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Last night we heard the coyotes howling as they came through and as usual dogs (sleeping in bedroom) started barking. But then two switched to howling in sync with the coyotes! Never had that happen before, very weird like some long lost reunion. Anyone experience that before? Oh...p.s. deer season opens Monday if you are in the woods wear bright color.
There was a female coyote with a litter who hung out near the dog park on amboy rd a few years ago. If she started up several dog park dogs would follow in sync. I know animal control was called but they said if she wasn't a problem they wouldn't remove her. Coyotes are one of those animals that I do worry about because there have been reports of rabid ones before. They also will join up in packs and kill pets. We have them really bad down here in travelers rest now.
They are all over the areas outside of Asheville. Especially where we are near the BRP and Pisgah N. F. Rabies is also a problem in racoon, fox, and skunk populations. Cats go missing all the time around here and assume they have become snack food.
When we first moved to Franklin I was terrified for the horses; I was sure they would be attacked and killed by a pack of coyotes, lol. I've calmed down about it a bit, but I am still terrified one of those coyotes will jump out while I'm walking our dogs and run away with them.
We saw a coyote in our pasture this past month; it was one of the nights it was warmer. He didn't seem too afraid of us, and kept walking closer to the barn, stopping every once in a while to snack on the horse manure in the pasture.
So coyotes eat horse manure too. Our neighbors spread theirs in our pasture as we don't have horses anymore. When the neighbor comes over you'd think the ice cream truck had shown up the way the dogs charge down the hill for fresh snacks. Ugh. The coyotes never bothered the horses might be too big and fast for them. Now chickens, sheep, small pets another story.
Dont worry too much about one coyote unless youve got alot of chickens. Most single coyotes(mostly males) wont attack a dog similar or even smaller than it. They are a pack animal and realize the disadvantages of being alone.
Weve got about 70 acres of farmland and have had packs of coyotes roam through here for the last 6 or 7 years. Even in packs, surprisingly, they never killed a small calf. Probably because large cows can be super aggressive near their young. One kick to the head or a large cow swinging it's head, and it could be lights out for the coyote.
I live in Cane Creek. There are coyotes in the 80 acres beside our house, and I've been told they've mangled a couple of cows. We have a fence and 3 loud dogs, so no problems over here, so far.
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