r/Milton • u/Impossible_Ad_9702 • 3d ago

Coyote pack sighting

PSA: Today, around 6:20 am, I spotted a pack of at least 5 coyotes walking and howling loudly near the Clark neighborhood pond (Laurier and Tupper). Be careful if you have kids that roam around that area alone.

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u/spderweb 3d ago

Your kids should be fine. They dont really ever attack people. Pets though...

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u/adarthewise 3d ago

Actually a pack might

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u/Oakvilleresident 3d ago

In ALL of North America and over the past 100 years , there have only been 3 reported human fatalities from coyotes.
A lot More people get killed by pets or barn animals.
People get bitten by coyotes occasionally but is usually due to someone in the area feeding them.

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u/adarthewise 3d ago

Hence “might”

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u/Oakvilleresident 3d ago

Yeah, I wasn’t trying to be pedantic or argue with you , just trying to be informative

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u/adarthewise 3d ago

Yeah I gotchu. I’m just saying, it’s not impossible especially with how stupid people have become with feeding them and stuff. The coyotes of today are less afraid of humans than 100 years ago. I would be cautious.

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u/spderweb 2d ago

Not really. It's recorded throughout history. Only three attacks in 100 years. They go after pets. That's it. They avoid attacking humans.

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u/ColdDesertEagle 3d ago

They're always around it's where they live you can hear em hunt at night

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u/squibward444 3d ago

Yes, they were very loud. Heard them at the same time

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u/The-shop-steward183 3d ago

5 now? I’ve always seen the 2 around Yates area at night

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u/Plane_Geologist7601 3d ago

I've seen a few, usually solo, in Coates Park over the last couple of years. Early this year I saw a pair while walking my dog at night and one started approaching us. I put my arms up and yelled at it and it wandered away, thankfully.

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u/DNAtimebomb 3d ago

They are protesting the dismal candidates in the election (all of them).

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u/cantfoldfittedsheet 3d ago

Who lets their kids roam around alone???

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u/paulster2626 3d ago

Normal people?

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u/WestDesperate4182 3d ago

I think they meant at 6am aha