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Dec 03, 2014, 06:19 PM
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Member Since: Nov 2002
Location: Mid World
Posts: 18,081
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Well, I solved the mystery of the "coyote den" being so close to the house. I was right initially when I thought it was a gopher hole.
(side bar - Florida had all sorts of strange names for animals. A gopher is actually a tortoise. A salamander is actually a mole. That sort of thing).
Anyway, back to the "coyote den"/ gopher hole. I kept finding new "coyote" holes around the farm and filled them in. The last one I found I knew the opening was too small for a coyote. The next day I caught a couple of BIG dogs digging at the entrance to the hole. That solves the monster piles of dirt and huge paw prints I kept finding. The dang dogs came around last night in the wee hours and dug up a couple of more holes. Ivan was going nuts in the barn barking his "I'm going to eat your liver" bark. The strays were barking back at him. I opened a window and yelled at all of them to shut the F up.
So the mystery is solved. I'm no longer afraid to go out after dark for fear of running into the coyote. The stray dogs came around during the day last week. Since they ran when I yelled at them I don't think I have to worry about them.
Ah the joys of country living.
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