Indicator of major potential problems?

KerrTexas

KerrTexas

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An article was recently published in the Orange County Register about problems residents in Southern California are having with Coyotes. Quote from the article...

" Though it’s legal to kill a coyote that is threatening or damaging a person or property, few residents have the skills to do so... "

That remark frightens me for some reason.

Complete article : http://www.ocregister.com/articles/coyotes-634338-coyote-areas.html

 
Indeed. It is not so hard to kill a coyote. Not that one should for no reason, but if they are attacking your dogs and threatening your children, laying out traps and using a gun is not hard. Unless one is scared to lay traps and shoot a gun.

This kind of insane fear reminds me of the monkey story, where two women had a pet monkey and got it drunk, then the monkey went nuts and attacked one of them. The other one , instead of trying to pull the monkey off called 911 and pleaded with the operator for help .... as she watched the monkey eat the other womans face. The victim lived but is now horribly disfigured. But it didn't have to happen. If the one woman had not been overcome with fear she could of saved her friend.... but she dialed 911 instead and waited.

It comes down to self reliance. One has to be able to handle things yourself in dangerous situations and not be 100% dependent on the nation state to take care of all dangerous things for you.

 
An article was recently published in the Orange County Register about problems residents in Southern California are having with Coyotes. Quote from the article..." Though it’s legal to kill a coyote that is threatening or damaging a person or property, few residents have the skills to do so... "
That remark frightens me for some reason.
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As you know, Kerr, I live in the OC. About five months ago, I was coming out of my garage into my front yard a couple minutes after sunrise only to watch a scrawny coyote trotting right down the street with seemingly no fear of me whatsoever! Fast forward to about three weeks ago, as I was walking my golden retriever on our usual route around my neighborhood street, as we turned the final corner to home I noticed something on the front lawn of the house on the corner. As I stopped and inspected it more closely, it was the remains of a cat head. No less than 2 feet from it was the end of the cat's front paw...and that was all I could see of it. Knowing wildlife as I do, this was clearly the mark of a coyote. I could not identify whose cat it may have been, but it was certainly taken by a coyote. As such, I have gone around to all my neighbors to inform them that we may have a coyote problem and that, if I ever confront one in the neighborhood again I am going to take it out with my 22.
And I fully echo and support titorite's admonition about self reliance. No matter what some may say about "it takes a village", it is just simple common sense that any person should be able to deal with threats to their life and well-being as best they can. Counting on someone else is not an effective strategy.

RMT

 
An article was recently published in the Orange County Register about problems residents in Southern California are having with Coyotes. Quote from the article...
" Though it’s legal to kill a coyote that is threatening or damaging a person or property, few residents have the skills to do so... "

That remark frightens me for some reason.

Complete article : http://www.ocregister.com/articles/coyotes-634338-coyote-areas.html
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6 years later, they don't want guns, but they still want them to be safe from coyotes?

 
Lately there has been several commentaries about bears.

Some are saying bears don't hunt humans.

I do NOT agree with that at all. Yes they do. They will do it if they figure they can get it done without injury to themselves. That is the way all predators hunt. Especially for the solitary predators. To get injured is a death sentence, and they know it.

Bears are notorious for circling back for an attack. They make it seem as though they retreated when in fact they did not do so at all.

As far as a bear hunting a human being rare, rare doesn't matter when you're the one being hunted by ANY predator. And you're a fool if you pretend that bears aren't calculating how to take you out when encountered. :rolleyes:

 
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