So 3-4 times a week I hike up to the water tower. It is behind the homes next to the rolling hills. I do 77 railroad tie stairs 5-7 times up and down and then continue up to the water tower on the dirt road. Today as I'm at the top of the stairs I see I nice sized coyote come out from the bushes (where I walk). Yikes, I have Roscoe with me so I immediately put the leash on him. Coyote doesn't see me and I make sure Roscoe doesn't see coyote. I watch him as he continues into the hills and out of site. So I continue on my hike to the water tower. Question: If that happened close up do you think coyote would attack because of Roscoe being there? I've run into coyotes before but I wasn't walking my dog and we just ignore each other and go on our way.
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10-30-2013, 09:44 AM #1WendiGuest
Coyote Sighting on my hike - Too close for comfort
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10-30-2013, 09:47 AM #2Senior Member
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Only in some strange circumstance will they generally bother you. They're pretty schitzo creatures.
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10-30-2013, 09:58 AM #3Senior Member
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Kim has seen one on her walk with our dog jack. She walks him in a concrete river bed in Rancho and thats where the COyote was but on the opposite side. The coyote saw jack but jack did not see the coyote. Kim turned around and started booking it back to the main street, foothill. She said she looked ahead and the Coyote was ahead of them just watching them from the opposite side still, like stalking them....The side the Coyote was on had a fence so nothing ever happened.
Another time, I was walking jack on the bike path trail and when it crossed baseline, I saw a Coyote on the other side of the street and the Coyote saw Jack and me. I made a quick left and sprinted to a gas station with the lights on and a couple cars filling up. I looked back and saw the Coyote cross the street but in the bushes this time....Needless to say, I waited until it walked away and I didnt see it anymore.
Both instances happened between 5-630am when it is not completely light out.
If I walk early in the morning now, I take a golf club just in case.
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10-30-2013, 10:01 AM #4WendiGuestAll my run ins and sightings are after 8:00 am. But I hike in the hills in their territory. I'm going to take a golf club with me just in case I have to beat the crap out of it.
Originally Posted by riverrunner1984
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10-30-2013, 10:04 AM #5Senior Member
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Exactly, I am not worried about myself just about my dog. I want to be able to beat the Coyote off of Jack. Originally Posted by Wendi
I also got Kim a Taser last year to walk with but she is scared of it. Amazon has it for like $25. Ill look for it and post a link
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10-30-2013, 10:04 AM #6WESTERNAEROGuest
How to handle coyotes 101, class dismissed.
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10-30-2013, 10:06 AM #7WendiGuestEwwwe. Poor Wiley why did you kill him? Originally Posted by WESTERNAERO
How to handle coyotes 101, class dismissed.
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10-30-2013, 01:54 PM #8Senior Member
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[QUOTE=WESTERNAERO;47886]How to handle coyotes 101, class dismissed.
More than one way.
They need to learn to look both ways before crossing the race track.
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10-30-2013, 08:19 PM #9Senior Member
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That dog looks calm, did you take a class with Cesar? Originally Posted by WESTERNAERO
How to handle coyotes 101, class dismissed.
We don't bother whispering sweet nothings into there ears here in Arizona.
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10-30-2013, 08:53 PM #10GRADSGuestThat is just sad. Originally Posted by WESTERNAERO
How to handle coyotes 101, class dismissed.
This thread should have a warning.
Edit: Oh fuck, it got worse..... Hotboat put a warning on this thread!
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