From: robin4joy@yahoo.com   
      
   In article <3e761tF1j08pU1@individual.net>, TOTE@dog-play.com wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 08 May 2005 02:07:47 -0700 Robin  whittled these   
   > words:   
   > > My concern is at night when visibility is low and coyotes do their   
   > > roaming.  I've run across a few of them on my walks at night, and all   
   > > have gone in the opposite direction.  However, the other night, a   
   > > neighbor who was also taking his dog for a walk noticed a coyote   
   > > watching me and my dog.   
   >   
   Number two - no one should just allow the coyote to watch.   
   > Harass the coyotes.  Throw rocks, use an airhorn, use a slingshot -   
   > whatever it takes.   
      
      
   Throwing rocks.  Is there any chance this would just make the coyote   
   angry and attack?   
      
   A stout walking stick should be sufficient.   
   To do what with?   Hit the coyote with it?  Flail it around to scare it?   
   Would it be able to take the stick in its mouth with any kind of force   
   that could disarm me, and then be worse trouble?  Or would a coyote run   
   away if I started hitting it with the stick?   
      
   > Do NOT use a child's cap gun nor allow others to use them. The noise is   
   > not nearly scary enough and all that will happen is the coyote will learn   
   > that the little pop pop means nothing bad.  Which also means if someone   
   > does use a gun they will have to be a good enough marksman to actually hit   
   > the coyote because the sound won't be sufficient surprise.   
      
   Very good point.   
      
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