Posted on 11/04/2013 6:49:09 AM PST by Whenifhow
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Local authorities in Mansfield were tracking a pack of coyotes Friday after a man doing some lawn care was attacked.
He was riding a mower while blowing leaves along Springmill Road shortly before noon.
According to the Mansfield Police Department, about four coyotes rushed at him from a wooded area and one jumped up on the mower, scratching him.
The man’s jacket was torn and he suffered an injury to his arm but was able to drive himself to the hospital.
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“You have to be quite a wimp to be unable to defend yourself from a coyote.”
How about 4 coyotes and you don’t have a weapon?
“You have to be quite a wimp to be unable to defend yourself from a coyote.”
Douchebaggery is unbecoming.
Earlier this year I was on the mower when I notice a coyote walking out of the trees, I stopped the mower to watch, the thing just walked right by me. It was very strange.
Not quite true, they tend to hunt in pairs, not packs and tend to weigh in the 30-50 lb range.
They are certainly bigger than their western relatives, but they are also very shy, and far more common that most people realize.
As I said before I wouldn’t leave a small animal outside, or leave small children alone in an area where Coyotes are known to be, but there is a lot about this attack that raises questions about whether these were actually coyotes or something else.
A small revolver fits nicely in ones pocket while mowing. I have Yotes in my area and I don't mow without it. For that matter I won't let my Ratty's go out without me standing there with larger pistol in hand till they get their business done. Oh and it comes in handy for the occasional Copperhead as well.
I never see them in packs around here. The only time I’ve ever seen more than one at a time is when the pups are small.
We live in rural NH.
When my kids take the dog out after dark, the older ones are bearing sidearms, and the younger ones are provided armed escorts, Ma, Pa, or one of the older kids.
Coyotes seem to have lost their fear of man. In small numbers, they do a lot of good killing woodchucks and other varmints. But in larger numbers, small animals become scarcer and the coyotes pack up and start looking for new, larger game.
Their numbers have increased a lot lately. Time do thin the packs out a bit.
Mowing is an activity where I have avoided carrying, I don’t want the sweat and grit in the gun. Might have to reconsider.
You have Ratty’s?
We have one. Love him. He’s quite a bold little critter. Maybe a little too much, so.
He’s really good at keeping the rodent count low, so we don’t need the coyotes to protect the garden as much any more.
The wildlife officer said he believes it’s an isolated incident.
“He had his headphones on and his hoodie up and maybe they didn’t associate him with a human being,” he said.
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Where can I get one?
Stainless revolver in a holster.
Fewer moving parts. Less trouble with dirt, grime and sweat.
Sounds he did defend himself. So I guess he’s not a wimp.
whew crisis averted
Rarely see a coyote in my area. Do see wild hogs, panthers, an occasional otter, foxes, and even a bobcat.
The hogs and panther worry me.
Mansfield was once home to one of my favorite authors...Louis Bromfield. I would love to visit Malabar Farm some day,
The only one I own is an N frame.
hussein will not allow it.
> hussein will not allow it.
Who’s gonna tell ‘im?
;)
“A small revolver fits nicely in ones pocket while mowing”
I’m thinking two mounted shooting tricked out .45’s in shoulder holsters like the guy in the “Mummy” movie:)
Most non-rabid wild animals will avoid contact with humans if at all possible. They seem instinctively smart enough to realize that we may be armed, and more than a match.
Unlike a particular teenager in Florida whose name I won’t mention.
Coyote-Wolf Hybrids Have Spread Across U.S. East
They are a lot bigger and badder than the Western Coyote.
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