Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] coyotes in Columbia?

[Vern Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Coyotes have always been in Missouri. I remember in my younger days
going out and hunting them with my father. We used to use a record
player with recorded sounds of dieing rabbits. (Yes rabbits do make
sounds)

I doubt this practice is happening as much anymore. At one time
Coyotes were considerd varmit animals and could be killed anytime you
saw one. I am not sure if these laws have changed, but I do know that
since the fur trade has lessoned in recent years, coyotes have little
real value anymore.

The point is this: Coyotes have no real enemies other than man,
mountain lions, and bears. So I would imagine that you would start
seeing them turn up in the suburb locations just like you did in
Southern California as they move looking for food.




On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:46:04 -0600, Jonathan King
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> So I guess it's probably not a huge surprise, but I'm pretty sure I
> saw a coyote trotting along the back of a neighbor's yard early
> yesterday morning.  It was at a fair distance, so I might be mistaken,
> but I don't know of any busy-tailed dogs of that size in our
> neighborhood who could use that coyote-like gait.  I asked my wife,
> and she pointed out that she'd seen a dead coyote along Forum Blvd.
> near the Katy trial a few years back.  My concern with this is only
> that we have one cat who likes to spend a lot of time outdoors, and,
> back in Southern California, the fate of 90% of all missing cats was
> in fact becoming coyote snack food.  Lil is a very tough and really
> smart cat, but coyotes are, too.
> 
> So are coyotes beginning to come into your better suburbs around here?
> Do they display a cat-slaying phenotype?
> 
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