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Did anyone else see the dead coyote on Hwy 64 between the turn for old 64 and 15-501 towards Pittsboro this morning? I've never seen one, neither live nor dead, so it was quite a shocking sight. At first, I wasn't sure what it was. It didn't appear as though it had missed many meals. Someone's chickens are sleeping soundly tonight.....
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2009, 09:36:14 PM » |
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EEK! But I'm more surprised we don't see more of 'em on our roadsides. I sure hear 'em at night.
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2009, 10:40:56 PM » |
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Did anyone else see the dead coyote on Hwy 64 between the turn for old 64 and 15-501 towards Pittsboro this morning? I've never seen one, neither live nor dead, so it was quite a shocking sight. At first, I wasn't sure what it was. It didn't appear as though it had missed many meals. Someone's chickens are sleeping soundly tonight.....
My wife saw it too. Said she was "pretty sure" it was a coyote. I have seen a lot of them in my lifetime, but didn't see this one so cannot verify. She hasn't seen many, but saw this one. |
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belle
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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2009, 10:56:28 PM » |
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now that I know what to look for, I have seen several. they are larger and a little greyer than a fox.
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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2009, 07:07:23 PM » |
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There was/is a coyote prowling somewhere around Chicken Bridge, Lashley, and Crawford Dairy. My classmate's cat got killed by it and several have seen it. Be extra careful with your pets!
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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2009, 07:36:04 PM » |
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I saw one on the roadside late summer along 64 between PBO and Siler that likely had been hit by a car.
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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2009, 07:36:47 PM » |
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There was/is a coyote prowling somewhere around Chicken Bridge, Lashley, and Crawford Dairy. My classmate's cat got killed by it and several have seen it. Be extra careful with your pets!
One more thing to remember, there never is "a coyote", you may only see one but they are pack animals. They need to be EXTINCT. |
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« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2009, 08:46:51 PM » |
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There was/is a coyote prowling somewhere around Chicken Bridge, Lashley, and Crawford Dairy. My classmate's cat got killed by it and several have seen it. Be extra careful with your pets!
One more thing to remember, there never is "a coyote", you may only see one but they are pack animals. They need to be EXTINCT. not gonna happen. they are a growing population, just like the deer. |
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« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2009, 09:14:45 AM » |
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There was/is a coyote prowling somewhere around Chicken Bridge, Lashley, and Crawford Dairy. My classmate's cat got killed by it and several have seen it. Be extra careful with your pets!
One more thing to remember, there never is "a coyote", you may only see one but they are pack animals. They need to be EXTINCT. Eep. Cheery thought. I don't think they should be extinct, however. Every animal is important to the ecosystem of an area in some way. They keep the vermin population down. |
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« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2009, 09:42:43 AM » |
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Eep. Cheery thought. I don't think they should be extinct, however. Every animal is important to the ecosystem of an area in some way. They keep the vermin population down.
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We didn't have a vermin problem before. Some big shot thought we needed deer in Chatham Co, so the Wildlife Dept shipped in deer here. When deer over populated the area, coyotes were brought in to thin them down. What will the powers that be bring in that is not native to the area to take care of the new vermin, coyotes, mountain lions?
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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2009, 04:59:49 PM » |
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Coyotes are pretty amazing either individually or as a species. They are incredibly smart and need not be "brought in" anywhere. Their territories are constantly expanding. Where there is food there will be coyotes and there is a cyclic nature to their existence. When there is a lot of food, they expand their numbers proportionally, and when there is little, their numbers decline, pretty much tracking rabbit populations in desert areas.
They have adapted far beyond the rabbit population though. Some live off of human garbage, pets, and even the occasional livestock. (They are smart enough that they do not seem to become dependent on it, as farmers will kill them for that behavior.)
I have seen many coyotes working alone or in pairs. They do not seem to pack up the way wolves do, though that may be due to their adaptive nature. The food sources may not really allow for packs to work anymore.
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