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Old 04-27-2008, 10:47 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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I thought they were in Arizona or something?? Buckhead? Are you sure those ain't just muts??
No, coyotes are actually fairly common in the Atlanta metro.

As the second link above says: "Vinings residents report that 50 cats have been lost to coyotes. Homeowners have hired a professional animal trapper to help alleviate the problem."

We've had a few kitties go missing here in Mableton as well (my next door neighbors, not me personally, as our cats are indoor-only), and I'm sure it's because we have so much wooded land in this area and they have thousands of places to hide.
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Old 04-27-2008, 11:22 PM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA (Dunwoody)
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My girlfriend has seen them in suburban Maryland as well. Oddly enough, she didn't want to get a burro either.
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Old 04-28-2008, 05:24 AM
 
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Yup. Coyotes are just about everywhere. You need to not leave animal (cat, dog) food out and if you have an outside cat you are taking your chances.

Removal generally doesn't work, as I understand it, because within a year another pair of Coyotes will move in.
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Old 04-28-2008, 05:40 AM
 
Location: a warmer place
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We can hear them howling at night in our East Cobb neighborhood and my spouse saw one down near Sandy Plains a week or two ago. Keep those cats inside!
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Old 04-30-2008, 06:05 AM
 
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We had a large number of Coyotes in our area back in CT. As another poster mentioned you could hear them howling at night. It was so eerie, like something out of an old Bella Lugosi movie Many people in the area lost their cats and even small dogs. We rarely saw them during the day, sometimes early in the morning. The thing that concerned me the most was rabies. They pretty much stayed away from humans but if a coyote is rabid that is a whole different story. I've read that there are some areas of the country where coyotes aren't even afraid of humans anymore.

I have a question for AtlantaGreg30127. You mentioned the fact that you couldn't discharage a firearm at a coyote if you felt you were in danger. Would that include a BB gun or Paintball gun? I was thinking that might be enough to spook them from coming back into your yard. What do you think?
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Old 04-30-2008, 07:51 AM
 
Location: West Cobb County, GA (Atlanta metro)
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I have a question for AtlantaGreg30127. You mentioned the fact that you couldn't discharage a firearm at a coyote if you felt you were in danger. Would that include a BB gun or Paintball gun? I was thinking that might be enough to spook them from coming back into your yard. What do you think?
As far as I know, the counties here all consider BB guns and CO air power/pellet guns as "firearms". County-by-County laws vary, but most if not all towns and cities in Georgia have laws that forbid you to discharge a firearm within the town limits, even if it's shooting at a target or just into the air. There have actually been cases in metro Atlanta where people shot at things (and missed), only to have the projectile go into someone else's home (or someone) a distance away. Lawsuits, prison, yadda yadda.

I'm not sure about paint guns. I know that tazer-style stun guns like the cops use are forbidden for civilians, because they shoot dart projectiles (but stun guns where you have to touch the person are legal in many areas here so far). I would THINK that since you're required to wear protective eye gear in places that have them, and since they're higher powered, that at least in some places they are not legal to shoot. You'd have to ask your local cops about that one.
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Old 04-30-2008, 09:32 AM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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I have a question for AtlantaGreg30127. You mentioned the fact that you couldn't discharage a firearm at a coyote if you felt you were in danger. Would that include a BB gun or Paintball gun? I was thinking that might be enough to spook them from coming back into your yard. What do you think?
I'm obviously not AtlantaGreg, but a motion-sensor water sprinkler might be something to consider. :-)
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Old 05-01-2008, 11:12 PM
 
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I still say shoot em
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Old 05-02-2008, 05:58 AM
 
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Talk about a coincidence....My son came in yesterday to tell me he had seen a coyote in our small patch of woods behind our home (I hadn't mentioned this discussion). I was pretty surprised at this because there is still quite a bit of construction taking place around our home. Then again, it doesn't stop the heard of deer that visits our yard.
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Old 05-02-2008, 06:55 AM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA (Dunwoody)
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I'm a bit concerned because we do have a cat that's indoor/outdoor. She was feral when we got her 15-16 years ago. I think she's too old now to adapt to being strictly indoors. Our neighborhood here is intown, so while we have rabbits and an occasional raccoon (and a family of hawk--fabulous), we don't have coyotes. I might have to get a burro, myself.
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