>>>> Of course, that's only because we killed off all their natural predators. Minnesota used to have a few grizzly bears, numerous cougars, coyotes, wolves. The wolves are making a comeback. A cougar was spotted in my area not long ago, that's pretty cool. We had to put up a six foot fence to protect our garden from the deer, rabbits, raccoons, etc. <<<<
JohnT,
Agreed, but now we have urban sprawl as an efficient means of displacing animals. During the summer months the coyotes around here raise all sorts of hell with my dogs. Kind of funny to see who can howl or growl the loudest. The pups are very vocal then, especially when the adults return with some sort of tidbit captured during the night. Last year I had seen a large male on several mornings sitting on the edge of the driveway. I usually leave about 4:00 am every morning to make it into the cities before traffic gets bad. So I get a special little treat while most are still sleeping. By the way, most coyotes will not tangle with a mature deer of either sex. They will take fawns if given the chance though.