On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 1:24:06 PM UTC-10, A Moose in Love wrote:
> 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.

I shall take that under advisement. Better yet, if I find myself out in the bush, I just won't leave the car. On this rock you might get attacked by wild pig but I've never heard that happening to anybody. It is scary to find one stumbling before you from out of the hills at night. That's something that has happened to my wife. Luckily, the only pig we have around here is in a slow cooker. I got that sucker right where he belongs.