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Two wild coyotes were spotted hanging around Chicago’s Wrigley Field late Saturday night.
Will Byington was photographing a live band at the Cubby Bear entertainment complex when the doormen reported that a couple of coyotes were outside the stadium.
Byington, armed with his camera, and a couple of employees headed outside to investigate.
"The scary thing is that they didn't seem afraid. You'd think they'd be cowering, but they didn't seem vicious," Byington said.
“Some people were laughing, and started following them, but they didn't seem concerned. They seemed to be checking out the neighborhood and enjoying it,” he added.
Growing population
Byington said the coyotes looked to be fairly young and guesses that they were looking for food.
At least judging by their fascination with the McDonald's on the other side of Clark Street. He said the coyotes hung out for a couple of minutes before walking through the players’ parking lot and toward a nearby firehouse.
"First time I've ever seen it," said Byington, who lives in Wrigleyville. "You hear stories about them venturing out and spotted around parks and whatnot, but they were right in the street with cars zooming by and honking. It didn't seem to faze them."
Research suggests the coyote population in suburban Chicago is growing.
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Earlier this month, an Antioch Chihuahua survived an attack by two coyotes. Earlier this year, a 16-pound dog was attacked in a fenced in yard in Wheaton but survived.
An attack a week before that, was fatal. And a coyote also made it all the way down to a Loop Metra station last year.
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A recent Ohio State University study estimated that there may be somewhere between several hundred and a couple thousand coyotes living in Chicago, with some of the animals living in city parks and others among apartment and commercial buildings and in industrial parks.
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Maybe they should rename the team from Cubs to Coyotes. LOL
Maybe it would improve their playing...coyotes are thought to be quite clever. If the Cubs don't take the name, perhaps the Bears should.
Wild coyotes in Chicago? Doesn't surprise me. Chicago has wilder animals than that. Look at their murder rate. The highest in the nation.
They are probably hunting rats. Sports stadiums always have lots of rats because people have tailgate partys in the lots, and they don't clean the lot till the next day. This gives the rats all night to collect food and store it in their burrows.
They got it all wrong, it's the McMansion population that's growing and pushing all the wildlife out of their natural habitats.
Research this you morons. (Directed at the researchers that is)
Zuksam,
I live in Chicago.....no tailgating at Wrigs. There are no lots there just a sh-t load of bars. But Wrigley has been known to have rat problems. Actually that entire area has a huge rate problem. The city actually releases Coyotes in downtown at night to eat the rats.
Not only is there no tailgating at Wrigley, but there aren't any games being played there at this time of year.
True, Andi. As a Cub fan there wasnt any baseball being played all summer. Damn Cubbies are terrible. But the Wrigleyville area is pretty grimmy all year round and not to far off the lake so you are bound to see some type of wild life. And I dont mean the hipsters and Iowa/Ohio transplants.
This is not all that unusual. Coyotes will go pretty much anywhere in search of food. They will definitely eat small mammals, so the rodent population in any big city gives them a fairly reliable source of food. Living in SoCal you get used to seeing the coyotes around. Sometimes they can get a little aggressive if they are hungry. This can be a particular problem after a big fire that not only drives them from their normal habitat but also kills off a lot of their food supply. I have seen (out my window) one case where a hungry coyote took a small yappy dog right off the leash with the owner standing their. The little dog was barking at and confronting the coyote. Kind of stupid for the dog since the coyote was easily three times its size. The coyote was hungry so instead of moving off the way it normally would it grabbed the dog for a snack. The owner was horrified and started freaking out. Of course the owner had ignored the warnings about not walking small dogs in the evenings around dusk, and also not letting small children out alone, because the recent fires had driven the coyotes into the local neighborhoods, particularly when it started to get dark. The woman was irate and wanted to start putting out traps and poison to control the coyotes but was informed that putting out poison was illegal and the association was not going to start with traps because of the futility and expense.
Wriggly Field is not exactly the suburbs. What did they do? Take the L train into town? The must have either followed the Metro tracks down from the north, or along the lake front.
i've a prob. with coyotes on the eastern side of the north american western plains.
as i've been lead to understand they're not natural to the eastern area, n where introduced to the area by mislead idiot naturalists, who should go stick their noses in a bog somewhere n figure out why moss grows n no more.
very upset that the sobs probably used goverment funds to let these baby eaters into our area.
please forgive my poor choise of adjectives ;(
Ray,
They follow the bike paths and Metra tracks from the northern burbs. Cougars have been spotted in the northern burbs as well, usually coming down from Northern WI. Coyotes are found near alot of the railyards on the south side as well. This is nothing new. I live about 2 miles NW of Wrigley about 8 blocks from the river and forest preserves, I see alot of Coyotes when I walk my dog at night. I dont have any problems since my dog is a German Shepherd but others have.
Creek Dog, I second that...they have had no choice but to adapt.
They are very smart and a natural hunter;
I live in a mid sized town in the south, near my home is a large wooded area, we see coyote several times a week, my wife's old cat was out late one afternoon, disappeared, neighbors told me they had seen coyotes that evening roaming. they are really beautiful wild animals, miss the cat, but the homeowners have decided not to kill them off, it is their land also.
Saxon,
My in laws have a cabin in the Northwoods of WI. They have a good sized Wolf population up there, they put them on the endangered list because the locals almost wiped them out. Now that they are starting to reproduce you hear the locals talking about killing them off again. Pisses me off because that is their land up there. If you buy a summer home or live there year round you have to deal with what comes with the nature. I will admit though it does jolt you when you are sleeping and get woken up by howling at 2am.
re: zuksam
"They are probably hunting rats. Sports stadiums always have lots of rats..."
If these coyotes could figure out how to program a GPS and input City Hall 121 N LaSalle Str, Chicago - they'd have more of a selection instead of waiting around for stadium rats!
Oh no! gun control in Chitcago can't shoot them. But all means can shoot a human. If you don't get rid of them, they'll just keep coming back.
Please send these coyotes to the next PETA event.
@ Irish 21: Please name the place where Chicago houses these coyotes and releases them nightly so they can eat the rats. Please. Name it. Give us a link.
Cubs owners brought them in to chase away the ghost of the goat - about time they dealt with the goat curse.
Ken Johnson-306874
re: zuksam
"They are probably hunting rats. Sports stadiums always have lots of rats..."
If these coyotes could figure out how to program a GPS and input City Hall 121 N LaSalle Str, Chicago - they'd have more of a selection instead of waiting around for stadium rats!
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Not good enough, send them to DC, with directions to Capitol Hill
Gabriel-1934044
Oh no! gun control in Chitcago can't shoot them. But all means can shoot a human. If you don't get rid of them, they'll just keep coming back.
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......great example of a worthless post.
J_P_PatchesPal_1
Cubs owners brought them in to chase away the ghost of the goat - about time they dealt with the goat curse.
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I hear they signed each of them to 10-year, $300 million contracts, in keeping with previous Cubs free agent signings.
Ray Setzer
Wriggly Field is not exactly the suburbs. What did they do? Take the L train into town? The must have either followed the Metro tracks down from the north, or along the lake front.
One time a mountain lion made its way to the near north side(chicaog police shot and killed it), they follow the train tracks south from wisconsom and before they know it there in chicago. if you go 15 miles from chicago you still have wold life, one time a saw a fox in the southern suburbs
homeless animals in the US... lol.
Here in Alberta (Calgary), we have a variety of wildlife living both on the fringe and in the city. Because of our green spaces and bike trails coyotes are always around especially on the golf course where I work. When a female has pups we have animal control come in and take them away because they can be prolific. The problem is some people feed them (not on the course) in the suburbs and they become bolder and bolder. The main victims are cats but people are advised not to let small children alone. We also have the occasional cougar in the burbs and black bears sometimes wander into the city via the natural corridor along the Bow River valley. Deer are plentiful and my mother used to have a room in a retirement community where deer grazed on the lawn. In the surrounding mountains the are grizzily's many of which have GPS tracking collars. All outdoor garbage containers are grizz proof. The Grizz's main enemy are freight trains and many are killed. A great idea was to place wildlife overpass's on the Trans Canada Highway between Banff and Lake Louise. These overpass's have tracking camera's and they are used by all sorts of wildlife including deer, elk, moose, bear, coyote, wolf, skunk, beaver etc. I think most folk see wildlife as a natural gift which we are accustomed to.
coyotes aren't being pushed anywhere
they're brave little suckers and have no natural enemies so their populations grow and the territory expands
Larry23,
Get a clue, would ya. Wolves and coyotes used to roam practically the entire United States, especially the northern states. It's humans that forced them out and are still building in areas wolves and coyotes lived for thousands of years. Wolves were hunted to extinction in many states and are no making a comeback and coyotes are running out of areas they can hunt for food.
Oh, and I sure wish a coyote would come and take care of my inconsiderate neighbor's three or four dogs that are left out most of the day and yap and yap and yap and yap all day! It sounds like a damn kennel.
Greyfox II
coyotes aren't being pushed anywhere
they're brave little suckers and have no natural enemies so their populations grow and the territory expands
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Actually, wolves are natural enemies of coyotes, they are both territorial and will protect their food source. Being that wolves are much larger, the coyotes lose. When wolves move into an area, you typically see a decrease in the coyote population, this was observed a number of years back when people running a forested area near Antioch on the Illinois/Wisconsin border were able to photogrraph a couple of wolves there, and noted the sudden absence of coyotes. On the other hand, wolves are much more prone to avoiding contact with humans than coyotes are (as evidenced by this article), so the coyotes are not shy about moving into the developed areas where there are no wolves. So you can't just blame the coyote in your backyard on McMansions.
They are nocturnal for the most part so your children are in little danger. If you don't just open the door and let your cat or small dog roam loose they are in little danger. One took a neighbors little teacup poodle here a couple of years ago but that was because the people did not have the dog on a leash or in a fenced yard as our town law says you must. Keep your area clean no garbage, no food, no rats, etc. Watch your habits don't leave dog food outside. Again no food no problem. I live in a Chicago suburb and we have a lot of them. Probably less than 10 years ago as we had a lot of building here. We used to hear them howl every night now not so much. Outside of that one dog being taken due to owner neglect they have been no problem. Be gald you have them. As their numbers fell here the number of rabbits exploded here. Some days I have 15 rabbits in my yard eating every plant and flower I had. Watch how you feed the birds. A messy bird feeder will attract rabbits and voles. They will attract coyotes.
Typical reaction from the people who live around Wrigley field,
Not knowing that coyotes can be as vicious as a pack of wild dogs, or worse. They were just lucky the animals did not turn and start following them.
The only thing scarier is to see some wolves walking down the street. I live in the suburbs, not far from the forest preserves and the grey wolves have returned to Cook County.
roadhouse, who asked for your opinion? Peanut gallery?
"Wild" coyotes? Anybody know of any domestic ones?
Actually, the city of Chicago allowed the parents (or grand-parents) of these coyotes to be re-introduced to the city limits by the UofC (I think it was). The originals, semi-tame rescues, were banded and their where-abouts monitored. They have gone forth and multiplied...and now there is a rather large coyote population explosion in the city.
The one thing they forgot to give them, along with their vaccinations, was birth control.
One would assume that they were re-introduced in an effort to re-establish a wild population. If so, it would not make much sense to neuter them. There would not be much sense in releasing neutered, semi-tame, coyotes into the wild. Better to keep them in the zoo if you don't want them propagating in the wild.
"The scary thing is that they didn't seem afraid. You'd think they'd be cowering, but they didn't seem vicious," Byington said.
“Some people were laughing, and started following them, but they didn't seem concerned. They seemed to be checking out the neighborhood and enjoying it,” he added.
It's all fun and games until one of these animals pulls an infant out of someones arms or a child from their parent and starts ripping their throat out! We humans have encroached on their territory for years leaving these animals no choice but to hunt in ours and that's exactly what these coyotes are doing, hunting. To them the average child looks like a T-Bone steak does to us.
They need to re-introduce roadrunners, too.
There is too much grant money out there. Ohio state studying coyotes in Chicago ! Because there aren't enough coyotes in Ohio to study.
Kubla,
You're too funny man.
You do have a point although, coyote's aren't really that big. 40lbs or so on average so a mothers instinct would be to kick it's ass if it were trying to grab her kid.
On the other hand, a pack of them could do some damage.
Have a good day...
Hey Cubs fans, they heard there was a goat there so maybe they're trying to get rid of it for you!! Will the curse finally be over??? Well, not next year but maybe a couple of years??
We have them all around where I live. Not long ago, some crazy coyote made a bad U-turn right while my car was passing him and he ended up as part of the pavement.
We have them all around my property though I don't usually see them. I'm pretty sure if I did, I'd let them know they aren't welcome. I have a small child and some small ranch animals to protect, fortunately though they seem to know to keep their distance for the time being.
These things are urban in more than just Chicago. I go to school at SMU, which is right off a freeway a few blocks from downtown Dallas, and I occasionally see them when I am out running at 2 am. I also saw a lot of them when I lived in Atlanta, so this isn't some kind of local thing. They aren't really a threat to a grown human, so as long as you don't let your toddler out alone after midnight you should be fine. they will however take a small dog every now and then, and they love the taste of cat
As cities expand out, nature will learn to adapt if animals have no where else to go. I have heard of eagles and predator birds living in cities around the top of skyscrapers. I have heard of foxes living in cities on vacant lots or run down areas. It might be easier for coyotes to to eat the garbage people leave on the streets these days than to forage for food in the wilderness as their habitat disappears.
No. Coyotes were not living in many areas the now inhabit. They have expanded the territories incredibly in the last several decades. This is not a case of disappearing habitat it is a case of a very opportunistic species exploding into new areas.
They eat rats! That is a service! The city can't control them. The only ones who should be complaining would be the pest control people. What do we need more of: rat poison, or coyotes? mmmmmmmmmm, not sure I have an answer on that one. High powered BB guns may be an option for defense. I have always been thrilled by the sight of the song dog, going back to a Thanksgiving afternoon near Cheney Washington with my dad, but that is another story..
Correct, they have found food sources, and it is us. Coyotes, and foxes, have learned to live side by side with us. You will find this occurring in my urban areas, and it has nothing to do with their habitat disappearing.
Just another dumb Cub fan waiting for season tickets...
Why isn't the NRA campaigning to allow hunting in our inner cities? They've been pushing to open just about any other land to hunters. Nothing like stalking wily beasts in rush-hour traffic and sighting in for that perfect shot as pedestrians run for cover.
That actually makes sense. Maybe after a few kids get killed and half eaten coming home from school you could petition/demand something be done immediately?
There's more of a problem with sexual predators than Coyotes! Open season on them and leave the Coyote alone!
Al Kyda, you are an IDIOT. the NRA has never been about senseless violence or unsafe handling of weapons like the anti gun morons claim. And your comment is just pure ignorance... fitting with your name of course. People like you need to get an education on how the NRA actually works before making dumb%%% comments.
Jack,
Al was just being sarcastic but most likely anti-NRA. I am all for the NRA and you're correct about how they go about it.
As I mentioned on another story, Ban stupid and we won't have gun problems but there are the few out there that "think" banning guns will take care of the violence.
Yeah, they banned drugs and that worked right?! They banned drinking and driving and that also worked right?!
There are all kinds out there man.....The few, the proud, the stupid. All kinds that cannot be changed.
Relax and have a good day...
Coyotes are beautiful animals! If humans didn't overpopulate and take over everything they would have more food and land to live with; this is an animals' world too!
I agree Wayne! Open fire to sexual predators! Get rid of them bastards!
In Chicago there was a study about dog droppings and the Rat problem. Dog $hit is like Filet Mignon to a Rat. So if the Coyote eats the Rat, then poops'em out, then it's the Rat's turn for fine dining,then the Coyote comes along,,ETC. So, if the City did introduce the Coyotes to control the Rat problem just chalk this up to more crap coming out of Chicago's City Hall ! :)
that is the best comment i have ever heard. you made my day!
It is all fun and games until someone gets hurt.
Coyotes don't hurt people, teeth hurt people.
absolutely no reason to fear coyotes unless of course you are a cat.
Or a smaller dog, according to the attacks listed in this article.
I wonder if the people following the coyotes around also try to pet racoons? Neither sound like a good idea. Wild animals are wild. Don't corner them or dress like food, even if you're a mascots. Although they could add some intrigue to the mascot races.
Roy, you made me laugh! Despite a 6 foot board fence/concrete wall surrounding my back yard, I have an occasional acrobatic coyote back there. I can chase them off. The raccoons-they're another story! I once had a family of raccoons (four of them) chase me back into the house. Wimpy, I know, but their teeth looked sharp!
Jest perhaps? Did you see this?
Coyotes kill Toronto singer in Cape Breton
I have seen individual coyotes kill deer on my property (acreage in eastern WA).
They will take anything they can, including your pets & children, maybe even you.
I killed one last winter that got too close to the house. I'll do it again if the opportunity presents itself.
Maybe it is a good omen. The present of the coyotes puts the Billy Goat curse away for good. Coyotes dominate goats. The Cubs will win the world series this year.
Fine. I'm goin' with it. Go Cubs :)
This isn't any news! As Coyotes are even in all cities across this country. They adapt everywhere and have been pushed out of their areas by invasion by humans. The invasion of humans are the problem, not the Coyotes! They've been there all along and weren't introduced back in there as someone said above.
Now what's somewhat of a story is the Mountian Lion. One was tracked from the Dakota's to Michigan and was killed on a Freeway in New Jersey a couple years ago.
When I lived in Nebraska back in the early 2000's they were sited and caught in Omaha and Lincoln. Now there are several in Missouri and the Conservation Dept. trapped one and moved it to a preserve. So it was killed but let live there.
They are all Males that have been pushed out of their terrority in Colorado, Dakota's, Montana. So they're looking for food and to establish they're own terrority.
Also the invasion by HUMANS in their terrority is another reason they're being pushed elsewhere. Humans are the problem, not the wildlife! But the Humans will bitch, moan, and whine and cry that the animals are the problem and need to be KILLED. Actually it should be the other way around! Whack the humans instead!
At one time before humans, Elk and Buffalo roamed from coast to coast! But again, HUMANs screwed that up and killed them all.
Now Elk are being introduced back into several states! Penn. Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri and maybe a couple more!
Ted Turner and several other Rich people are raising Buffalo along with some Native American tribes.
Now there are some smart people! Why? Because they are better eating than that crap you buy at the store! Beef, Pork....... If these rachers here had even HALF a BRAIN, they'd be raising them also. But the rachers here are so stupid! The Buffalo would be far less of a problem to raise than Beef! Buffalo are adapted to this country.
Buffalo meat is far less FAT, higher in Protein, the very same with Elk, Deer, Antelope! Besides, no chemicals injected into them, YET? But humans would screw that up. Can't keep their stinky hands off of anything!
For you Chicken eaters, your better off eating Wild Turkey, Pheasant, Quail, Dove, Grouse than that domesticated crap. That's shot full of chemicals....
I've seen people move into new Sub divisions and bitch and cry cause there's Deer eating their flowers and want them removed! You should be removed, not the Deer, Coyotes, Mountian Lions etc.
YOUR THE PROBLEM, NOT THE ANIMALS!
I'd consider a "bran diet" Wayne.....and start it soon!
Well start your diet soon! Hope it works for you... As most are obest anyway! You'll have better blood circulation and more oxygen to the brain so you can think better! Man has been meat eaters since the beginning of time....
I agree Wayne...humans are overpopulating everywhere and only care about making the buck. Swamps, forests, any wooded area, habitats are all being destroyed just so another gas station or Wal-Mart can be put up even though there is one two miles away. It is disgusting and we will pay for it in the end if this keeps up!
Wayne,
Read my #1.4 post. It somewhat coincides with what you're saying. I do agree with a lot of it. You know they did crossbreed Buffalo & Cows foe Beffalo right?
I've also seen the rich bitches complain about the wildlife in their yards also.
Here in NJ, they actually truck in the coyotes all over the state for rodent control etc... They are areas where they are naturally there but there are areas where they cannot get to because of the interstates etc...
You take sarcasm pretty well with the bran diet. LOL.
I hunt and can say I prefer beef over deer etc.. because the deer is very lean although I do eat it alot. The problem today is as you mentioned "injected with steroids etc.." which does make them taste better even though its not as good as a wild bird which I can vouch is very gamey tasting. I will make a stew out of most of the wild birds I harvest.
Love quail, duck and turkey just the way it is though.
Have a good day...
"As Coyotes are even in all cities across this country" .... Really? All cities? I have lived in Waikiki for years and never seen or even herd about any wild coyotes on the islands.
the only good coyote is a dead coyote!
Ted Turner and his bison herd are despised by his neighboring Montana ranchers because bison are carriers of brucellosis, a bacterial infection that can wipe out domestic beef herds via spontaneous abotions. Introducing or even reindroducing species to an area is always tricky business. Ted was sort of a new species himself, and that hasn't worked out so well!
Geez, Wayne- Calm down, man !
We're going to hear about this more and more as our population grows.The animals have to go somewhere, and unless you want to do away with all animal life except humans, we'd better get used to it. And, yah, I'd think twice about following and laughing at them. These critters are dangerous. Especially since they didn't seem to show any fear.
The Coyotes are playing at Wrigley outdoors?.... but I thought they hadnt figured out how to divy up all those millions? -----oh, wait, maybe next year......
NEWSFLASH: THE MEDIA IS EITHER INEPT OR THEY CONTINUE TO COVER UP- Google "Coyote Project" Cook County. The COUNTY PUT THEM THERE TO 'study' how they 'interact' in an urban environment .I am NOT joking-google it.On the near northside ,last year we had 7 near coyote 'attacks' on one block- peple with dogs, big and small and kids. Animal control denied they were even there half the time and did nothing theother half,despite them supposedly being chipped. I learned of the project through an aldermans office when I went to complain!!! I read about it in disbelief. I was also told we have not 2 but 4 'collared' coyotes in our semi-gated residential community-they live near the river. Two approached and came after myself and my little dog.My neighbor was circled with his 2 dogs-one big and on and on. The security guards watched them attack rabbits..It is OUTRAGEOUS THAT THIS STUDY EXISTS IN AN URBAN AREA where there are tons of dogs and kids. It was outrageous that nothing was done and their very existence was denied. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE STUDYING??? I now have to take a large air horn to scare them when I walk my dog. My bet? Some idiot got a grant for this 'Coyote Project' and is politically connected, so it is hushed up. There have been MANY reports of coyotes in the urban area but NEVER do they mention the 'Coyote Project' WHY? and why are they doing nothing? Oh, the coyotes, according to the project not only are 'interesting'in how they interact with people, the also help control the rats. EVER HEAR OF RAT TRAPS???? THESE COYOTES ARE NO LONGER AFRAID OF HUMANS AND ARE AGGRESSSIVE. The county and animal control needs to relocate them-oh, were they even neutered for this project?????????????? Every time I hear another story, I think 'liars' -how could they NOT know about the county's funded "Coyote Project" that located them there in the first place...
Guess a 'semi gated community' can't keep out all the 'undesirables'? lol
Mary,
One word to ya... MOVE!
Those aren't coyotes, they are obongo supporters in costume.
I knew some idiot would make a stupid political comment. I have been on food websites and idiots make political comments. Go to a POLITICAL site and discuss politics...idiot!!!
Ralph is absolutely right. Good job RALPH!
Hey Ralph,
It must be President Obama's fault????? He's from Chicago????? It's a White House cospiracy.......
Ha Ha Ha Or it's a Right Wing cospiracy to have all the Democrats run for their lives.... Then they can take over Chicago and surpress the votes.....
Wayne Wilkins
..... surpress the votes.....
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...like in Florida?
Les, Les, Les, did you show your mother your clever post and did she say: "Good boy"?
Stray cats will no longer be an issue. Coyotes keep the local feral cat population in check.
They were looking for a snack/dumpster dining/trash leftovers and didn't cower because you were not a threat to them. Wild animals of ANY kind will not hang around anything they see as a threat.
Dogs are smart, adaptable and great survivors. Coyotes are well known for being sneaky, smart and adaptable. Given the chance they will eat/kill WHATEVER they can get away with.
I wouldn't recommend trying to get "close to nature" with them. They will run first but if cornered or in strong numbers will fight/attack.
Go Wily!
Yes, it's becoming more common now
I was riding my bike in the summer crossing near Armitage Avenue right near DePaul in Lincoln Park and saw one haulin' arse going northbound down Seminary and then took a right at Belden never to be seen by me again. It's not too far from Wrigley.
It looked like a not well kept up dog (gray scuffy coat) at first and then I saw it as a coyote. It was scared. Maybe they are getting used to the city more.
I was with my folks in Naperville over the holiday and they had 3 of them around every morning scrounging for food.
My mom said her idiot neighbor feeds them! I am betting that is something she will regret sooner than later.
Well Coyotes are basically everywhere is it a problem?I would venture to guess most people wouldn't mind until confronted or having there routine altered so whats the solution,thats what needs to be figured out how about trap and relocate before we shoot to kill,would that be unamerican?
Kjosee
I was with my folks in Naperville over the holiday and they had 3 of them around every morning scrounging for food.
My mom said her idiot neighbor feeds them
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Your mother is correct, her neighbor is an idiot. I lived in Naperville back in the 90s, and I saw coyotes and foxes (no snarky remarks now, I'm talking about the 4-legged kind), and even had to avoid hitting deer driving down Ogden avenue in the middle of town in the afternoon.
Munchkin, you have to relocate coyotes a very long distance according to animal trappers brought into places like Wheaton and far western suburbs of Chicago where attacks had become a problem, more than 50 miles at least, and even then they might come back, they have tremendous homing instancts. Even if you relocated far enough, the trappers say it won't really solve the problems because of their expanding poplulations, other coyotes will quickly move into the vacated territory and stake their claim to it. The trappers said the coyotes are here to stay, accept it, and learn how to live with them. A lot of people like to let their cats run free (and they kill a lot of song birds as a result), so if the coyotes start munching on them, it's fine with me. Most people out where I live now are very careful with their dogs, and I haven't heard of any attacks on dogs out here for a few years now. We have two dogs, and when we walk them at night or early morning (I've seen them run behind our house at 7:30 AM in full daylight), I carry a club just in case, and we avoid walking near any clusters of bushes or trees, we keep our line of sight clear. You can live with coyotes if you are careful and responsible.
They are urban coyotes and a sign of the times. This is not a new thing.We have packs of coyotes in our area and have spotted them for years. Urban development and no natural predators besides man have increased their numbers extensively. Keep your small animals in check and if you are one who regularly walks their dog, take a big stick with you. In our area we carry handguns, but in IL that's next to impossible without paying a bigger price. Maybe a fenced dog park would be better. Chicago has allot of very large urban parks, more so than some people thick. This also allows the coyotes to hide, but they still roam and what you see here is what you get.
Joel, the fence would have to be very high, they have been seen clearing 6' high fences, they are great jumpers. We do have dog parks, but unfortunately, all too often, a dog and its ignorant owner can be more of a problem than a coyote. I carry a club with a sharpened head when we walk our dogs at night or early morning, hope I never have to use it, but I will defend our dogs. Yeah, I'm in IL, but the local municiplaity (which is heavily Republican by the way) would come down real hard on anyone discharging a firearm within town limits. All said, I think two adults with two dogs and a big stick (thank you Teddy Roosevelt) can handle a coyote.
By the way, we have some vacant land in Wisconsin, love the area, and we would like to build and retire there, does WI have right to carry?
Coyotes are prolific in all of Los Angeles county, but especially in the foothill areas, and especially during the "dry". Rainy season starts in November, if we're lucky, and many of them head back up into the hills. By law, they cannot be shot, poisoned, trapped, or harassed. Sooner or later, wildlife management agencies are going to recognize that the "hands off" management is leading to extreme coyote overpopulation.
My kid lives in Chicago and came face to face with a coyote and loved it, no wait, that was a cougar. Never mind.
JOBEAM
My kid lives in Chicago and came face to face with a coyote and loved it, no wait, that was a cougar. Never mind.
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Was the cougar blonde or brunette? Was she driving a convertible? I may have seen her.
These people are idiots !
The only good coyote is a dead coyote ,or one far from man,I live next to a state park in Ct. , the ranger told me if I ever see one to ( shoot the the damn thing ) they kill live stock and are a danger to have around a population,they LOOK like a dog but have a little more tude....again,IDIOTS.
Barry,,,, you're obviously the idiot...... And if what you say, the ranger said is true,,, he's an idiot as well. Although its doubtful a ranger would say that.
Barry-
Get the heck out of here!! Typical "human"...destroy anything else that exists. IDIOT!!
So if Barry is a typical "human", what does that make you? Did you escape from Area 51 or something?
Texas-
I quoted the word "human" for a reason, figure it out. And to answer your dumb question, no.
Coyotes should be killed. They are a nuisance and are dangerous. Just wait until they run out of rats and go after larger food. We had them in southern Missouri when I was a teenager and they killed anything that they could. A small pack of them killed our calf and partially ate it. The game warden told us it was legal to kill them in Missouri and so we did. They also killed my ducks and chickens and one of my cats went missing. They don't just hunt during the day they come out in the daytime and they are very sneaky. If they have lost their fear of man then they need to be reeducated and hunted.
If they are doing a study of them then anyone who gets hurt by them should be held liable. If they run out into the road and a driver wrecks then the university should be responsible for that too. Also those who think people should be killed to let the coyote live should have their head examined. People are more important than any animal except for those sexual preditors who go after women and children, they should be caught and executed, not sit in jail.
@ Justice,thanks for more of the reality,I seemed to be attacked for the same,These clueless ass-holes should read just a little history and get the facts straight,& maby they would have an idea....AND YES THE RANGER TOLD ME TO SHOOT THEM ON SIGHT, These are not DOGS, they don't behave like dogs, but I feel like I'm barking up the wrong tree. LOL
I hope this doesn't mean they're going to hunt them down now.
Wow. How cool is that?
Barry,
You're an idiot. Who are "these people?" The story is about coyotes in the big city. Why are people idiots because there's coyotes in the city.
Because they were aproached
'Some people were laughing, and started following them'..... THESE ARE THE IDIOTS ROB,read the story,, this is where I got concerned,,or maby Darwin ......( never mind) they are the dummies that get hurt and sue the City.......and Idiots like you feel sorry for them
i would be worried too. cub fans are a little slow witted, and might make an easy meal for a pack of coyotes. stringy, but slow.
Why didnt they take that pack of wolves that was killed a month ago and put them in chicago. That would have been a great place to relocate them. Wonder why they didnt do that.
It's not good that these coyotes are losing their fear of people and are coming out in the open that close to people. Their nature is usually very skittish and avoidant of humans. The more they associate areas with humans with areas where food can readily be found, i.e. food scraps, garbage; the less likely they are to hunt and kill rodents. Incidents of negative encounters between the coyotes and people will likely increase.
those look more like stray dogs than coyotes. they aren't skinny enough and don't have mange. maybe you folks in the metro area feed them . we shoot'em downstate.
Not all coyotes have mange,and they are bulkier than most I've seen.I suspect they're well fed,and their winter coats make them look heavier.The tails are a dead giveaway though,they're coyotes.