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I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often.

More than once, I've had a couple of coyotes putting the sneak on me, (on occasion to their detriment).

I've often wondered if the only difference between one of them going for the gusto and the rest joining in is the marginal time since their last meal.

Of course, I'm not exactly armed with a mandolin and a helluva singin' voice either.

You assume they were environmentalists, which is irrelevant (at best).

Also, eastern coyotes are not like the ones out west. A western coyote will be considered huge if it's 35#. An eastern coyote, especially in the northern areas (like Canada), will reach 35# in it's first year and they can easily top 50# or 60# with 70# dogs being reported not too infrequently. Imagine what three Huskies or Malinois could do to a small person (she was about 5'2" and maybe 105#), and you have a good idea of what happened to her.

The only thing preventing them going for the gusto is likely you getting the drop on them. If a coyote (or any large wild dog or cat) thinks it can kill and/or eat you, the only thing stopping it from doing so is a change in that thought or your defense against the same.

Doesn't this statement tell you how nuts some are; like you'd rather a couple more people get eaten than shoot the yotes. They should stake her out in the woods until she promises not to publicly say stupid crap.

by the way:

Carolina coyote: 36 pounds. Not the biggest of the pack.

was making its way through a draw while I was on a fawn call.

This is what happens when bitey, scratchy and stompie critters dont fear man.