coyotes/foxes-how much of an issue is it for you? (Denver: house, live)
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please elaborate, I am having a lot of trouble envisioning
I can see how that might read strangely. I was simply referring to odoriferous food waste. Here's an example: once a week I roast a chicken and then make stock from the carcass. When the stock has finished simmering, I freeze the remaining bones, etc. rather than putting them directly into the outdoor garbage where the odor would attract scavengers. On trash morning, I place the frozen items out with the other garbage. Although we don't cook a lot of bacon around here, I imagine that bacon grease would be another contender for the freezer. Smelly diapers? Not so much.
I can see how that might read strangely. I was simply referring to odoriferous food waste. Here's an example: once a week I roast a chicken and then make stock from the carcass. When the stock has finished simmering, I freeze the remaining bones, etc. rather than putting them directly into the outdoor garbage where the odor would attract scavengers. On trash morning, I place the frozen items out with the other garbage. Although we don't cook a lot of bacon around here, I imagine that bacon grease would be another contender for the freezer. Smelly diapers? Not so much.
Hey good idea. I always boil my leftover chicken bones for the stock too, but I haven't been freezing them, just throwing them out and dealing with the smell in the garbage until garbage day. I'll try your freezing method next time. thanks!
ALot of people make a big deal about it, others dont. On one hand, one neighborhood or city or whatever is petitioning to have foxes killed off and traps set, and shooters taking some out, I think some dogs were killed and some lady might have been attacked. I have lots of foxes around my area, see them jogging across the road, but the expansion has been so fast and big that they just have some patches and a few drainage ditches to travel between. I say let them stay, you knew what you signed up for moving here. Predators like fox's should be very cautions and wary anyways, just don't walk around in a haze.
A lot depends on your location. If you're in urban Denver, I wouldn't worry very much.
Well-l-l-l, that sort of depends where you are in urban Denver.
I lived in central Denver (around 6th Ave on High Street) and saw foxes and coyotes regularly, around 6am. The smell of a fox is unmistakeable. They bark, too (somewhat similar to a coyote's yip.)
I've posted about it here before: one little coyote used to trot behind us, I think she was just curious (my dog was much bigger than she was, I was never worried about safety. She would keep pace with us for a few blocks.
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Coyotes and foxes are usually attracted by garbage as well as pet food being left outside. Keeping them inside as much as possible will lessen the change of one coming your way.
Yes, the coyote we saw was definitely visiting garbage cans, I once saw her with a piece of pizza in her mouth.
Coyotes and foxes are enemies. Every now and then, we'd see a fox barking and it would flee past us. Sure enough, around the corner we'd see a coyote trotting.
This is central Denver, mind you. Just minutes away from downtown.
I am sure most of these critters slept through the day at the Denver Country Club, or perhaps the quieter parts of Cheesman Park or Botanic Gardens.
That is strange that you are from Boynton Beach Florida..I mean I moved to Vero Beach Florida in 2007-2008....I lost my cat out there from, what I believe, to all of the bobcats....we were directly on the beach with 9 acres of jungle.....tons of critters, tons.
I have a lot of wildlife here in Colorado....never a problem though.
Mind you, I carry my small dog everwhere (he's only 14 ounces) Yep, you heard that right soooo, a big mouse would be somewhat of a problem for him
I saw a cayote last night crossing highway 50 ....I grew up in Denver with small dogs and, never had a problem.
I never ever once thought about walking and getting attacked by critters ( and I walked to school everyday in 60 feet of snow uphill!!!)
Excerpt: A pet peacock and a 150-pound German shepherd were likely attacked and killed by coyotes on a Broomfield property, the same night a neighbor's pug was attacked. The attacks occurred late Sunday night or early Monday morning in the 14600 block of Irving Street, said residents and the Broomfield Police Department. Two pet owners on the rural block said coyotes are a common sight and that the animals jump high fences to attack the pets.
The reality is that we live in a city that continues to sprawl into wild animal territory. As a new neighborhood promising gorgeous views is built on a site where coyotes roam, they are going to go into the neighborhood. When they are chased off, they adapt and move into another. Sometimes a dog finds itself face-to-face with a coyote. Most of the time, the coyotes run away, but when they're in a pack, they can attack.
I live in the suburbs. I am surrounded on all sides by homes and parks and schools. Last weekend, I opened the back door and saw a coyote running down the jogging path. The neighborhood dogs were going crazy and the coyote seemed to be scared, then disoriented, then ran further into the development, rather than into the field across from the school. We've got rabbits all over and if it's not the coyotes chasing them, it's the eagles and hawks. My daughter got to witness "Wild Kingdom" on the way to school last month when a hawk swooped down and caught a rabbit in our neighbor's yard. He couldn't lift it, so he proceeded to tear it apart in front of her eyes. Yikes.
Coyotes are one of those species who adapt to their area. I wouldn't suggest leaving your dogs outside all night, no matter where you live. Also, don't leave dog food outside. Your chances of being attacked by a coyote while walking your pets falls into the same percentage as being attacked by a shark. Not very high. Most of the time, they take off when they see you or your dog. The Denver newspapers don't have much to report nowadays, so the coyote attacks fall into the "if it bleeds, it leads" category. Common sense and being aware of your surroundings is a good thing no matter where you live.
Excerpt: A pet peacock and a 150-pound German shepherd were likely attacked and killed by coyotes on a Broomfield property, the same night a neighbor's pug was attacked. The attacks occurred late Sunday night or early Monday morning in the 14600 block of Irving Street, said residents and the Broomfield Police Department. Two pet owners on the rural block said coyotes are a common sight and that the animals jump high fences to attack the pets.
I read that too. It seems odd that a 150 lb dog went down quietly without anyone noticing. Seems fishy...
I live in Greenwood Village. I just came in from rescueing three greyhounds from a coyote pack. The three greyhounds were agitated in their run when the kennel person went ot get them. They knocked her over and took ff running, she thought they were chasing a rabbit. When they did not return to the house, she started looking for them.
She did not find them anywhere on the 15 acre property and called me to help her look in the neighborhood. Her husband went one way (east), she and I went another(west), I heard a lot of howling and barking and left her in the middle while I went south (found neighbors dogs in their yard looking east and barking).
He spotted them first in his headlights, he saw one of the dogs with two coyotes hot on her. Two of the dogs ran up to the wife and she held them as we looked for the last one. I shone my flashlight down the road an saw several eyes in the dark and the first set was the last dog. As we turned the car around, and the headlights on full, the others turned away.
We loaded all the dogs in the car, and I returned to my gator. As they drove away in the car, I could hear the coyote pack that lives to the south of us howling and yipping. Returning home and checking the dogs, on of them had been grabbed by her back leg by a coyote. She had a deep bite sctatch on her hip, and more scratches on the inside of her leg as well as lots of dried saliva along her gaskin and hamstring.
This is the same pack that jumped into a neighbors yard and killed his labador. Yes, they kill lots of small dogs and cats, no, they are not doing a thing about the crazy rabbit population, yes, they do attack medium and large dogs.
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What do you define as 'smelly' as well? 
