Swampscott Resident Surrounded by 9 Coyotes, Rescued by Police
BY PGF
2 years, 1 month ago
Swarmed by a pack of nine Coywolves!
A Swampscott [suburb north of Boston], Massachusetts, resident was surrounded by a pack of nine coyotes on Friday night and was only able to escape after police responded and scared the animals off.
Swampscott police said they got a call around 9:30 p.m. from a resident who said they were walking their dog on Rockyledge Road when a large group of coyotes surrounded them and wouldn’t back down.
When police arrived, they said they saw at least nine coyotes. The coyotes were scared off by the arrival of the police cruisers and the stroble lights. Officers escorted the resident and their dog back to their home without further incident, but police are now warning residents to be aware of their surroundings when walking at night when coyotes are most active.
[P]olice suggest yelling and waving your arms as you approach the animals. They said the simplest method of scaring off a coyote involves “being loud and large.” They suggest standing tall, waving your arms and yelling at the coyote. Police suggest bringing homemade noisemakers, a small air horn, squirt guns or pepper spray while walking your dog. They also stressed that it is important not to run away from a coyote.
And what happens when the highly intelligent beasts begin to determine that guns only have water in them? Isn’t using a water pistol the same thing as running away, proverbially speaking?
This isn’t the first report of aggressive coyotes in Swampscott. Back in July, coyotes attacked people in at least two separate incidents. Aggressive coyotes were also reported in other parts of Massachusetts over the summer.
Via WoG
On October 20, 2022 at 8:10 am, Dov said:
We live in northern Maine. We had a friend who had a one ton Belgian horse killed by a pack of them…..then when he was trying to bury it with his tractor they were still trying to eat it; he had to smash them with his tractor and kill them to make them stop. Mostly they hunt alone up here but when they are in a pack, they are worse than BLM
On October 20, 2022 at 8:11 pm, X said:
I suggest the f–ing police carry squirt guns.
On October 22, 2022 at 7:37 am, Matt said:
‘[P]olice suggest yelling and waving your arms as you approach the animals. They said the simplest method of scaring off a coyote involves “being loud and large.” ‘
The one time I actually drew a gun in self defense was because the neighbors aggressive dog didn’t respond to this tactic. It came into my yard, crouched down and started snarling. Every time I tried to back up towards the house or my car, it would advance. I had a j-frame in my back pocket and had the dog in the sights. My wife was yelling, “don’t shoot their dog”. The neighbor must have heard and opened the door and called to it, which thankfully got it to leave. Had I had my Glock, which I’m more comfortable with I probably Luke have dispatched that animal.
On October 22, 2022 at 11:10 am, Latigo Morgan said:
That’s unusual behavior for coyotes.