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Dealing with Neighborhood Coyotes
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COYOTE HAZING GUIDELINES:
Hazing is a method that makes use of deterrents to move an animal out of an area or discourage an undesirable behavior or activity. Hazing can help maintain a coyote’s fear of humans and deter them from neighborhood spaces such as backyards and play spaces. Generally, coyotes are reclusive animals who avoid human contact. Sometimes, food is deliberately provided by people who like to watch wild animals or misguidedly feel they are helping them by feeding. These bold coyotes should not be tolerated or enticed, but definitely given the message that they should not be so brazen. Methods of Hazing include: Using a variety of different hazing tools is critical; coyotes can habituate to individual items, sounds, and actions. Yelling and waving your arms while approaching the coyote Noisemakers: Voice, whistles, air horns, bells, soda cans filled with pennies or dead batteries, pots and pans banged together Projectiles: sticks, small rocks, cans, tennis balls, rubber balls Other: hoses, water guns with vinegar water, spray bottles with vinegar water, pepper spray, bear repellant, walking sticks The simplest method of hazing a coyote involves being loud and large: o Stand tall, wave your arms and yell at the coyote, approaching it if necessary, until it runs away. o Follow this link for a demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDm9wjfcdbw&feature=player_embedded) If a coyote has not been hazed before, he may not immediately run away when you yell at him. If this happens, you may need to walk towards the coyote and increase the intensity of your hazing. The coyote may run away, but then stop after a distance and look at you. It is important to continue to haze the coyote until he completely leaves the area. You may need to use different tactics, such as noisemakers, stomping your feet, or spraying the coyote with a hose, to get him to leave. |
Dog-walking Tools
There are several tools that you can carry with you while walking your dog that can be used to repel coyotes. (Remember to always walk your dog on a leash.) These include: o Homemade noisemakers (follow this link for “recipe”): http://www.stanleyparkecology.ca/programs/conservation/urbanWildlife/coyotes/deterrent.php o Whistle or small air horn (you can purchase small air horn “necklaces”) o Squirtguns o Pepper spray o Pick up sticks or rocks and throw them towards the coyote In Your Yard: Remember, keeping pets and pet food inside is the best way to keep coyotes out of your yard. If you do encounter coyotes, all of the above methods can be used in your yard at home. First, try the “Go Away Coyote!” method (yell and wave your arms as you approach the coyote). Here are some additional methods you can also use: Squirt the coyote with your garden hose Bang pots and pans together Remember: NEVER run away from a coyote! The coyote may not leave at first, but if you approach it closer and/or increase the intensity of your hazing, it will run away. If the coyote runs away a short distance and then stops and looks at you, continue hazing it until it completely leaves the area. After you have successfully hazed a coyote, he or she may return again. Continue to haze the coyote as you did before; it usually takes only one or two times to haze a coyote away for good. Coyotes are skittish by nature and as a rule do not act aggressively towards aggressive people. However, engaging animals that are sick or injured can result in unpredictable behavior. If you suspect that a coyote is sick or injured, contact the proper authorities and DO NOT interact with the coyote. Courtesy of the Humane Association of the U.S. |
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House Tenting and Burglars
A neighbor reported the following:
We recently had our house tented for termite fumigation. Our contractor warned us to have security during the time that they let the poison gas out and when they come to remove the tent. That is usually the last night and morning of the job, from 10 PM to 6 AM.
We arrived at 9 AM on the last day and there were no incidents; nothing happened. But we were subsequently told that on the same night an unprotected house near us on Bedford was burglarized during their tenting.
Consider asking a neighbor or two to keep an eye on your property during fumigation or hiring security.
We recently had our house tented for termite fumigation. Our contractor warned us to have security during the time that they let the poison gas out and when they come to remove the tent. That is usually the last night and morning of the job, from 10 PM to 6 AM.
We arrived at 9 AM on the last day and there were no incidents; nothing happened. But we were subsequently told that on the same night an unprotected house near us on Bedford was burglarized during their tenting.
Consider asking a neighbor or two to keep an eye on your property during fumigation or hiring security.
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