Coyotes on Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-30-2004, 12:01 PM

For those of you on the island that have tasty little pets, there definitely are coyotes present. We found the leg of a deer and nearby saw dog type scat with lots of deer hair in it. Saw that in many places. Just thought it might be of interest.

GWC... · 04-30-2004, 01:19 PM

Did you see any tracks?

More bad news...

"If a wild coyote bites you, report the injury to a hospital, which will notify the state department of health. You will have to get a series of rabies shots, which are expensive and painful."

Grant · 04-30-2004, 02:27 PM

There was a farily good-sized population in Melvin Village recently. I recall an article in the Grunter a few years ago (around September) which recounted an incident in which a family's dog was severely injured by a "pack" of coyotes that reportedly lived in the nearby woods.

A few years ago, I nearly hit one on the Mass Turnpike -- between I-84 and 495 -- in the middle of the day on a sunny July Saturday. We have a healthy population of them down here in PA as well.

KonaChick · 04-30-2004, 06:13 PM

why are the shots expensive? Does insurance (if you have it) not cover these shots for some reason? I also thought I read somewhere that the new shots they have these days for rabbies are NOT as painful or time consuming as they used to be...

Rattlesnake Gal · 05-02-2004, 03:29 PM

We did not see any coyote tracks on our hike, but saw more than four different spots where their deer hair laden, fresh deposits were made.

Kona Bay Girl · 05-02-2004, 10:22 PM

They might be coy dogs, too. We get some in MA. If anyone doesn't know what coys are, they're a cross-breed between a dog and coyote, so the product it a really big, relatively mean coyote that might resemble a dog.

One night I was trying to sleep in Meredith (Sachem Cove Road), and I thought I heard cheering. The Mount had just gone by (must've been a Thursday then) but I couldn't believe that the cheers were coming from miles away. Then I heard the howl, which freaked me out to the extreme. It's eerie to hear the coyotes at night.

04-30-2004, 12:01 PM	#1
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Coyotes on Rattlesnake For those of you on the island that have tasty little pets, there definitely are coyotes present. We found the leg of a deer and nearby saw dog type scat with lots of deer hair in it. Saw that in many places. Just thought it might be of interest.

04-30-2004, 01:19 PM	#2
GWC... Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,325 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This is not good… Did you see any tracks? More bad news... "If a wild coyote bites you, report the injury to a hospital, which will notify the state department of health. You will have to get a series of rabies shots, which are expensive and painful."

04-30-2004, 02:27 PM	#3
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,501 Thanks: 377 Thanked 231 Times in 125 Posts	Coyotes There was a farily good-sized population in Melvin Village recently. I recall an article in the Grunter a few years ago (around September) which recounted an incident in which a family's dog was severely injured by a "pack" of coyotes that reportedly lived in the nearby woods. A few years ago, I nearly hit one on the Mass Turnpike -- between I-84 and 495 -- in the middle of the day on a sunny July Saturday. We have a healthy population of them down here in PA as well.

05-02-2004, 10:22 PM	#6
Kona Bay Girl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Middlesex County, MA Posts: 160 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Coys They might be coy dogs, too. We get some in MA. If anyone doesn't know what coys are, they're a cross-breed between a dog and coyote, so the product it a really big, relatively mean coyote that might resemble a dog. One night I was trying to sleep in Meredith (Sachem Cove Road), and I thought I heard cheering. The Mount had just gone by (must've been a Thursday then) but I couldn't believe that the cheers were coming from miles away. Then I heard the howl, which freaked me out to the extreme. It's eerie to hear the coyotes at night. __________________ Yo soy un casco.

04-30-2004, 06:13 PM	#4
KonaChick Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 518 Thanks: 19 Thanked 62 Times in 15 Posts	why are the shots expensive? Does insurance (if you have it) not cover these shots for some reason? I also thought I read somewhere that the new shots they have these days for rabbies are NOT as painful or time consuming as they used to be...

05-02-2004, 03:29 PM	#5
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	We did not see any coyote tracks on our hike, but saw more than four different spots where their deer hair laden, fresh deposits were made.