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Sioux Juan
Big Wall climber
Costa mesa
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 17, 2014 - 12:46pm PT
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I live in costa mesa, a mile from the santa ana river and it seems that every other week there are posters of missing small pets. Well the coyotes got my Snyder (cat) nothing left but fur, there is a kinda funny part, the coyotes took a dump out front on my lawn and you could see all the hair from my cat in the poop 2 days after they got him. Guess it was a message or something .......................
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Mar 17, 2014 - 12:48pm PT
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The message was don't leave small pets out in coyote country.
Did you get it?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Mar 17, 2014 - 12:51pm PT
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Sorry about that.
Coyote took our cat a couple of years ago. Neighbor saw the coyote headed away with her in its mouth.
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Sioux Juan
Big Wall climber
Costa mesa
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 17, 2014 - 01:00pm PT
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if you saw where I live ? you would not think there would be any coyotes for 20 miles
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Mar 17, 2014 - 01:08pm PT
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"I live in costa mesa, a mile from the santa ana river... "
How long have you been living there?
Poor kitty.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Mar 17, 2014 - 01:26pm PT
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Man, I've seen 3 legged coyotes trotting off with cats hanging out of their mouths. Down here they will go for dogs too. Even on leash. They size up what they are up against quickly. Little old lady walking her small yappy dog = meal.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Mar 17, 2014 - 01:30pm PT
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Coyotes are urban creatures as much as they are rural creatures.
In fact, a coyote will often choose to chill during the day immediately adjacent to busy roads, as they know that vehicles rarely stop. Hiding in plain sight, so to speak.
I lost two cats to coyotes on the same day a few years back in the middle of the day. Since then, I've chosen to not own cats if I live in coyote country (read;everywhere), since I'd want my cat to be able to roam outside.
Ironically, about ten years ago I had a cat named Fischer. He was eaten by a fisher cat.
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The Glowering Sailor
climber
Mt. Humphreys
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Mar 17, 2014 - 01:38pm PT
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the coyotes took a dump out front on my lawn and you could see all the hair from my cat in the poop 2 days after they got him. Guess it was a message or something
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Modesto Mutant
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Mar 17, 2014 - 02:00pm PT
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I lived up in a rural part of Santa Cruz County (Happy Valley) for 17 years. I can't tell you how many cats we went through, probably more than 20 total. Likely the coyotes got them all. We kept replacing the cats to ward off the rats who would try to infiltrate our house. There was one locally famous male cat who was never spayed. The cat must of been more than 10 years old. We called him 'Floppy' as he had one ear that laid flat. The neighbors up the road called him 'Arnold' after our formally esteemed governor. How that cat lived that long is a complete mystery. The property was rife with wildlife looking for something to eat. Owls, Coyote, Racoons, Hawks, Golden Eagles, Bobcats, Cougar. Old Floppy's range must of been a thousand acres easy. If a local female cat went into heat, sure enough, several months later there'd be a batch of tiny little 'Floppy' clones. His progeny was prodigious. Then one day I noticed we didn't see Floppy anymore. I wonder that happened to that old cat. I hated him as much as I admired him.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Mar 17, 2014 - 09:44pm PT
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I thought the Coyotes got Emerson the cat this fall but then I found out my new neighbors from AZ have a huge old redbone hound that they taught to hunt Lions. Aparently the cowboy method is to toss a live housecat in with the hounds and drink beer and watch the show... I like these people a lot and I like the dog Eliot. I don't hold it against Eliot if he ate Emerson but I sure wish He would not do it again with Bok. I also saw a large Lynx about 1/2 mile from my house about a week or so ago so who knows who the real culprit is????...........
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Mar 18, 2014 - 12:04am PT
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When Heidi and I first moved from semi-rural Idaho to Choss Creek, her beloved cat lasted about 6 months. The coyotes thought it was delicious!
We then adopted local rural cats, with perhaps some bobcat genes. We have not lost a cat to the locally abundant coyotes since. Coyotes are always a concern, but our cats seem to either hunker down and survive, or do ok in encounters.
The cat/cats are herded inside at nightfall, and not let out until full daylight.
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Sioux Juan
Big Wall climber
Costa mesa
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 18, 2014 - 12:22am PT
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apogee .........sorry I'm late ...............!I live in east mesa verde.........I think they come in from the golf course 4 houses away ?? oh and I've lived here 17 years or so
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Mar 18, 2014 - 12:28am PT
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Holy Moses, Scooter is a house cat??
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Sioux Juan
Big Wall climber
Costa mesa
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 18, 2014 - 12:33am PT
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floorabove please leave that post !!!!!!!!
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aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Mar 18, 2014 - 12:49am PT
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I live in Los Angeles, and we have lost two cats to coyotes. You have to have cats that stay close to home most of the time, and also have "street smarts". Some cats do, some are reckless. We had a small Himalayan Persian cat, and she was obstinate, and insisted on going out late at night. She got ambushed.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Mar 18, 2014 - 12:59am PT
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skcreidc! Re your comment: Holy Moses, Scooter is a house cat??
Scooter was a house cat with a bobcat gene. He passed at age 19, three years back.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 18, 2014 - 01:18am PT
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It's a jungle out here... in suburbia.
I actually think this was a road kill.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Mar 18, 2014 - 08:12am PT
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If you have a rodent problem you actually have a food storage problem.
Cats are useless.
But what is funny is the "owners". They think that the cat is being affectionate rubbing the back of their ears against the hands that pet.
It is actually using special glands and scent marking the "owner" and declaring "You my bitch" to other cats.
People who let cats run loose are highly unethical. They don't want to clean up after their pet, so they let it spread disease, cruelly kill animals, cause traffic accidents, cause property damage, and cause night time disturbances.
My .177 can never compete with the coyotes, but thats OK.
A friend's neighbor saw a coyote jump his 8' block wall and kill his dog in Lake Havasu.
Too bad; it was a nice dog.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Mar 18, 2014 - 11:01am PT
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Thats funny Fritz. Scooter looks like a ginormous version of his mom.
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