A little different but slightly unsettling.
My neighbor direct across the street stopped by today to relay a concern.
He was a bit ashamed he had not done so sooner given the safety of our kids.
He has a horse farm and borders horses. On Sunday 6/8/08 he was out tending business at 5:00 - 5:30 A.M. and had an incident.
Two Cayotes had taken down a deer within one of his fenced in areas. Now, he is a sensible, sincere fellow and not a bullshitter like some others local to me so I took this at face value. He forced them off the property but while they were not super agressive they did not shy or were terribly afraid of him either. Probably wanted their deer. He said it was average in size.
Now, that time of day is light but chances are they had chased their folly down for a bit so I am not really freaked by their semi-daylight presence.
It is evident that they are in the area but this is an eye opener when you've got small children and cayotes so close so it's a thought.
He described them as alike in color, a rust grey color and some tan. Not plain old dogs by size and nature. Pretty neat that he maintained his cool with two of them not really backing down.
I won't be freaked like my wife is but I will be mindful of my kid's actions and whereabouts on the property. I was just out alone last night on my turtle relocation never really considering stuff like this. Typically the noise of the bike deterres nature's visitors.
He lost a duck this morning to something that snatched it with only a little fuss and no feather craziness that a fox would create. This prompted his visit. I will just be a little more watchful for now.
It is very cool and a little unsettling at the same time to have this presence at hand.
I would ask, Scott... have you seen any signs?
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My neighbor direct across the street stopped by today to relay a concern.
He was a bit ashamed he had not done so sooner given the safety of our kids.
He has a horse farm and borders horses. On Sunday 6/8/08 he was out tending business at 5:00 - 5:30 A.M. and had an incident.
Two Cayotes had taken down a deer within one of his fenced in areas. Now, he is a sensible, sincere fellow and not a bullshitter like some others local to me so I took this at face value. He forced them off the property but while they were not super agressive they did not shy or were terribly afraid of him either. Probably wanted their deer. He said it was average in size.
Now, that time of day is light but chances are they had chased their folly down for a bit so I am not really freaked by their semi-daylight presence.
It is evident that they are in the area but this is an eye opener when you've got small children and cayotes so close so it's a thought.
He described them as alike in color, a rust grey color and some tan. Not plain old dogs by size and nature. Pretty neat that he maintained his cool with two of them not really backing down.
I won't be freaked like my wife is but I will be mindful of my kid's actions and whereabouts on the property. I was just out alone last night on my turtle relocation never really considering stuff like this. Typically the noise of the bike deterres nature's visitors.
He lost a duck this morning to something that snatched it with only a little fuss and no feather craziness that a fox would create. This prompted his visit. I will just be a little more watchful for now.
It is very cool and a little unsettling at the same time to have this presence at hand.
I would ask, Scott... have you seen any signs?
g.
