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http://bluffparkal.org/bpforum/YaBB.pl General Category >> Neighborhood Watch >> coyote! http://bluffparkal.org/bpforum/YaBB.pl?num=1324587072 Message started by kscott on 12/22/11 at 2:51pm |
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Title: coyote! Post by kscott on 12/22/11 at 2:51pm There is a coyote wandering around Bluff Park....I think I heard it kill a small dog last night...someone please shoot it! |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by asbcor on 12/22/11 at 3:48pm What area of Bluff Park? |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by kscott on 12/23/11 at 10:30am asbcor wrote:
Above the Shades Mountain Plaza |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by BPLifer 2 on 12/23/11 at 2:36pm kscott wrote:
Above the Shades Mountain Plaza[/quote] Oh crap. Like the Savoy/Rayburn/Lacy area? |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by teeechur on 12/25/11 at 6:37pm They're here and shooting one won't make a dent in their population. I've lost a couple of cats to coyotes and my brother who lives in Altadena lost his dog to one. :'( |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by pekaboo on 12/26/11 at 12:03am I was told by somebody that they had heard of the Bluff Park areas that have been mentioned on here about coyote sightings or evidence of them being in the area. She had also told me that she had heard of some being near a water tower in the Rocky Ridge are. Another situation she told me of is how her friend who has a house on Poinciana in Homewood backs up to the interstate; has a dachshund that was more than likely mauled by a coyote. I did some reading on line and I can try to find the links if anybody is interested, but there are people who trap wild animals such as Coyotes, Raccoons, Possums, etc. Another site mentions putting bad smelling stuff like tennis shoes with ammonia on them. Coyotes have a keen sense of smell and if they smell something foul they tend to move away from it. |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by pekaboo on 12/26/11 at 12:04am I was told by somebody that they had heard of the Bluff Park areas that have been mentioned on here about coyote sightings or evidence of them being in the area. She had also told me that she had heard of some being near a water tower in the Rocky Ridge are. Another situation she told me of is how her friend who has a house on Poinciana in Homewood backs up to the interstate; has a dachshund that was more than likely mauled by a coyote. I did some reading on line and I can try to find the links if anybody is interested, but there are people who trap wild animals such as Coyotes, Raccoons, Possums, etc. Another site mentions putting bad smelling stuff like tennis shoes with ammonia on them. Coyotes have a keen sense of smell and if they smell something foul they tend to move away from it. |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by kscott on 12/27/11 at 12:18pm BPLifer 2 wrote:
Above the Shades Mountain Plaza[/quote] Oh crap. Like the Savoy/Rayburn/Lacy area?[/quote] Yes, I hope you didn't lose a dog last Wednesday night :'( |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by BPLC on 12/27/11 at 3:52pm I have seen several coyotes (or it could be the same one) running around around the Farley area over the last few years. |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by kscott on 12/28/11 at 10:45am I heard that horrible coyote get another small dog this morning at 2:40 am! He is a killing machine! >:( >:( >:( >:( He is huge and very bold as I saw him loping through my yard Sunday before last in the middle of the afternoon. Everyone take care of your pets |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by asbcor on 12/29/11 at 9:29pm I sent you a PM earlier today, but I obviously had not paid close enough attention to your last post. You clearly said the coyote had been spotted in the daytime....very scary! |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by BluffParkWriter on 12/30/11 at 9:12am Hoover City Animal Control 444-7760 I don't know if they can do anything with it being a wild animal but they can tell you who can. May also want to try the Alabama Fish and Game office (334) 242-3486 for some ideas. |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by Leo on 01/01/12 at 12:43am >:(Coming home after celebrating the bringing in of the new year ( I was not drunk) there was a coyote in the middle of the road at the intersection where Alford Ave and Shadybrook Ln intersect. I had to stop and let him slow walk away. HE IS BOLD |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by blissfull on 01/28/12 at 9:00am Early Friday morning (around 3:30am) my family and I were awakened to the horrible sounds of death and howling. I didn't see it but it was evident that something(s) wild were killing a small dog. The sound was horrifying. Friday afternoon, I asked my neighbor about it. Around the same time (3:20am) she saw 3-4 "dog-like" animals running through her side yard. She said the trampling noise they made awoke her. I can only conclude that our "coyote" is now a pack (although I did not see it). I called 911 Friday morning. They did send out an officer. I have also left a message for Officer Foreman. I also called Animal Control. Animal Control said that the coyote were here first and that by moving in onto their land, we have to expect things like this. Not to mention that this is inaccurate - I strongly disagree. I was also told by Animal Control that the pack of coyote will leave my children alone. Really? There is a pack of wild animals running through our neighborhoods at night killing things. They are probably eating other things we leave outside and I shudder to think where they might be sleeping. Please be careful. |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by Abbey111 on 01/30/12 at 9:35pm http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/coyotes_in_suburban_alabama_ar.html This article was written last year. Sounds like the coyotes are here to stay. Ugh. Head's up about a few main points in article: -the fact we are seeing them is really rare it seems bc most people don't according to article and pets are often not harmed unless coyotes are "...starving, injured, diseased or harassed." -Coyotes eat dog/cat food left out on porches -They like sweet Alabama watermelon patches (there go that little crop I was going to plant in my garden this year) After looking at pictures I think I saw one on my street and thought it was a dog. Good gravy! |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by asbcor on 01/31/12 at 9:51am Where exactly are these being spotted? I live in the Shades Plateau area off Savoy. My dogs are inside at night, but have been waking me up barking in the middle of the night lately. I thought they were just being "needy" but now I'm wondering if they are hearing things outside.... |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by BluffParkWriter on 02/01/12 at 1:43pm My dog has been acting strange at night also. She will not go in the back yard unless one of us is with her. She is as normal in the day. *If people can send me names and contact info for people who have had pets lost to the coyotes or have seen them with their own eyes we may be able to go to the city and get some help. |
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Title: Re: coyote! Post by whatsmybeef on 02/18/12 at 8:51am First, let me offer my sympathies to anyone who has lost a pet. As to the location of the coyotes, they are raising a litter of pups in the woods between Farley and Carrisbrooke. My neighbors and I can hear them almost nightly. The pups get very excited, and start yapping when the parents bring food back. Not sure how you could get rid of them, and even if you did, it wouldn't be long before more would move in to replace them. They are all over the state, and I've seen them in every part of the Metro area, including Downtown Birmingham. Keep small dogs inside at night, and if your cat is declawed it's probably not a good idea to ever let them outside since thay can't climb trees without them. |
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