JesseL
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Pistol-Packing-Preacher-in-PV wrote:
All my animal troubles have been with coyotes and javelina.
The coyotes like to hang around and eyeball my 3-year-old son. I can chase them off but they don't really take off like they should, they're very nonchalant and indifferent to human hostility and even worse when my wife tries to chase them off. They've been so bold as to take a s___ on my doormat.
The javelina are worse. They'll root around right outside the house and do their best to chase me off. You've practically got to beat them with a stick to convince them to move on. If I wasn't (barely) inside city limits and my neighbors were a little farther off, I'd be having an Arizona style luau.
It really seems that some of the local wildlife has gone too long without regular reminders of who lives at the top of the food chain.
Pistol-Packing-Preacher-in-PV wrote:
I recall seeing a public notice to that effect on the front door of the Skull Valley General Store. I can just imagine the series of calls that prompted that.In terms of loose dogs -- unless they are feral, the owner is wholly responsible for what happens to them when they are out of his control. Many folks who have moved to Yavapai County have found that out the hard way when their dogs have been shot and killed by ranchers: of course, they call the Sheriff's Office, and an officer (usually an Animal Control Officer) responds. They often demand the citation of, and/or arrest of, the rancher who shot their dog. They are often quite surprised (and not happy, I might add) when *THEY* are cited for failing to control their dog. They find, to their eternal amazement, that the rancher had the right under Arizona law to kill their dog -- as it was threatening his livestock. $130+ dollar lesson for them.
All my animal troubles have been with coyotes and javelina.
The coyotes like to hang around and eyeball my 3-year-old son. I can chase them off but they don't really take off like they should, they're very nonchalant and indifferent to human hostility and even worse when my wife tries to chase them off. They've been so bold as to take a s___ on my doormat.
The javelina are worse. They'll root around right outside the house and do their best to chase me off. You've practically got to beat them with a stick to convince them to move on. If I wasn't (barely) inside city limits and my neighbors were a little farther off, I'd be having an Arizona style luau.
It really seems that some of the local wildlife has gone too long without regular reminders of who lives at the top of the food chain.