questions

The media always overblows the actual risk. I personally don't consider a Coyote following you at a distance very newsworthy. But creating "fear" keeps the eyeballs tuned to the channel. Jeez...I'd be on the news a dozen times already. Like all Canines, from my experience they seem naturally curious...and often they're being fed by misguided "animal lovers", so they start associating humans with a free handout. However, actual attacks on humans are extremely rare. The most dangerous animal in Canada is the Moose...kills more people than any other critter. .

Out here It's unusual to go for a drive in any direction from the city and not see any no matter what time of day or night.

They may seem and be harmless there but as you can see by the picks, not the case here. This is just one of many incidents out here. I had another video also on the local news from a door bell camera across the street where a coyote followed a lady out for a walk right up the steps to the front door. The coyote was obviously at a distance behind her as she managed to get her door unlocked and inside.

I live in the country with a lake in front of me, woods behind me and I'm pretty much surrounded by farms yet coyotes are about the most rare of all the critters around here, infact I've been here 15 years and have only seen 4 coyotes total. I do sometimes hear them howling off in the distance very early in the mornings but that's it.

oh no was the pup ok? hopefully got checked out by a vet , i'm sure if there were puncture wounds antibiotics are needed.

AKRISONER just a little word of caution. Been in the marine business for over 20 years. As soon as a boat comes in take a picture of all sides and any damage, scratches,etc. Take pictures of before work is done and after work is complete. Get the owner to fill out a work order in advance in his or her hand writing being explicit as to what they want done and ensure you document the date and time you call them to come and pick up their boat, and how many times you call. While most boaters are good people there are others that do not belong on this planet and will try to take advantage of you. I've seen it all. They come in for an oil change and want a new boat back, or accuse you of damaging their boat and will settle for a free repair. Electrical problems are the most time consuming and expensive repairs if you have to chase the problems through out the boat and through the different harnesses.You fix something, they come back a year later after having used it for a full summer and tell you something is wrong again, and want a warranty repair. Get a credit card or a substantial deposit to ensure the boat owner has some skin in the game, if not, you may be the owner of a boat and it will cost you 500 plus to scrap a boat or a lot of heart aches to try and sell it for what you have in it. Its a cheap way for someone to dispose of a boat.Its not a neccessity like a car. They just leave it with you. Not a joke... I know...Anyone want to buy a boat, or seadoos I have a few of them.