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Newton neighbors concerned about coyotes so expert Q&A
http://newton.wickedlocal.com/article/20150401/NEWS/150409402/?Start=2
Seems very misleading. In the context of protecting your animals, there are surely situations that are justified in shooting a coyote even if you're not hunting.
I agree you need to stand your ground but blowing a whistle seems pretty weak. At least get an air horn!
Newton neighbors concerned about coyotes so expert Q&A
http://newton.wickedlocal.com/article/20150401/NEWS/150409402/?Start=2
One night about two weeks ago Jeff Lieb’s black mini poodle, Trixie, woke him up in the middle of the night to go outside. Lieb got out of bed and made his way to let her out into the fenced back yard on Parker Street. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
He had no idea that was going to be the last time he would ever see the family pet.
One man told the group that after his Westie went missing six years ago he suspected coyotes, which showed up often near the back of his yard shortly after.
“They were looking for more,” he said.
He asked if he could buy a pellet gun to remove a coyote from his property.
The experts both said shooting a coyote, even if it were on private property would amount to hunting. Torres recommended carrying a cayenne based pepper spray, a stick or a whistle and scaring the animal off instead.
Seems very misleading. In the context of protecting your animals, there are surely situations that are justified in shooting a coyote even if you're not hunting.
I agree you need to stand your ground but blowing a whistle seems pretty weak. At least get an air horn!
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