Trail Cruiser
Well-Known Member
Wild animal attack is very rare but if you encounter such situation how do you defend yourself?
Protect yourself from dogs.
We had a lot of coyotes around the house growing up. Never had a problem and true to your statement they always fled if close and if far they might just stand and watch. I did lose a cat (we only found her tail) to what I suspect were coyotes. I was often out alone in rural areas. My thing growing up was catching and collecting snakes so I would often be out in the wilds at dusk, daybreak and during the night. I encountered coyotes all the time and never had an issue. But our border region did have problems with rabies. We used to get lots of talks and training in school. And as an aside, my wife has had rabies treatment after being bitten by a stray dog in Mexico (but that is a story for another day). Katman - how about riding with a can of bear spray? One of those that fires to like 30 feet?Coyotes DO NOT chase or attack or do anything against HUMANS. They run away from us...No Need For Fear!
Actually, I do have a fair knowledge ofThat's pretty extreme and unrealistic; @Katman. Whatever you want to call "prodromal" is not a realistic statement. How do you know that the coyote you encountered was rabid. That is serious and in our area of Central Texas it's no joke! Your suggestion of guns does nothing but create fear and we Texans don't buy into fear. You don't encounter coyotes all that often. I KNOW, I live where there are a lot of coyotes and You are creating an incorrect image of how they act.
Coyotes DO NOT chase or attack or do anything against HUMANS. They run away from us.
BTW I've lived in a very rural eastern area of Travis County in Central Texas with a lot coyotes in the space with us for about 30 years. Both Travis and Bastrop counties have continued to do their rabies prevention via air drops for a long time. No Need For Fear!