On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 6:08:57 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 12:41:26 PM UTC-10, Terry Coombs wrote:
> > On 11/28/2019 1:38 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > > On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 6:47:01 AM UTC-10, Terry Coombs wrote:
> > >> On 11/28/2019 10:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >>> On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 11:19:26 AM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> > >>>> On 2019-11-28, Dave Smith > wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> On 2019-11-28 6:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >>>>>> first! We can't kill the beautiful creatures!" versus "They're eating
> > >>>>>> up the landscaping that I paid big bucks to have someone install!"
> > >>>>> bush, but I almost never see them when I am walking back there.
> > >>>> I can relate.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Never seen a wild turkey, but my buddy sed they had
> > >>>> "invaded" his CA neighborhood, prior to his egress to Kansas.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I'd been to his house dozens of times. Typical CA suburban
> > >>>> neighborhood (from 60's) w/ sidewalks, CA ranch-style housing, and all
> > >>>> that.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I was shocked when he told me (from KS) that wild turkey's had taken
> > >>>> over his neighborhood. He would see 'em coming down the street (via
> > >>>> "sidewalks") when he walked his dog!
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Can you shoot 'em? Much like the "wild pig", problem, no. CA is
> > >>>> weird, like that.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> nb
> > >>> If they hadn't systematically tried to eradicate the predators, the
> > >>> problem wouldn't exist.
> > >>>
> > >>> Come to think of it, it's been most of a decade since I've seen a coyote
> > >>> in my back yard.
> > >>>
> > >>> Cindy Hamilton
> > >> Â* We haven't seen any coyotes in our yard , but we can hear them quite
> > >> often . Too bad they don't eat armadillos . Those are becoming a problem
> > >> here .
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Snag
> > >> Yes , I'm old
> > >> and crochety - and armed .
> > >> Get outta my woods !
> > > I've never heard one of those in real life. That would probably give me the heebie-jeebies. The coyotes, not the armadillos. Although I've never heard an armadillo either so maybe...
> >
> > Â* Sounds just like they do in the movies , not at all creepy . It's
> > when you can hear their "chatter" - little yips , growls and soft barks
> > that you should be worried . Because if you can hear that they're
> > probably within fifty feet or so . Coyotes are OK in my book , they
> > perform some important tasks out in the woods , like controlling rodent
> > populations and cleaning up dead animals .
> >
> > --
> > Snag
> > Yes , I'm old
> > and crochety - and armed .
> > Get outta my woods !
>
> I'm probably creeped out by the silence that allows one to hear distant, lonely, sounds. I was in a soundproof room once and it was uncomfortable. My tinnitus is especially loud and you can hear your own heartbeat. It's mostly unnatural. Do coyotes attack people? I don't recall that happening. I suppose they might if you find yourself in a herd of them.

They may attack young children. I'd keep an eye on your kids when out in the bush.