Uwharrie Trail Coyote Attack 27 Apr 24

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Not a lot of detail released (extent of injuries, etc..). A very rare event...yotes are not prone to rabies. I know many of us carry in the woods and on the trail more for the two-legged threats than the four-legged variety, but the threat is still there.


A search is underway for a coyote that attacked two people in Uwharrie National Forest, about a 60-mile drive northeast of Charlotte.

“The isolated incident occurred early in the morning on April 27 on the Uwharrie Trail near Big Island Creek,” U.S. Forest Service officials said in a news release.



www.fs.usda.gov

National Forests in North Carolina - News & Events

National Forests in North Carolina - News & Events
www.fs.usda.gov
 
In an urban setting yotes are getting less “shy” but in a park, especially the size of the Uwharrie, something probably contributed to this. Maybe there were newborn pups or such? A fresh kill within a “territory” being protected? Anyway rural yotes tend to steer clear of humans, especially singles but there’s always an exception.
 
Encounters with coyotes I've had in rural Harnett have been unusual this year. I hit one with my service van going 55mph. Slammed on brakes to check because I thought it was a local dog, but the appearance of 3 more in the tree line proved it was not dogs, and the yote I hit hobbled away back over to the pack, seemingly only slightly injured. No damage to the van either, so must have tried to evade and only got clipped.

My drive way faces a thick swamped wooded area for miles deep, we have a few wild rabbits that dwell in the front corner of the property. Had heard it singing that night for a while before catching one around 10:45pm prowling the area the rabbits frequent, he was dispatched quick and clean to meet canine Jesus. It was the first time I had seen one in our grass, the next morning I found a dog size hole torn in to the fence(galvanized wire).

A few days ago I was playing with my thermal monocular and spotted a group foraging in the simi open horse field behind my house that runs up to my neighbors front of house, the coyotes were roughly 50 feet from his front door. If he had let his dogs out, there definitely would have been a massive motral combat. I called and told him about it and neither of us are pleased with the intel, not sure what he did if anything.

We've been proactive with deterrence but seems they are getting more bold in this area also.
 
Ṡalinnis said:
We've been proactive with deterrence but seems they are getting more bold in this area also.
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I think a good term would be “accustomed”. I remember years back hunting out in Texas we used electronic calls (injured rabbit) to call ‘em in. A single come in very warily and 1 volley of fire was all we got for the weekend in that field (the went into thin air) … we had to move on to the next pack area. I got one I spotted here in NC it was in a business park parking lot and that one stared me down until I was maybe 50’ and it trotted into the shrubs where there was at least one other waiting. I swear I see it more times than not when I take the business park cut thru. Urban yote are not as people shy and getting even more bold) … the opportunity of an easy meal along with no real predators (outside of cars and trucks) is a recipe for the yote population to grow.
 
NCFubar said:
I think a good term would be “accustomed”. I remember years back hunting out in Texas we used electronic calls (injured rabbit) to call ‘em in. A single come in very warily and 1 volley of fire was all we got for the weekend in that field (the went into thin air) … we had to move on to the next pack area. I got one I spotted here in NC it was in a business park parking lot and that one stared me down until I was maybe 50’ and it trotted into the shrubs where there was at least one other waiting. I swear I see it more times than not when I take the business park cut thru. Urban yote are not as people shy and getting even more bold) … the opportunity of an easy meal along with no real predators (outside of cars and trucks) is a recipe for the yote population to grow.
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When I did predator hunting in rural Texas they were smart. Had a friend that had an old recording… from the 80s? They would sprint in for that. So many hunters in the area used modern calls and I honestly believe they learned the soundtracks for them.

Using your least favorite chicken or rooster tied to a stake has always worked for me. But I don’t like roosters so…
 
NCFubar said:
I got one I spotted here in NC it was in a business park parking lot and that one stared me down until I was maybe 50’ and it trotted into the shrubs where there was at least one other waiting. I swear I see it more times than not when I take the business park cut thru. Urban yote are not as people shy and getting even more bold) … the opportunity of an easy meal along with no real predators (outside of cars and trucks) is a recipe for the yote population to grow.
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That's what's fascinating me, is how close they are coming(in my homefront's case forcing way through the fence) to dwelling places that are occupied by dogs and out here away from trash bins and clutter.

I had been hanging out on my shed roof with a rifle trying to spot the singer, when he finally showed up after so much time. He wasn't phased in my direction by me flashing him with wml, and never knew what hit him after taking my sweet time to line up a shot. I expected him to run at first light, but there was easily 60 seconds from light on, to lights out.

They don't seem rabid out here, just must be like you said, accustomed to the area by now.
 
I shot one last year or so. It jumped out while I was walking my dog sbout 9:15 one night. It didn’t go away despite my dog barking. It started growling and getting closer to us so it got sbout 25 feet from us and I shot it with a Glock 19. Called wildlife to self report it and they said DONT touch it!!! So I left it there. Around about 11:00 game warden came by and picked it up and hauled it off. Came back inconclusive for rabies I was told by WRC. He said they have had larger number of them spotted and heard near where I live.
 
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We had coyotes in the street in daylight in packs where I lived in SoCal. A pack set up an ambush on my two Australian Shepherds, luring them into a trap where the main body was waiting. My dogs turned back fortunately. I saw a coyote waiting to cross a busy intersection in L.A. using the pedestrian cross walk sign. Those animals are smart!
 
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