I was on a motorcycle ride today on Jamestown. Saw a rather large (30 to 50lbs?) coyote run across the road near Beavertail Lighthouse. This was at 9:00, 9:30am. It was alone, no pack. Didn't look like it had the mange or another issue.
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I've seen them around 4pm in daylight a couple times, tried to get it with the car but the darn thing was too fast. Unless they are actively pestering people during daylight hours they just happen to be moving around during the day.
I've had three in my backyard multiple times withing fifteen feet while my dog was on the leash. They aren't afraid at all. Quite the opposite. This last Saturday my brother and I were talking at 9pm with my 5mo old pup at my feet. Three in the yard within about 15-20 feet. Never even heard a twig snap when I started throwing stuff at them. Next morning my brother and I went ito the woods to see what if anything was out there. There was a pile of my dogs toys in the woods about 70 yards from my tree line. I'm observant and don't miss much and these three have gotten close multiple times and the pup notices them before I do always. One lone one which is always with the other two came to my treeline two weeks ago and I threw rocks...he casually trotted to where the rocks landed and sniffed them like he was going to play fetch. He's distinctive and stands out because he's lighter than the other two. His face legs and chest are bright white and he's all I see in the dark when they're there til the others actually move. I want to get them to keep away from the pup.
They're bringing your dog's toys out into the woods?
I've had three in my backyard multiple times withing fifteen feet while my dog was on the leash. They aren't afraid at all. Quite the opposite. This last Saturday my brother and I were talking at 9pm with my 5mo old pup at my feet. Three in the yard within about 15-20 feet. Never even heard a twig snap when I started throwing stuff at them. Next morning my brother and I went ito the woods to see what if anything was out there. There was a pile of my dogs toys in the woods about 70 yards from my tree line. I'm observant and don't miss much and these three have gotten close multiple times and the pup notices them before I do always. One lone one which is always with the other two came to my treeline two weeks ago and I threw rocks...he casually trotted to where the rocks landed and sniffed them like he was going to play fetch. He's distinctive and stands out because he's lighter than the other two. His face legs and chest are bright white and he's all I see in the dark when they're there til the others actually move. I want to get them to keep away from the pup.
Twitter says there was one seen up the Point also, probably the same one (or an Irish cousin).....with my luck I can just imagine myself staggering out of the Powerhouse Pub (which is now named, I guess aptly, "Murphy's Law") at about 1am, turning the corner onto East First Street and seeing theThere was one sighted on the old railroad tracks next to the BCEC in South Boston in daylight. Abandoned railroad tracks seem to have become a corridor for wildlife,