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[Tracy Bowman]

Nope, they’re bite-size.

Quick! Send this to Wile E. & let him know there is hope!

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[IdahoRanger]

Got ice and snow?

 

[myothercarizahearse]

Got ice and snow?

send some my way! it was a weak winter this year

 

[IdahoRanger]

send some my way! it was a weak winter this year

We got about 5' extra this year so plenty to share. We should be going down but it has still been accumulating with 65 inches in my high spot.

 

[OrangeStreak]

Biked to men's breakfast at church Saturday morning.

 

[Sassysouthern]

Powder coated my stock wheels.
Love how they turned out!
Prismatic powders color " Whiskey Bronze"

 

[Strokerduster]

Guy I know replaced these on his mower......

 

[HDA]

 

[BS67]

Guy I know replaced these on his mower......

I think he got his money's-worth out of those blades!

 

[Canadian Ranger]

Hey Duke,
That pic reminded me of a coyote encounter I had in December.

Went over to do a ride in the canyon behind our city dam.

Finished up the ride and then stopped to rest after getting back to the top. Two hikers were staring intensely and pointing at something down in the mouth of the dam, so I went over to see what was going on. They pointed to a pack of 3 coyotes who were moving at a pretty good clip. Told them I hadn't seen any here before…they looked surprised and said that earlier they had watched me pass by the pack (fortunately without any incidents) that appeared to be only a short distance away from my bike and I didn't even know it! I try to carefully observe what's ahead to prepare for any alternative riding plan or changes to prevent mishaps and still didn’t see a trace of them!

Next pic. shows an overview of the area where the hikers said they saw my ride near the coyotes. The arrow on the left shows the direction I was heading in just before going by the pack. The arrow on the right is the approximate point where afterwards the hikers and I saw the pack moving ahead. The X is the approximate location from up above where we were standing when we observed the moving coyotes.

Later I went back down into the vicinity where the coyotes were seen near as I rode by them to look at the terrain and got some pics. These pics. below show the trail in that area as it progressed. Once you get through the stream bed in pic. 4 and on the road where the hikers are, it’s pretty clean riding. Until then it was slower-going in the lower gears because of the gravel...not a good place to encounter unruly coyotes...on firmer ground you could try and make a run for it...coyotes can get up to 40 mph.

Was talking to a biker a few days later and he saw a coyote stroll up the side of the dam and calmly sit down on the walkway about 20 feet from him...then casually walked away after several minutes. The X on this pic. shows approximately where he said the coyote was sitting.

Have talked to some bikers and hikers since who reported there have been sightings in here frequently and evidently, they have gotten comfortable being around people. Probably some people feeding them who do not understand the consequences for doing that in areas where people reside close by.

Attached pics of some of these guys who hang out in this canyon area of the dam...

I met a hiker who had a good size dog with him that looked like he could take care of himself. He said that several weeks before, him and the dog were walking the trails and out of nowhere a coyote about 2/3's the size of the dog came up and nipped at the dog's tail then quickly took off.

We are used to coyotes here in NM because it is their natural habitat, and they tend to stay primarily in isolated areas because they are reclusive and usually only seen at night. They are normally non-aggressive unless seriously threatened and usually can be scared off because they resist attacking beings larger than themselves. According to some reports, making loud noises has worked to send them away. The advice is not to run but to back off slowly. The time for concern is when coyotes are rabid and on the attack. It has happened...

I was stalked by two coyotes one time, both coming within ten feet of me. None of the tips I was taught to scare them off worked. Yelling at them, throwing rocks at them, nothing. They just looked at me and smelled me, eventually casually walking away from me and back into the bush. KInda freaked me out, especially considering I couldn't see them in the woods when they were 20 feet away. I didn't know if they took off, or in there planning their strategy to come after me.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

I was stalked by two coyotes one time, both coming within ten feet of me. None of the tips I was taught to scare them off worked. Yelling at them, throwing rocks at them, nothing. They just looked at me and smelled me, eventually casually walking away from me and back into the bush. KInda freaked me out, especially considering I couldn't see them in the woods when they were 20 feet away. I didn't know if they took off, or in there planning their strategy to come after me.

They were tired of Donair scraps and wanted something fresh.

 

[OrangeStreak]

I was stalked by two coyotes one time, both coming within ten feet of me. None of the tips I was taught to scare them off worked. Yelling at them, throwing rocks at them, nothing. They just looked at me and smelled me, eventually casually walking away from me and back into the bush. KInda freaked me out, especially considering I couldn't see them in the woods when they were 20 feet away. I didn't know if they took off, or in there planning their strategy to come after me.

Were the coyotes in an isolated area or were there people living in the vicinity? From the research I've done and from the people I've talked to who visit and live in the area of the dam, coyotes can appear very tame and comfortable after being exposed to humans. Reports that people have tried to feed them by hand and have been bitten because they don't seem to be hostile.

Also, they are masters of camouflage and that is probably why I didn't see them when riding the bike close to them. If the coyotes you encountered were in an isolated area and didn't seem to have much fear, I can see how this could be especially scary not knowing what they had in mind or if they were hungry or rabid. I'm also thinking they might have gone back into the woods to draw out some more of their companions to come back and target you?

 

[Bob902]

Powder coated my stock wheels.
Love how they turned out!
Prismatic powders color " Whiskey Bronze"

Looks good I keep thinking about powder coating mine. Bout how much did it cost?

 

[OrangeStreak]

They were tired of Donair scraps and wanted something fresh.

Donair or donuts?

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Donair or donuts?

Donairs over donuts any day!

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