This Is What You Should Do If You Encounter A Coyote

Coyotes are some of the most fascinating creatures on this planet. In Native American folklore, the coyote is usually depicted as a trickster who uses deception and humor to rebel against social norms. In pop culture, the most famous depiction of coyotes was in the popular '50s animated cartoon "Road Runner and Coyote Show," in which the coyote tries to lure the roadrunner into traps to no avail.

In reality, coyotes are animals who have managed to survive in urban environments alongside humans. Because they are still wild animals what should we do if we encounter a coyote while taking a stroll in the park?

#Coyote #Animals #Wildlife

[GrungeHQ]

What animal advice can you share with us?

[shanepye]

Was walking through a park with a ravine to get home from work one night. I looked behind me, and saw a coyote walking towards me. It got close and stopped. I took a few steps back twice. Each time, it walked towards me and stopped when I stopped. Staring at me. I put my coffee down infront of me, and backed away from it. It walked to the coffee, sniffed it, then picked it up with its mouth, and walked away to the ravine. Little bastard robbed me for my coffee.

[drewbieware]

When i was 13yrs old I encountered a coyote on a trail in the woods. I was alone. We stood about 10ft from each other. I stepped back a few feet when it stepped a few feet towards me. Then after about a 10-15 sec stare down it ran away. Will never forget that and consider myself lucky to this day. This was back in 1993.

[chindo]

Correction: If you drop an anvil on the coyote, you will prevail.

[MotoJake]

I can hear them going crazy in my woods at this moment...

[laurenbray]

They are afraid of humans for the most part. They will just run away if they see you. Just don't let your cat's or dogs out by themselves. If a coyote doesn't run away and tries to confront you it has rabies or its somehow become too used to human contact.

[normsti]

I live in New Mexico, we see them all the time. I leave them alone, they leave me alone.

[Nlcup]

the advice given in the vid does work from experience. i encountered a family of coyotes while out walking at night in a park in Thornhill Ontario i saw 3 cubs by by some bushes away from the path when the mother in an attempt to distract my attention away from her cubs approached me in a growling and menacing way. i flung my coat out in front of me which i had draped over my arm and let out a very primal noise akin to a warhammer orc WAAAAgh . and sure enough caused the mother to flee. I walked back home taking a different direction from that which the mother and cubs took

[Liberty_Tree]

great to hear sensible non-fear-mongering advice.

[chuniquepaceno]

Not exactly on topic, but my canine companion of the past eleven years has been a hybrid coydog and she is the sweetest, smartest, most loving and gentle companion I've ever had the pleasure of being with. What I particularly like about her is that she doesn't lick faces, sniffing them instead, so I can really snuggle her in a way that my previous companions wouldn't let me because they always wanted to lick my face when I got that close to theirs. I think perhaps that is what I like best about her as it just makes her that much more enjoyable to be with. But I don't think the breed is for everyone as she definitely has a personality that I don't think would allow her to put up with an abusive human companion...I think she'd readily leave such a situation as she's very independent minded. I feel exceptionally fortunate and blessed to have her in my life and will miss her terribly when that final day comes.

[alisonstrazdins]

I have 2 small dogs (JRT and Morkie) and just last week we came face to face with a coyote while walking in the early morning hours. I had coyote spray in my hand and my finger ready on the trigger from the moment i walked out my front door, however I was so startled upon the confrontation that i struggled to spray it and the stream needed precision aim, which i wasnt capable of at the time. I started shouting as loud as I could "GET AWAY GET AWAY!" which it truly didn't seem phased by, as it kept trying to grab one of my dogs. Luckily we were right in front of a house and I was able to walk backwards until we were on the porch, so i never turned my back to the coyote. It was a small enclosed porch which was another blessing because it tried to find another way to get to us. I persisted in shouting at it and after about 30 seconds it reluctantly took off. I was absolutely shook and terrified to make the rest of the way home but eventually got home safely. Very scary indeed.

[r.awilliams]

I'll leave them alone if they return the favor, but an aggressive coyote dies right there. Harsh, I know, but there are many children in the area and an aggressive predator cannot be tolerated.

[billiewinn]

I grew up out on a cattle ranch them coyotes they dont like even getting close to you

[DeliahAyala....]

I live in a rural area of AZ and I walk in big open fields with my shepherds. I've watched how other coyotes talk to each other to "move" them out of their territory, or simply to let them know they are passing through and they mean no harm. They make a lot of these short clipped barks then it tapers off into a short high pitched howl. Now when I walk, simply to let them know me and my dogs are passing through I mimic what I've heard. It totally works. I've seen coyotes off in the distance, "called" out to them, they look at me, tilt their heads and take off. I've seen others come out of bushy groves where they den just to see what's going on but they never bother us. Coyotes are small and very skittish, as long as you make it clear you don't want to hurt them or mess with their den area, and that you are too much trouble to mess with, they are desert friends :)

[majorcalvary]

My dog and I chase coyotes. My dog is a 110lb husky/ malamute mix. He looks more like a grey wolf than a dog. He chases coyotes for fun. When they howl, he howls with them.

[algow]

Thank you for your accurate coverage of the coyote, they are not all the same.
The Eastern Coyote has all the cunning of the Western, but 80% of the size of the Grey Wolf.
This enabled the Eastern to devastate the deer, hare, and grouse populations.

[stevegabbert]

Several years ago, late in the season, I camped at a state park in Wisconsin. I was on my motorcycle, so I had my tent. It was late by the time I put it up, so I went to sleep quickly. A little after 3am I was awoken by howling coyotes, and they sounded close. I propped myself up on my elbows and turned my head to figure out their direction. The closest was on the end where my head lays, another was somewhere on the other end and to the right, while a third was off in the distance and to the left. I was surrounded and listening to the call of the wild. I thought that was pretty cool so I went back to sleep with a smile on my face. I guess they just went about their business and I got a great memory to look back on.

[dianekay]

My community is known to have coyotes roaming around during the very early morning hours. I've encountered a few coming or going from my car and I always carry a sharpened wood cane with a bent nail at the end. Most of the time when they see me, they wander off.

[Assassin]

Tonight I went to an urban park to enjoy the weather and a near full moon with my wife and kid. We were the only ones there. As we sat on a bench we noticed a silhouette of a coyote that ran from our left to the right and then back towards the left. It was about 35 meters away. We immediately got up and I kept facing where the coyote was, now not seen under the cover of darkness, and we headed straight to the car which was fairly close by. I kept watch as we went towards the car. As I still kept watch and my family was getting in the car, it came out from the dark and ran almost right towards us. I kept facing it and stomped my feet a few times and it ran about 7 meters in front of me and back into some bushed area in the dark. I quickly got in the car once I knew the family was secure and that was that. But I'm convinced this coyote was ready and considering to attack us as it stalked us and ran towards us. It was not shy and was deterred only because we did not run away buy rather faced it. You can tell this thing was in attack mode.

[kevintunaley]

came across a coyote just the other day while walking my Greyhound, that tiny little Coyote was like wtf and ran like hell. I live in AZ and we have loads of coyote's. ps greyhounds are used to hunt them ( not mine though, he is a free loader and I love him !