A very scary night
By savypat
@savypat (20216)
United States
February 12, 2011 12:34pm CST
When you live in the country at night there is no light except what you carry with you, and that does not show you very much. Hubby took the dog out last night for her last call, and saw the field was full of coyotes, normally one or two of these animals will not attack a human with a dog, but when they are in a pack you just can't be sure what they will do. Needless to say they were very close to the house and he felt very exposed with the dog out there. Hubby made a fast trip of it. But was upset when he got back in the house and realized just how dangerous this had been, it kept him up for an extra hour. I know that most of you are urban dwellers but you must face this same type of fear when you unexpectly come close to gang members, me I think I'd rather face coyotes. This is one reason we have guns in our house.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
12 Feb 11
I'd rather deal with an animal than a human anytime--animals have a reason for attacking while humans are just plain damned mean.
When out at night, you should carry a spray bottle of diluted ammonia. It works wonders in repelling animals and stings their eyes without damaging them.
When I lived in the Southwest I saw packs of coyotes roaming our field at night sometimes. They made such a racket but they are beautiful animals.
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@GardenGerty (160996)
• United States
13 Feb 11
The animals are everywhere, even when we do not see them. I worked a night shift at a nursing home and we would come out the back employee door to find raccoons, (who were nesting in the a/c unit cage) and foxes, because there was a pond and creek on the campus (that is why the raccoons were nesting in the a/c unit cage). Some of the Homes that were on the campus, called "neighborhoods" and the raccoons would come to the windows. So would stray cats. Ducks would nest inside the fences at these homes as well. It was very pleasant for the residents to be able to look out and see them.
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@tiffnkeat (1673)
• Singapore
13 Feb 11
Yes, I agree with aw5363's suggestion. To remain at a place where you know is dangerous is exposing yourself to unnecessary dangers.
Your man should be thankful nothing happened, so why take further chances.
The other way is to build fences within which you do the night walks.
Please look after yourselves.
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@ganeshprabhuk (1722)
• India
13 Feb 11
I do not get scared very often. Even there is no light at home, I am little bold. I have never come across these things in my life. I do not know how will I handle if I come across such things in life.
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@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
15 Feb 11
Wow, that sounds really scary. One time I went to Oregon and there was a wild bull roaming around. It was intense! Another time, I was swimming in the ocean and saw a dolphin in a pretty close distance. They're supposed to be harmless but the fact that they're wild gave me chills!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
14 Feb 11
Never having lived outside of an urban setting, I really don't know how I would be able to deal with something like this. However, I think that I might well have done the same thing that your husband did. I also have to say that I don't know how I would react if I was to come into contact with gang members because that isn't something that I've ever encountered either. Though I have had the opportunity to have a lot of experiences in my life, I guess I am still sheltered to an extent.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
13 Feb 11
That is definitely unusual, and I can understand why your husband was scared. We have coyotes around our house, but they do not come near the house itself. If we venture too far into the field out back at night, then that is a different matter entirely. Still, we can go pretty far without having to worry too much about them as they do not like being around humans or where humans travel regularly. Do you know what made them come so close to your house? Was there an injured animal or something that they were tracking that made them get so close?
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Feb 11
Coyotes don't usually run in packs, do they? But yeah, scary...
@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
19 Feb 11
yes they are in packs. We can hear them in the summertime behind out house....and there are definitely more than one.....such an eerie sound when they all start calling.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
19 Feb 11
I've heard them in numbers too, but I've never actually seen more than one at a time...
@GreenMoo (11833)
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12 Feb 11
Scary indeed.
I too live in the country and have to wander around outside in the pitch dark from time to time. I actually find that it's scarier with a torch than without as my eyes become accustomed so much quicker.
My fear is wild pigs. I know I am unlikely to encounter one close to the house and I'm unlikely to venture into the bushes in the dark, but that doesn't stop me thinking they must be in every shadow!
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@cream97 (29086)
• United States
13 Feb 11
Hi, savypat. I am glad that your husband and dog is okay. I am so fearful of coyotes, especially if I don't have a weapon of some sort to protect me. At night that is when crazy things start to happen. I am relieved to know that your husband had his dog with him. It is just too many bad things that are happening in this world. Stay safe!!!!
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I like animals but with coyotes in a pack I'd be scootin' & movin'. @Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
19 Feb 11
We live in the country....and often, in the summer, we can hear coyotes. It is legal to shoot them if they are a nuisance to you or your family. Coyotes are not very well like here....they kill a lot of deer in the winter when the snow is deep because the deer;s skinny feet and legs will sink way into the snow when running and a coyote feet are make so they stay more on top of the snow.....hence killing a lot of poor deer.
@goodhunter (334)
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12 Feb 11
Hello. I have also experienced living in a province where there was a shortage of electricity. One day there was electricity and the next there was none. We watched out for snakes at night because you might step on them when you went to the comfort room which was a few steps away from the house. Also this place was rebel infested and it was not advisable to stray at night time especially for people like me who just took a vacation and do not know haw to speak the native dialect.
@RisingStar21 (69)
• United States
13 Feb 11
Ya It was happen to me when I was hang out with my family at midnight. It was New Year day, we could not sleep so we went out to get some coffee. And then we saw that murderer, his car looks very mysterious, it was loaded with sticky mud all around. He's black, he was wearing a hat in the car???....We stared at him, suddenly he turned to look at us back. I swear it was a really scary face, it was like he just killed someone from the forest and put it in his car. We were very scared, tried to drive slowly, there was only my car and his car on the road. It makes me remind a man who has named Jefrey Dahmer, a best ruthless murderer in the world....I still feel terrible whenever I talk about it
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