There is apparently a pack of coyotes that live on a forested hill by my house, maybe 150 yards away.

Posted on September 24, 2026 at 12:15:22 PM by BigLake (edited September 24, 2026 at 12:17:05 PM)

Some nights, they howl... a shrill, nerve-rattling chorus of perhaps a dozen coyotes. My dog joins in.

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There is apparently a pack of coyotes that live on a forested hill by my house, maybe 150 yards away. - By BigLake September 24, 2026 at 12:15:22 PM
- I was surprised to learn that what sounds like many is very often just a pair, because coyotes in the east - By jBdub September 24, 2026 at 12:23:09 PM
  - Interesting. Whe we let our dog out at night, we stay out with him. He would be easy prey.* - By BigLake September 24, 2026 at 12:26:51 PM
    - Good idea. I'd consider keeping him on a leash. They're crafty--Like one distracts you while the other swoops in.** - By jBdub September 24, 2026 at 12:39:30 PM
      - Good point, we do most of the time but based on Spirit's anecdote, from now on* - By BigLake September 24, 2026 at 12:40:53 PM
    - Friends lost their Jack Russel Terrier to coyotes (m) - By Spirit September 24, 2026 at 12:38:32 PM
      - Horrific and sad* - By BigLake September 24, 2026 at 12:39:51 PM

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