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Northern Notes from page 1 Myths About Coyotes
Coyotes are extremely dangerous: FALSE! Bill’s Box from page 1
Preventing Problems There have been very
NEVER feed coyotes! Don’t place food outdoors that few reported cases of in agriculture which led to a career in soil conservation.
will attract wild animals. Clean up pet food, fallen fruit, Eastern coyotes biting Meanwhile, my dad suffered a long spell of scarlet fever,
and seeds around bird feeders. Secure garbage cans and people. The coyote’s which keep him in bed long enough to stunt his growth. As a
compost in animal-proof containers. Don’t try to pet a innate fear of humans survivor, he was 5’7” while his brother Dewey grew to over
coyote; teach children not to approach any unfamiliar tends to keep them from 6 feet. By 15, dad learned to enjoy moonshine and dropped
animal. Don’t let coyotes intimidate you. Frighten coyotes getting too close, so out of school to help the family in the fields of cotton and
away by making loud noises and acting aggressively, such there’s no need to fear later worked laying railroad ties and rails.
as waving your arms or spraying them with a hose. Please them excessively. Who knows how, but Dewey was established enough
don’t attempt to hurt it because injured animals are more Coyotes are a new to help his younger brother get a high school diploma at
likely to attack. problem: FALSE! a private prep school in Ferrum, Va. It would have been
Close off crawl spaces under porches and sheds. Coyotes Coyotes have been in far too embarrassing to attend public school at his age
and other animals use such areas to rear and raise young. Florida for many years near 30. From there he worked his way through North
Teach children to recognize and not run from coyotes. and will continue to make Carolina State for a degree in agriculture and then on to
If they are approached, have them move slowly into a their homes around the a soil conservation agent in rural southern states. In that
house or climb up on a swing, tree, or deck and yell. state. Coyotes should be considered native or naturalized capacity, he supervised Civilian Conservation Corps
Educate your neighbors. By sharing this knowledge, species, not exotics. Fossil fragments recovered from (CCC) projects in Caswell County where he met my
you can empower them to take the necessary precautions Florida indicate coyotes occurred in the state as early as the mother who was teaching elementary school. He didn’t
and prevent conflicts with coyotes. Ask them to follow late Pliocene (2 million years before the present). Coyotes have to look far because mom was living with her family
these same steps. are found across the state and have been documented in all at the same room and boarding home owned and operated
Co-Existing With Coyotes 67 counties. This medium-sized predator is exceptionally by her mother, my grandmother. They married in 1935
Coyotes can be adaptable and thrives in urban, suburban, and rural areas. and I joined the family in 1937.
curious but are also Coyotes need our help to survive: FALSE! And
timid and run away People like to feed animals. However, providing Bill, having entered the story, I will continue this
if challenged. Just coyotes with a “free lunch” eliminates their natural fear thriller in the October issue. Exactly now, I will start to
remember that any of humans and increases their population. Remember … review my tale. If you find yourself bored, tell me. It will
wild animal will a fed coyote causes problems. hurt my feelings and I’ll give you more to enjoy. That
protect itself or its Coyotes can be eliminated: FALSE! reminds me of my lifetime. It is not that I am “getting
young. Never initiate Removing coyotes is an inefficient and ineffective older.” It is just that I was born too soon. Until October.
a close encounter with method of controlling populations. Coyotes compensate My, time really does fly.
a coyote. by increasing litter size, and new coyotes move into areas
Where coyote where others have been removed. Populations can quickly
encounters occur return to their original size.
regularly, walk pets NPDES tip: Please pick up after your pet. When pet
at other times besides waste is washed into lakes or canals the waste decays,
nighttime hours, dusk, using up oxygen and sometimes releasing ammonia.
and dawn. Carry something that will make noise or scare Low oxygen levels and ammonia combined with warm
the animal, such as a solid walking stick or golf club. temperatures can kill fish. Pet waste also contains nutrients
These things may deter the coyote at close range. Make that encourage weed and algae growth. Overly fertile
a “coyote shaker” by putting a few washers, pebbles, or water becomes cloudy and green – unattractive for boating
pennies into an empty soft drink can. Wrap the can in foil and fishing. Perhaps most importantly, pet waste carries
and tape it closed. diseases which make water unsafe. September 8

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