Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Leo Wesson writes: > > Haven't seen this in many years: some coyote pissed off a rancher so > > he shot the coyote and hung him on a fence as a warning to other > > coyotes. Used to be fairly common sight. > > > http://homepage.mac.com/leosarv/coyote/index.html > > > - - - - - > > > Coyotes are a minor but increasing problem in the NorthEast. They are found > all over New York State and have even been sighted in New York City's > Central Park. Around my area they pose a problem only to people with cats > since the little felines prove to be the coyote's favorite snack. We have a > couple in the woods around out home who occasionally take down a very young > fawn. But in one sense they are a real benefit. Far more annoying than the > coyotes are flocks of illegal immigrant Canada Geese who crap on lawns, > chase small children, and chase away other more docile birds. Apparently > the > geese fear only one animal - the coyote. Garden stores do a brisk business > in fake coyotes made of plastic with a few ribbons hanging from them to > simulate hair moving in the wind. Stand a plastic coyote in your yard and > the geese will give it a wide berth, at least until they decide that it is > no threat. A real dead coyote hanging from a tree branch and swaying in the > wind might work better. > > Larry Z Coyote furs are sold right next to minks. I just saw it on 57th street last night. A samples sale. [Rabs] Mark William Rabiner