Jewels 0 #26 January 23, 2007 Yeah, it was a first for ME, that's for sure! I live just south of you, down in Littleton, but I'm close enough to the Hogback (first ridge of the foothills, for non-Coloradans) that we get a lot of wildlife from there.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #27 January 23, 2007 Ooohhhh, no thanks. No coyotes on the other side of an open window for me! I don't want to know enough first-hand information about the habits of coyotes to know whether or not that situation was about to turn ugly. Ignorance is bliss. . . .TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #28 January 23, 2007 The worst animal sounds I have ever heard.. A group of us a few years ago at a Rescue Team Xmas party, were just starting to get the party going, and we all stopped, to what we thought was the sound of a group of babies screaming. We shut down the music, and listend and sure enough we all thought that there was something very bad happening to these tots. about 6 of us took off out of the hall and down the street towards the source of the sound, when we turned the corner we found that it was not human noise. Any one want to guess what was making a loud and paniced sound, like crying babies?You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #29 January 23, 2007 'yotes yip just to hear themselves. It usually ends up being a social event with other 'yotes near and far joining in. Enjoy the music...it's as old as time itself! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydemon2 0 #30 January 23, 2007 Gold fish low on water? Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #31 January 23, 2007 Hmmm, I've heard that mountain lions have quite a yowl, but I've never actually heard it. Is that it?TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #32 January 23, 2007 QuoteHmmm, I've heard that mountain lions have quite a yowl, but I've never actually heard it. Is that it? I live in Australia we dont have mountain lions, or any lions for that matterYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #33 January 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteHmmm, I've heard that mountain lions have quite a yowl, but I've never actually heard it. Is that it? I live in Australia we dont have mountain lions, or any lions for that matter Oh. Guess not! I would make some sorry joke about the sound having to do with Steve Irwin in the wild, but that would be in rather bad form. . . .TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #34 January 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteHmmm, I've heard that mountain lions have quite a yowl, but I've never actually heard it. Is that it? I live in Australia we dont have mountain lions, or any lions for that matter Oh. Guess not! I would make some sorry joke about the sound having to do with Steve Irwin in the wild, but that would be in rather bad form. . . . Only bad form if it's a sorry joke. I was a truckload of Pigs, the truck had broken down on the highway, and these pigs were making the most amazing and scary noise. I can still hear it in my head today, I hope I never hear anything like it again for real, It sounded just like screaming babiesYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #35 January 23, 2007 LOL! I never knew pigs could be that vocal. So much for Charlotte's Web.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #36 January 23, 2007 QuoteThe worst animal sounds I have ever heard.. Coyote-related, I heard what must have been two adults and a couple pups take out a cow one night in Montana...the cow didn't sound like it was enjoying the party. I'm assuming the cow was already ailing from something, otherwise it'd be way to big & scary for some pansy-ass coyotes. I've also heard that rabbit screams are pretty bad. Deer too, which is part of why I wouldn't hunt them (plus I don't much care for venison other than backstrap and jerky). Probably the most human sound I've heard was some sort of sea bird, likely either gulls or albatross. I'd been up and working hard for about 40 hours straight, so sleep deprivation likely played a role, but I swore it sounded like a baby screaming somewhere out there in the darkness (40 miles offshore). Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #37 January 23, 2007 sheep sound human-like sometimes. I think their vocal chords must be shaped similar to ours. A friend of my Dad's had some sheep, and there was this one big one who actually sounded like a human doing a really lame imitation of a sheep, just loudly saying "Baa! Baa!" Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 35 #38 January 23, 2007 QuoteOoohhhh, no thanks. No coyotes on the other side of an open window for me! I don't want to know enough first-hand information about the habits of coyotes to know whether or not that situation was about to turn ugly. Ignorance is bliss. . . . Actually, while we did leave the window open, the screen was still in place and the window's some 8 feet off the ground. No real chance of them getting in."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladydyver 0 #39 January 23, 2007 QuoteSo, I got home on Saturday and went to bed as usual. I awoke to the sound of what I thought was a pack of dogs, seemingly ripping something apart piece by piece. I looked out the window and it wasn't a pack of anything and they weren't chewing anything apart. It was two coyotes under the pine tree in the front yard, doing some sort of wild yipping serenade. I turned on a light, which made them stop in their tracks. Then, one of them did this leisurely stretch, rump in the air, as if to say, "I see you. You don't bother me." But he nosed the other one to point out my presence and nudged him along, so they left. Most bizarre noise I've ever heard. I could swear my skin detached from my body, listening to that weird melody. I tried to look up data on the internet and definitely see references to coyotes yipping, but everything makes a generic reference to sounds that are about defining territory or that are maternal calls. Nothing says "this eerie yipping means _______________." Any ideas? They clearly didn't seem stressed, so I'm guessing it was more of a conversational message. Still, I'm really curious. (BTW, I live in suburbia and I'm never leaving the house alone after dark again.) Maybe they were having sex before you interrupted them - ??????DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #40 January 23, 2007 QuoteMaybe they were having sex before you interrupted them - ?????? Or maybe they just wanted some of your BEER! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladydyver 0 #41 January 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteMaybe they were having sex before you interrupted them - ?????? Or maybe they just wanted some of your BEER! ltdiver You definitely have not had enough to drink tonight! Go have a beer!DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #42 January 23, 2007 I thought it was a nose-to-nose kind of encounter. Being eight feet away is still closer than I'd like to get, but it is a whole lot better than being close enough for introductions. Anyway, I don't think there was anything amorous going on. They didn't see me until I turned on the light and they just appeared to be yelping up into the sky. But then, if that's part of the ritual, who knows?TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gonzalesna 1 #43 January 23, 2007 QuoteMy wife once woke up to go to the bathroom, and it was during the summer, so we had the window open, and our cat was sitting on the sill. When she went in there she saw the cat's fur was all standing on edge. Peering out the window, she saw two coyotes sitting outside the window looking back at her for about a second or two before they scampered off. I'll bet those bastards had something to do with the disappearance of one of our young cats a few years ago. probably... My sister's cat disappeared back when I was in middle school. We all figured it was coyotes. We lived in a heavily populated area in Orange County, CA (Mission Viejo if you care to know the name) but coyotes could be heard at night on a regular basis.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #44 January 24, 2007 3:45 a.m. They're back. TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #45 January 24, 2007 Did you buy that AR-15 yet and does your county have a reward for bringing in the ears?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #46 January 24, 2007 LOL--I don't have the AR-15, but now I'm more motivated than ever! Might need to ask the local authorities about my options. I'm not really up for the yotes to move in as my newest neighbors. The ones I have now aren't necessarily my favorite, but they DO help shovel. The coyotes aren't so useful.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #47 January 24, 2007 When you check with your local Game Warden as him/her if there's a tag required and if there's a reward for the ears. If there is a reward, what cut do you have to use for the ears. There are some counties in TX where that is current and standing, but you've got to bring in both ears connected with a certain amount of skin of the scalp. Since there's a serious problem with those rat-dogs going after cattle and other livestock, the county places a bounty on each set of ears and you get money for them. Obviously your local state and gun laws apply as well as proper safe hunting practices. There are places you can go to get taught those things. Check with your local gun shops for hunter safety classes and/or classes in general firearm use.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #48 January 24, 2007 Egad. Somehow, I can't see anything involving firearms being an actual option here in the suburbs, even assuming I could buy a weapon, learn to use it, and not ultimately decide they're actually too cute to shoot them. I was thinking more along the lines of the "humane mouse trap" kind of solution, only on a bigger scale. (Quit snickering! ) Nevermind that I have absolutely no idea what this solution might actually LOOK like. . . .TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #49 January 24, 2007 QuoteI was thinking more along the lines of the "humane mouse trap" kind of solution, only on a bigger scale. (Quit snickering! Wink) Nevermind that I have absolutely no idea what this solution might actually LOOK like. . I think it looks like a 1985 Ford van with its headlights on and the horn blowing... (to paraphrase Ron White's comment about "hunting" deer).--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #50 January 24, 2007 That might be the more practical solution! I couldn't do it, though. Okay, time to see if I can sleep again. I love my coyotes. I love my coyotes. I love my coyotes.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. 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skydemon2 0 #30 January 23, 2007 Gold fish low on water? Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #31 January 23, 2007 Hmmm, I've heard that mountain lions have quite a yowl, but I've never actually heard it. Is that it?TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #32 January 23, 2007 QuoteHmmm, I've heard that mountain lions have quite a yowl, but I've never actually heard it. Is that it? I live in Australia we dont have mountain lions, or any lions for that matterYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #33 January 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteHmmm, I've heard that mountain lions have quite a yowl, but I've never actually heard it. Is that it? I live in Australia we dont have mountain lions, or any lions for that matter Oh. Guess not! I would make some sorry joke about the sound having to do with Steve Irwin in the wild, but that would be in rather bad form. . . .TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #34 January 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteHmmm, I've heard that mountain lions have quite a yowl, but I've never actually heard it. Is that it? I live in Australia we dont have mountain lions, or any lions for that matter Oh. Guess not! I would make some sorry joke about the sound having to do with Steve Irwin in the wild, but that would be in rather bad form. . . . Only bad form if it's a sorry joke. I was a truckload of Pigs, the truck had broken down on the highway, and these pigs were making the most amazing and scary noise. I can still hear it in my head today, I hope I never hear anything like it again for real, It sounded just like screaming babiesYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #35 January 23, 2007 LOL! I never knew pigs could be that vocal. So much for Charlotte's Web.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #36 January 23, 2007 QuoteThe worst animal sounds I have ever heard.. Coyote-related, I heard what must have been two adults and a couple pups take out a cow one night in Montana...the cow didn't sound like it was enjoying the party. I'm assuming the cow was already ailing from something, otherwise it'd be way to big & scary for some pansy-ass coyotes. I've also heard that rabbit screams are pretty bad. Deer too, which is part of why I wouldn't hunt them (plus I don't much care for venison other than backstrap and jerky). Probably the most human sound I've heard was some sort of sea bird, likely either gulls or albatross. I'd been up and working hard for about 40 hours straight, so sleep deprivation likely played a role, but I swore it sounded like a baby screaming somewhere out there in the darkness (40 miles offshore). Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #37 January 23, 2007 sheep sound human-like sometimes. I think their vocal chords must be shaped similar to ours. A friend of my Dad's had some sheep, and there was this one big one who actually sounded like a human doing a really lame imitation of a sheep, just loudly saying "Baa! Baa!" Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #38 January 23, 2007 QuoteOoohhhh, no thanks. No coyotes on the other side of an open window for me! I don't want to know enough first-hand information about the habits of coyotes to know whether or not that situation was about to turn ugly. Ignorance is bliss. . . . Actually, while we did leave the window open, the screen was still in place and the window's some 8 feet off the ground. No real chance of them getting in."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #39 January 23, 2007 QuoteSo, I got home on Saturday and went to bed as usual. I awoke to the sound of what I thought was a pack of dogs, seemingly ripping something apart piece by piece. I looked out the window and it wasn't a pack of anything and they weren't chewing anything apart. It was two coyotes under the pine tree in the front yard, doing some sort of wild yipping serenade. I turned on a light, which made them stop in their tracks. Then, one of them did this leisurely stretch, rump in the air, as if to say, "I see you. You don't bother me." But he nosed the other one to point out my presence and nudged him along, so they left. Most bizarre noise I've ever heard. I could swear my skin detached from my body, listening to that weird melody. I tried to look up data on the internet and definitely see references to coyotes yipping, but everything makes a generic reference to sounds that are about defining territory or that are maternal calls. Nothing says "this eerie yipping means _______________." Any ideas? They clearly didn't seem stressed, so I'm guessing it was more of a conversational message. Still, I'm really curious. (BTW, I live in suburbia and I'm never leaving the house alone after dark again.) Maybe they were having sex before you interrupted them - ??????DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #40 January 23, 2007 QuoteMaybe they were having sex before you interrupted them - ?????? Or maybe they just wanted some of your BEER! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #41 January 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteMaybe they were having sex before you interrupted them - ?????? Or maybe they just wanted some of your BEER! ltdiver You definitely have not had enough to drink tonight! Go have a beer!DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #42 January 23, 2007 I thought it was a nose-to-nose kind of encounter. Being eight feet away is still closer than I'd like to get, but it is a whole lot better than being close enough for introductions. Anyway, I don't think there was anything amorous going on. They didn't see me until I turned on the light and they just appeared to be yelping up into the sky. But then, if that's part of the ritual, who knows?TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 1 #43 January 23, 2007 QuoteMy wife once woke up to go to the bathroom, and it was during the summer, so we had the window open, and our cat was sitting on the sill. When she went in there she saw the cat's fur was all standing on edge. Peering out the window, she saw two coyotes sitting outside the window looking back at her for about a second or two before they scampered off. I'll bet those bastards had something to do with the disappearance of one of our young cats a few years ago. probably... My sister's cat disappeared back when I was in middle school. We all figured it was coyotes. We lived in a heavily populated area in Orange County, CA (Mission Viejo if you care to know the name) but coyotes could be heard at night on a regular basis.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #44 January 24, 2007 3:45 a.m. They're back. TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #45 January 24, 2007 Did you buy that AR-15 yet and does your county have a reward for bringing in the ears?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #46 January 24, 2007 LOL--I don't have the AR-15, but now I'm more motivated than ever! Might need to ask the local authorities about my options. I'm not really up for the yotes to move in as my newest neighbors. The ones I have now aren't necessarily my favorite, but they DO help shovel. The coyotes aren't so useful.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #47 January 24, 2007 When you check with your local Game Warden as him/her if there's a tag required and if there's a reward for the ears. If there is a reward, what cut do you have to use for the ears. There are some counties in TX where that is current and standing, but you've got to bring in both ears connected with a certain amount of skin of the scalp. Since there's a serious problem with those rat-dogs going after cattle and other livestock, the county places a bounty on each set of ears and you get money for them. Obviously your local state and gun laws apply as well as proper safe hunting practices. There are places you can go to get taught those things. Check with your local gun shops for hunter safety classes and/or classes in general firearm use.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #48 January 24, 2007 Egad. Somehow, I can't see anything involving firearms being an actual option here in the suburbs, even assuming I could buy a weapon, learn to use it, and not ultimately decide they're actually too cute to shoot them. I was thinking more along the lines of the "humane mouse trap" kind of solution, only on a bigger scale. (Quit snickering! ) Nevermind that I have absolutely no idea what this solution might actually LOOK like. . . .TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #49 January 24, 2007 QuoteI was thinking more along the lines of the "humane mouse trap" kind of solution, only on a bigger scale. (Quit snickering! Wink) Nevermind that I have absolutely no idea what this solution might actually LOOK like. . I think it looks like a 1985 Ford van with its headlights on and the horn blowing... (to paraphrase Ron White's comment about "hunting" deer).--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #50 January 24, 2007 That might be the more practical solution! I couldn't do it, though. Okay, time to see if I can sleep again. I love my coyotes. I love my coyotes. I love my coyotes.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
