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Post by Bentwrench on Apr 10, 2007 20:07:16 GMT -5
Can't figure out how to copy the link, not real computer smart! but go to www.wishtv.com and schroll down to the bottom of the page and play the video about an uncle saving a kid from a coyote attack.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 10, 2007 20:23:32 GMT -5
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 10, 2007 20:28:04 GMT -5
A couple of coyote attack posts from another site...Post #1 - Just got off the phone about an hour ago with my hunting buddy, he told me about his ordeal with a pack of coyotes. Zenon, my hunting partner of 15 years, was out at his property yesterday, trekking through the bush on his snowshoes. We had a lot of snow this year, and with the cool spring we've been having it hasn't melted much. For some reason he didn't like the way his snowshoes were performing, so he took them off, and began trudging through the deep snow. He soon came upon a fairly fresh deer kill, before he got to it, he did see a coyote in the bush, but didn't think much of it. He stopped to look over the kill site, eventually stepping through it and proceeding up a steep hill on the trail. He was struggling to get up the hill, through the deep snow, which was almost up to his knackers, when he stopped to take a rest. As he turned around, he could see 6 coyotes around him in the bush. Just as he went to get the gun off his back, a seventh coyote out of no where, tore up the trail he was on. Zenon had just enough time to squeeze a shot off with his right hand, while his left, blocked the coyote from jumping on him. He said he was sure the yote was going for his neck, luckily the shot hit and killed the coyote. My partner said he was OK, just a few threads ripped on his jacket, and did have a scratch on his ear, but wasn't sure if it was the coyote or a twig he caught while on his trek. He had no idea why this coyote attacked, and could only speculate that maybe when he stepped through the killed site, he had blood on his boots, and the coyote saw him struggling up the steep hill. I told him maybe they felt threatened by you intruding on their kill, and were just protecting their food. We'll never know what went through that yote's mind. But I know someone who's glad he was carrying a gun. I joked, that he should get a shoulder mount of his dead coyote. He did say that he tried dragging the coyote out, but found it to hard in the deep snow, so just left it there. I've said many times on this forum, that I never, but never, walk my property with out a firearm. But I never in my wildest dreams thought at this time of year a coyote might attack a human. I've always thought maybe a black bear, cougar or wolves would be my prime concern. Once the snow melts enough to look for shed horns on my property, I'll be packing enough fire power to put down an elephant. Post #2 - They sure do attack! Here is a post made on another forum: I put on my best camo, (was my best camo) and headed into the woods where I have been seeing a lot of tracks.. I backed up against a tree and pulled some brush against me, it would have been a useless position if I had my crossbow, but since I left it at home I figured it was a good spot. I have been reading all the sites you guys sent to me, it seems pretty rare that these guys get animals closer than a hundred yards or so, so I felt pretty safe.. I hunched down and let the howler go for a bit, still think it sounds like a drunk duck but the coyotes seem to think it sounded pretty darn good. I seen the first one come up over the river bank, and my heart went crazy.. it was the closest I have been to one of these things since I decided to hunt them, probably 75 yards or so right in front of me, then gone again. I was far from stealthy when I stuck the howler in my pocket and popped the squeaker in my mouth, I was concentrating more on what sound I was making than what was happening around me, that's when I seen the nasty looking thing about 10 yards in front of me, head cocked to one side and taking slow steps towards me, he was alone I think. All I could think about is how easy of a shot it would have been if I actually had something to shoot it with, and by the time that thought went through my head it was 5 or 6 feet in front of me, I was sure it was looking me straight in the eye. My excitement turned to concern when I realized it wasn't stopping, just walking right to me.. I of course was still tooting away on my squeaker, almost laughing into it in nervousness. By now I knew it was coming for that sound regardless of what I did, so I decided I would grab it by the scruff if it came closer, and closer it came, lunged at the squeaker that was still making noise as I tried to breath through it. It was in the air when I grabbed it, Dang thing pounced like a cat, I missed his scruff with both hands, one hand had his cheek and the other the top of it's head by the ear.. He was pretty ed, and I could smell his rotten breath and all I remember thinking is how white the teeth were for an ugly animal. It was mere seconds and I had it pinned down under my knee while holding its head to the ground. I had it in a position where it couldn't do any damage to me and I looked around to see if he had any friends nearby, all I could think is why I hadn't read anything like this, and what else could possibly happen. I mumbled something through my teeth about not being a mouse with lots of colorful words included. I took my hand off it's cheek to grab my knife and that's when he turned and got my leg, just above my ankle. It happened pretty quick, didn't feel a thing. About 10 seconds later, neither did he. I learned a few things today, that is for sure. So, my buyers remorse for buying the cheapest yote call Bass Pro had to offer is now gone, I am a firm believer now.
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Post by Bentwrench on Apr 10, 2007 20:30:24 GMT -5
Wow! I'm good, didn't even know I done it. And so fast!
thanks, Woody
I don't think they ever said where this happened but it's sure be a problem that we here more of in the future. And you know gun control along with more urban shooting laws will not help.
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Post by tmarsh83 on Apr 10, 2007 22:00:41 GMT -5
I've talked to a handfull of people this year who have been stalked in woods around whitley and noble county. Been growled at while getting in or out of the woods, and one guy that was cut off getting to his truck, TWICE.
They are getting more bold, get a few of them together, and I don't doubt for a second they will go after someone...
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 11, 2007 4:18:22 GMT -5
I hate those things. We hear them all the time, they're guaranteed to set the dogs off.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 11, 2007 5:58:47 GMT -5
NEW JERSEY BOY SAVES TODDLER FROM COYOTE
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Wildlife officials are investigating what could be the first coyote attack on a human in New Jersey following a backyard attack on a toddler that was foiled by an 11-year-old.
Playing in the back yard of his Middletown Township home with his 22-month-old nephew over the weekend, 11-year-old Ryan Palludan first thought the animal that bolted into the yard just before dark was a deer.
But when it grabbed little Liam Sadler in its jaws, Palludan instinctively sprang into action, yelling and kicking at the attacker which was later determined to be a coyote.
"It ran real fast, and in 10 seconds it was on Liam's back, biting the back of his head and his neck," Palludan said. "My dad and I chased it into the woods, and my sister got Liam inside.
"My dad turned to walk away and it came running back at him. I yelled, 'Dad, it's coming for you!' and he chased it away again. But it didn't go all the way into the woods," Palludan explained. "It was kind of staying on the edge. It wanted its food."
The toddler's grandfather, Philip Palludan, who he is familiar with coyotes having seen them out West, said the animal that attacked the toddler was about the size of a German shepherd.
Authorities were still looking for the animal Tuesday.
Township administrator Robert Czech said that while officials don't have independent confirmation, the attack on the toddler and the descriptions of a few other possible sightings may mean coyotes are lurking in nearby neighborhoods. The township is some 40 miles southwest of New York City.
Liam, who lives in Crestview, Fla., is undergoing a series of rabies shots as a precaution. He suffered bites on his head and neck, but is doing fine, relatives said.
Coyotes who venture into populated area have been in the news recently in other places. Last week, one sauntered into a Chicago sandwich restaurant through an open door, and plopped down inside a walk-in cooler filled with soda and juice before animal control officers removed it.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Apr 11, 2007 6:10:10 GMT -5
I have not been attacked, but I have been trailed, surrounded, & challenged a few time times by the yotes. Much more of rush than buck fever when it's dark and you cannot see beyond your flashlight beam. Sure am glad we can legally carry pistols in archery season now.
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Post by huxbux on Apr 11, 2007 8:32:42 GMT -5
They're certainly getting brazen around here. I spied one at the edge of a woodlot just north of Zionsville this past winter. I stopped my truck on the road and yelled at him from about 50 yards off and he just stood there eyeballing me. I picked up a couple rocks to throw at him and walked up to within throwing distance. I heaved three rocks his way before he finally decided to run off. Even then, he didn't go but about 50 yards away, turned around and sat down to look at me. I didn't have a firearm with me, if so, he would've been history.
I usually remain in my tree stand until dark. On some occasions before it was legal to carry a pistol while bow hunting, I've been forced to stay up there a lot longer than I wanted to, as I heard a pack of coyotes howling all around me and watched them run by in the moonlight down in the HNF. A half dozen of those buggers all around you after dark while carrying only a bow, is unnerving to say the least.
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Post by jkd on Apr 11, 2007 11:29:00 GMT -5
I've had a couple of similar experiences, huxbux, getting trailed coming back at dark from a stand on our farm... I now pack my Ruger P95DC...
One of the Randy Anderson coyote dvd's I've got had a sequence where a group of guys were hunting in the SW, and guy working the rabbit squeal was set up about 30 yards from a line of brush sitting on the ground.... yote came tearing out of the scrub at full sprint and jumped right at his face... he didn't see the animal until it was almost on him, and stuck his foot up in the air to block the charge.... rest of his crew thought it was pretty funny, but you could tell it scared the crap out of him....
Good reason to yote hunt with a partner... two sets of eyes are better than one...
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Post by swilk on Apr 11, 2007 14:45:13 GMT -5
I had a young yote pounce on me turkey hunting a few years ago.
I was in a blow down with a slate call ..... just "felt" something close by. I turned my head just as he was airborne.
Our eyes met ..... as soon as I saw him he saw me and realized i was not a turkey.
He hit me running in mid-air and was gone so fast I couldnt get the gun up.
Not really an "attack" story ..... but it scared the crap out of me.
My dad still laughs when we talk about it .....
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