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kingofpawns 03-Nov-09, 13:08	Killer Coyotes snowdog mentioned this story in another thread. Here is the story: ca.news.yahoo.com d ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/091028/topstories/canada_novascotia_ns_coyote_attack_die d I have had quite a bit of experience with coyotes when I was younger. I even had one for a pet. They are extremely shy animals and that's what makes this story so hard to believe on the face of it. Coyotes are in every state. They are constantly around people, but it doesn't appear that there has ever been a case quite like this. This led me to hypothesize that may not be dealing with pure coyotes. Coyotes can interbreed with dogs, though it is rare due to differences in behavior. But if they do interbreed, they produce offspring that a more aggressive to humans. en.wikipedia.org It is important to catch or shoot these "coyotes" to determine if they are coyotes or perhaps coydogs or dogotes.
astinkyfart 03-Nov-09, 13:19	KOP I have never heard of coyotes even attacking a human until this story. Thing is usually when they mix like this the mix breed doesn't last long in the wild. This could very well be the case as they had trouble finding food and got desperate. Also want to add that for those of us that enjoy our gun rights this would not happen. ;) In Tennessee coyotes are in season year round with no limit.
kingofpawns 03-Nov-09, 15:18	Stinky, Coyotes are in season year round in many states even California. www.youtube.com but shooting and poisoning has no effect on the population numbers. Until they are captured or shot, I have my doubt that they were pure coyotes.
astinkyfart 03-Nov-09, 16:12	Depends on how many you kill I have a friend that killed 167 in one year! That had an impact :)
kingofpawns 04-Nov-09, 18:34	It appears that they were not pure coyotes, but coywolves blogs.laweekly.com
astinkyfart 04-Nov-09, 19:24	KOP That's good to hear. I had my suspicions.
illinawek 05-Nov-09, 13:50	Wolves are more shy than Coyotes. I've seen wolves in Alaska and they stay far away from humans.
zorroloco 05-Nov-09, 14:11	illi more shy possibly, but also much more likely to attack a human than a coyote is.
kingofpawns 06-Nov-09, 15:15	That is true, wolves do occasionally attack humans: en.wikipedia.org Also, although coyotes and wolves are closely related, behaviors can emerge from crosses that are not found in either species. For example, coywolves appear to be more aggressive towards humans than either wolves or coyotes. en.wikipedia.org

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