[AT] Thanksgiving Day/ now coyotes

[Roy Morgan]

On Dec 3, 2008, at 9:15 AM, Bob McNitt wrote:

> ... I've hunted them here in upstate NY for decades ...t what we  
> refer to as "Eastern Coyotes" are actually hybrids containing both  
> coyote & gray wolf genes,...
>
> And yes, they eat deer, pets and most anything else they can catch/ 
> find.

Bob,

Thanks for clarifying this for me/us.  I'm near Ithaca, NY, with some  
sheep, and I'm hoping we don't have to invite you here to combat  
coyotes here.

Late one night I was in a very old residential neighborhood of  
Washington DC (Bethesda) leaving a small meeting of photographers. As  
we talked on the sidewalk, what I presume was a coyote loped across  
the empty streets and yards.  It was as tall as a full sized collie  
dog, skinny, gray and brown, and had a very long curved tail.  It  
seemed quite at home, and on its way somewhere.  I marveled at the  
thing and did not call animal control.

Roy

Roy Morgan
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