I told you there was something in the woods!
We have lived her for 15 years and very rarely do we hear
coyotes, but last night sent chills up my spine as what sounded like 5 or 6
crying and howling in unison to the train whistle last night. They were mere
feet from the back of my house. The coyotes are usually well enough away that
we have not had to deal with them, but with our outside dogs passed away now
and only Damon (who stays in the house) they are now very close to the house in
the woods. Damon knew a few weeks ago that there was something in the woods and
was digging earlier, probably at a den, and was upset.
Today he and my husband walked the trail in the woods and
Damon was on constant alert with his hair on his neck and back up. Usually we
have plenty of deer in our woods but we have not seen them in the last few
days. I have been in the garden and the deer only feet away in the spring and
the fall, but even the rabbits are not around lately.
I won’t allow the kids to
play in the yard without constant supervision and they will definitely not be
walking the wooded trails anymore. I'm also going to now carry a pack more often then i do for some possible needed items. Coyotes are unpredictable and love to play
at tag type sports before they attack…I’ll keep you posted.