Seminole Coyote

[Helmig]

I live a mile from Seminole high school, step out front door at 8pm, coyote munching on something in front yard and he hauls butt when I come out, neighbor has/had 2 hen chickens, now down to one. I've seen them at 4am when heading out fishing, been 2 years, but never this early. They sure have adapted to the suburb's.

[bigguy]

Nice. I would assume your close to walsingham park? thats the only place i think they could hide.

[FishFreak]

We have one that lives by me on 8th Ave SW and Indian Rocks

[Helmig]

I live on dead end streeet off 102nd, not far from park. Have not seen any in awhile, figured park management had thinned them out, quietly.

[bigguy]

My inlaws just moved out of there house right around there

[GILs_GONE_WILD]

figured park management had thinned them out, quietly.

Cousin just lost 4 turkeys to coyotes. He is definitely on the hunt about 6 miles north of Plant City off Highway 39. He staked out the turkey carcass left over from Thanksgiving dinner. ha! Haven't heard the results.

Seen a couple here in Land O Lakes. Been a few months though.

[Helmig]

after warning the neighbors of my sighting, one informed me they had discovered a (minus the meat) black cat in her yard a week previously. we've had a decent supply of rabbits around and several cats neighbors let roam. I'm guessing I'll have to watch my dogs until things settle down and the food supply gets scarce and they move elsewhere.

[DaveR]

Birds or cats? If I had to make a choice..

[MrSpectaculous]

The coyote is another victim of development. Hawks also take birds like hens and chicks they even been known to take small dogs. They take cats because most domestic cats are old and fat or worse declawed and make easy prey. I say leave the coyotes alone after all they were here first.

[Rik]

Hawks also take birds like hens and chicks they even been known to take small dogs.

And rabbits. We had a pet lop eared rabbit that lived outside in the backyard. Really friendly rabbit that would stand at the back door every morning looking for his good buddy the golden retriever. Dog chase rabbit, rabbit chase dog. After they were worn out from 20 laps around the yard they'd sleep together in a furry pile.

One morning he didn't show up. Looked in every nook and cranny of the backyard and figured he'd finally decided to make a break for it. Then my neighbor came over and told me about the pile of fur in her yard. The hawk had caught it, opened it's belly and eaten everything. Nothing left but skin and bones.

Every time an eagle comes around and sits in the neighbors tall pine tree, I get concerned about my little 8 pound dog.

[shamus]

I think your dog did it. For years he waited for his chance. Day by day plotting. Sleeping with that little flop eared vafmit. Until one day he was able to sneak out. Dispatch bugs bunny toss it into the neighbors yard, wash up and sneak back into the house. It was the best sleep he's had in years. That or a Hawk did it.

[DaveR]

I haven't researched it but you may be mistaken about the coyote. Both they and armadillos have increased their range since whitey entered the picture. I'm not sure they always ranged down here. Somebody look it up.

[Skeeter]

Aim Coyote (Canis latrans) distribution in Mexico and Central America has expanded recently reaching the Yucatan peninsula, Belize and Panama, probably promoted by deforestation of tropical areas. Historically, the southern distribution of coyotes prior to European settlement in America was described as reaching only as far south as central Mexico and that introduction of livestock favoured migration of coyotes to southern Mexico and Central America. However, coyote fossil records in Central America and Yucatan, as well as observational records of travellers during the sixteenth century suggest that the coyote's arrival to the region was earlier.

[Evan]

They sure have adapted to the suburb's.

Now if only the suburbanites could adapt to the coyotes. Not leaving pets out unattended would be a good start...

[Fishaddict]

THE COYOTE IS AN ILLEGAL. IMMIGRATION REFUSES TO STOP THEM. Just give them amnesty...
That settles it..

[fishmaster892]

They have always lived around here.