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Yoss, would you step forward to go tell the coyotes to roam the Great Western Trail in the early morning. Much as I love bunnies, there are a frickin' truckload of them on the trail!

You must pass my wife, she rides her bike 2-3 times a week on the Western Trail. She loves the bunnies, says their her friends.

Wish I rode that often...never enough time! But I ride when I can (not that I'm as into the riding thing as Clam...).

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Let's solve the coyote problem by rounding them up and sticking them on a Metra train bound for Villa Park.

Awesome! One whole car filled with Coyotes big and small...with a small stipend tied to their tail so they can get some java at starbucks and freak out the customers!

I would consider it an honor if a coyote spirited away my neighbors chihuahua. They have a Boston, too. A little larger, but more than like it is tasty.

Hello!
I'm a first time poster but had to jump on this one. I saw a coyote walking down Hill. It was small, however none the less disturbing. I don't know much about them but by his posture he didn't look afraid of anything.

Would that make him/her Coyote Ugly ?

If you have ever been to Yellowstone or Yosemite you know that the park service will relocate Bears,Wolves,Coyotes that spend to much time near people.

The Coyotes along with the Bears, Wolves where here first but I don't see much support in bringing them back. The Coyotes along with the rest of the above where hunted and so moved away. The Coyote being a fairly smart animal was able to move back once they figured out that we suburbanites don't pack heat on a daily basis. These Coyotes will continue to lose their fear of people especially as they are raised in and around us. If they where in Forest preserve land it wouldn't be such a problem they have the ability to avoid people and would not see them as a source of food. But making their homes in some of the small parks or bog areas we have around here. They have little room to avoid people.Right now we have a leave them alone policy but if one of them where to attack a human especially a child then our policy could do 180 which would be bad for them. I think we're kind of in unchartered territory here

You're not packing heat ? Do you have daughters that are dating age ? I can hook you up.

All you folks all up in arms about coyote attacks on humans are worried about an issue that frankly... barely even seems to really exist.

http://tchester.org/sgm/lists/coyote_attacks.html

http://foxwoodrehab.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/05/turkey_season_a.html

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversity/living/coyotes.htm

http://www.geocities.com/DesertCoyote_99/coypeop.htm

http://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/wildlife/factshts/coyote.htm

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/wildgame/coyconfl.htm

I took a bike ride this evening to Villa Park on the Western trail, and I ran into my friend Wiley on the path about 1/2 east of Main street. He did not seem bothered by me at all until I yelled at him. I still think he's at least 50 pounds. I'm guessing this area around my home is his hunting grounds.

That would be coo to see a coyote in GE.

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That would be coo to see a coyote in GE.

Not if your one of Clamato's dog Otto.

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Originally posted by Yossarian:

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That would be coo to see a coyote in GE.

Not if your one of Clamato's dog Otto.

Yoss, TV boi's English is better than yours.

My bad, I stand corrected.

A few weeks ago I had a pair of small, young coyotes in my back yard. They were afraid of everything!
I called to see if Willowbrook or anyplace could get them and keep them safe. (Nobody does that.)I have neighbors with very large, aggressive dogs and was afraid those babies would be mauled.
They disappeared after 2 days. I hope they're safe.
(I take my cat out on a leash. The coyotes were afraid of us.)
The reason we see more foxes and coyotes is that their woods and private homes are being turned into housing developments, strip malls, etc. They have noplace to go.

I think its more of a matter that the Coyotes/Foxes are moving back into this area. They've figured that people are a good source of food. And not into hunting anymore. So I think its more of a case of animals learning to adapt. So you're suggesting that we could have as many as four Coyotes in our area. You have to wonder how many more we can have before they the Coyotes start getting more aggessive. Especially as they lose their fear of us.

If these coyotes begin to increase in numbers and become more aggressive, the over-abundance of rabbits out in my yard will provide at least a year's food and amusement for them before they take my leg off or eat one of our cats.

I still feel safe. Now if we can just get the coyotes to eat all the mosquitos, then we're talking!

We need more bats for that...

From This Link:

• Bats:

Most bat species feed after dark or at dusk.
Some experts estimated that one bat can eat between 600 to 1000 insects, mosquitoes included, within a period of one hour.

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We need more bats for that...

From This Link:

• Bats:

Most bat species feed after dark or at dusk.
Some experts estimated that one bat can eat between 600 to 1000 insects, mosquitoes included, within a period of one hour.

We have several that lfrequent our evergreen trees next to our driveway. The kids were a little wary at first but then we explained it was either the bats or the mosquito bites.

Quote: "Lorraine and Hill has a fox that I see there quite often in the morning."

I live over there and that fox (or one of it's cousins) lives behind/under my shed and I'm happy to keep him there. He is beautiful and doesn't bother anyone or anything except maybe the rotten field mice who get into my house sometimes.

There is also a coyote living very near my lot and I like him too.

When I lived on the northwest side of the city (yes, the big one) we had a local coyote. It ate rodents and an occassional stray cat. The residents kept him a secret so that no authority would be tempted to take him away. He must have approached the neighborhood via the DesPlains River trail and lived near the Harlem Irving shopping center. I hope he is still there.

I'd trade a racoon or a skunk for a fox and a coyote anyday :-)