FATAL COYOTE ATTACK

[fightingquaker13]

A very tragic story. Also one more reason to carry a gun in the woods. Those who say we have nothing to fear, that lions, bears, wolves and now even coyotes are harmless might take note. (I'm not holding my breath). I am all in favor of predators, but respect for them means understanding what they are cabable of. I am thinkng that maybe that SP 101 or Alaskan might not be a better investment than the AK. The following is from todays LA Times.
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Musician Taylor Mitchell dies after coyote attack while hiking
October 29, 2009 | 10:38 am
 A young folk musician had her life cut tragically short, dying from injuries sustained after being attacked by two coyotes while hiking.

Taylor Mitchell, 19, was hiking alone in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Tuesday when the attack occurred.

Mitchell, of Toronto, was airlifted to a Halifax hospital in critical condition and died Wednesday morning.

The Ottawa Citizen reports that another hiker heard her screams and called emergency services. Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers arrived at the scene and shot one of the coyotes, though both animals escaped.

Park officials later killed one of the coyotes believed to have bitten Mitchell. Its body was sent to the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island for pathological tests to try to determine why the animals attacked.

"If Mitchell ran from the coyotes or panicked, it may have triggered a predatory response in the animals," said Simon Gadbois, an animal behavior specialist at Canada's Dalhousie University.


"Coyotes are very shy animals," Gadbois said. "To me, this looks like two yearlings with very little hunting experience, probably very hungry, maybe a little bit desperate."

Fans continue to express condolences on Mitchell's MySpace and Facebook pages.

"Words can't begin to express the sadness and tragedy of losing such a sweet, compassionate, vibrant and phenomenally talented young woman," Lisa Weitz, Mitchell's manager, said in an e-mail. "She loved the woods and had a deep affinity for their beauty and serenity."

-- Kelly Burgess

[tombogan03884]

Your Glock should be enough for what your likely to run into down there, I would not bother with anything bigger than .357.
Think about this, MB carries a .44 and they have Grizzlies and lions in his neighborhood.

[wtr100]

trouble with wild animals is they either don't read the books about how wild animals behave or they do something different once in a while just to be difficult about the whole thing

[fightingquaker13]

Your Glock should be enough for what your likely to run into down there, I would not bother with anything bigger than .357.
Think about this, MB carries a .44 and they have Grizzlies and lions in his neighborhood.

Spoil my fun.
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[Timothy]

Your Glock should be enough for what your likely to run into down there, I would not bother with anything bigger than .357.
Think about this, MB carries a .44 and they have Grizzlies and lions in his neighborhood.

Don't talk FQ out of buying a gun.  Eventually, they become previously owned guns that we can pick up on the cheap from the Classified section.

   FQ  If you buy a SP101, please buy the longer barrel version.  I already have a snubbie...

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[fightingquaker13]

Don't talk FQ out of buying a gun.  Eventually, they become previously owned guns that we can pick up on the cheap from the Classified section.

   FQ  If you buy a SP101, please buy the longer barrel version.  I already have a snubbie...

Yeah, yeah Seriously, the only handgun I am actually in the market for, and have been for a couple of years, is a good used GP 100, but they are scarce on the ground. The coyote attack is just an excuse to fondle the Alaskan. I love them, but just can't justify one. I will live vicariously through Gringo.
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[Dharmaeye]

Happened in Canada,
You are not allowed to defend yourself with gun or anything dangerous.

[fightingquaker13]

Happened in Canada,
You are not allowed to defend yourself with gun or anything dangerous.

'cause defending yourself with non-dangerous stuff works so well........(witty repartee at twenty paces anyone?)
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[Pathfinder]

'cause defending yourself with non-dangerous stuff works so well........(witty repartee at twenty paces anyone?)
FQ13

So you're going into this unarmed? ? ? ? ?  ?

 

[fightingquaker13]

So you're going into this unarmed? ? ? ? ?  ?

 

Ba-dump-bump! He'll be here all week folks, tip your bartender.
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