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10-29-2009, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Sakimano
absolutely it could..
I was running on a trail last winter.. it was about 5:00 am and I saw what was clearly a cat of some sort dart across in front of me.. it ran over into a field..
when I looked in his direction, the head lamp that I was wear illuminated it's eyes and all I could see was this yellowish-orange glow looking back at me.. 
I'm not a wildlife expert, but it was NOT a stray house cat.. 
I work with a guy that's a big hunter.. I gave him as good of a description as I could and he figures it was probably a grey fox... however, he said that there are plenty of coyotes around here.. even in mid-Michigan. |
Or in other words...
"I saw a fox once. I think."
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10-29-2009, 10:52 AM
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We live on the outskirts of Denver, and have many greenbelts between the subdivisions. The greenbelts bring all kinds of animals from the foothills and plains nearby. I've seen coyotes regularly here. None of them would EVER seem like a serious threat to humans - they're the size of skinny, mid-size dogs. (Dog owners, however, are warned to keep their dogs on leashes as coyotes do pick dogs and cats off regularly.) I don't know - throw a bunch of coyotes together or make them of the 75-pound variety mentioned above and I would have much more concern. Still, I am much more worried about running into a mountain lion or bear (or even a rattlesnake) here than the coyotes. And, all that being said, I'm really glad those animals are still even in the ecosystem to begin with.
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10-29-2009, 10:59 AM
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The Coyotes must be smarter then I give them credit for.
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10-29-2009, 11:23 AM
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Yet another demonstration of the foolishness of heading off alone into the wild. Wilderness is beautiful, but it does not care that you think so.
Buddy up.
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10-29-2009, 12:35 PM
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Or in other words...
"I saw a fox once. I think."
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yeah... but I'm not sure.
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10-29-2009, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Misterray
Yet another demonstration of the foolishness of heading off alone into the wild. Wilderness is beautiful, but it does not care that you think so.
Buddy up.
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Or carry one of these:
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10-29-2009, 01:22 PM
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I'm verklempt to think they are still in the ecosystem, it's wonderful and changes everything.
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10-29-2009, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Ezekiel P. Jebediah
Wow. Coyotes are like, what, 50 lbs? It would take about 8 of them to even scare me. And I'm not really a tough guy, but come on....this chick must have weighed 80 lbs. Eat some potatoes honey.
Totally going to Hell for this post. Then again I really don't care about folk music.
RIP
There, I feel better.
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Coyotes are incredibly fierce animals. I know a guy who tried to free a coyote who was stuck in a barbed wire fence on MSU's farms and the critter shredded his arms. Guy weighs 200 pounds. MSU Police had to come out and shoot the animal and convince my friend to go to the ER.
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10-29-2009, 01:22 PM
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I think that rule one is never run from a predator and carry a stick. Runners or joggers raise the interest of big cats especially. Or take a Russian Wolfhound on your walk-run. They are one of the few dogs that can catch a coyote on the run and will then rip them to shreds.
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10-29-2009, 01:39 PM
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Good Lord, no kidding. I think everyone in here just needs to take a moment to paws and reflect before trying to make a joke out of everything.
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How does that 10% taste?
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10-29-2009, 01:41 PM
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Good Lord, no kidding. I think everyone in here just needs to take a moment to paws and reflect before trying to make a joke out of everything.
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How does that 10% taste?
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Why don't you tell us?
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10-29-2009, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ezekiel P. Jebediah
Wow. Coyotes are like, what, 50 lbs? It would take about 8 of them to even scare me. And I'm not really a tough guy, but come on....this chick must have weighed 80 lbs. Eat some potatoes honey.
Totally going to Hell for this post. Then again I really don't care about folk music.
RIP
There, I feel better.
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Too bad it wasn't your chicken-**** ass they tore up, you dunce.
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10-29-2009, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by richwig
Coyotes are incredibly fierce animals. I know a guy who tried to free a coyote who was stuck in a barbed wire fence on MSU's farms and the critter shredded his arms. Guy weighs 200 pounds. MSU Police had to come out and shoot the animal and convince my friend to go to the ER. |
But Ezekial is way tougher and more of a man than your wimpy friend.
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10-29-2009, 01:47 PM
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Yikes. Coyote Ugly!
At least now we know coyotes aren't shallow.
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10-29-2009, 01:51 PM
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Yikes. Coyote Ugly!
At least now we know coyotes aren't shallow.
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I'm sure she's pretty on the inside...
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10-29-2009, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by goodbar
Good Lord, no kidding. I think everyone in here just needs to take a moment to paws and reflect before trying to make a joke out of everything.
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How does that 10% taste?
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Call out fail.
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10-29-2009, 01:52 PM
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They really must not have liked her music.
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10-29-2009, 02:07 PM
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A few years ago I was in Banff National Park (Canadian Rockies) when a woman from Canmore was out hiking and was attacked by a bear and killed. The prevailing local opinion was that, while this incident was tragic, they'd chosen to live in a wilderness area, and this is the price that occasionally they must pay.
One person pointed out that if there's a fatal accident on a highway, you don't talk about closing the highway. This sort of event is extremely rare. The main thing is to secure your trash so the bears don't become habituated to humans.
I stayed in the town, being a coward.
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10-29-2009, 02:24 PM
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Or carry one of these:
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That'll work as a buddy in a situation like this one.
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10-29-2009, 02:31 PM
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Evidently they were dogging her? 
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10-29-2009, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob Sakimano
absolutely it could..
I was running on a trail last winter.. it was about 5:00 am and I saw what was clearly a cat of some sort dart across in front of me.. it ran over into a field..
when I looked in his direction, the head lamp that I was wear illuminated it's eyes and all I could see was this yellowish-orange glow looking back at me..
I'm not a wildlife expert, but it was NOT a stray house cat..
I work with a guy that's a big hunter.. I gave him as good of a description as I could and he figures it was probably a grey fox... however, he said that there are plenty of coyotes around here.. even in mid-Michigan. |
Coyotes are everywhere.... I live in Northville, where there have been numerous sightings, and I've personally heard a pack howling at night.
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If you can read lips, watch the end of the Iowa game after the last drive that Tater Tot was in...DickRod grabs him and starts yelling...I'm pretty sure he said "Oh DAMMIT! Do you have a boner again?".
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10-29-2009, 03:31 PM
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Yeah - I'm sure you could have plugged all eight of them before they got you.
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Damn right. Well, six of them anyway. The other two would have had their skulls smashed in by it. Not saying I wouldn't take some injuries, but I'd live.
In reality, one shot in their general direction and they'd all run off...
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10-29-2009, 03:38 PM
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TTINLW (this thread is no longer worthless):
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What a woofer
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10-29-2009, 03:39 PM
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Obviously she ran with the wrong pack...
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