I told you there was something in the woods

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.