Re: Backyard Wildlife
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Backyard Wildlife
- From: B* D*
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 08:33:41 -0500
Thanks, Kay, for that encouraging news about coyotes. I was hoping someone
would say they kill rabbits and at least discourage deer. If dogs are a
deterrent, as everyone claims, it stands to reason that packs of coyotes
would be also.
What about badgers and wolverines? Do any members of SG entertain these
interesting critters? How far south do they go?
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Kay Dye wrote:
> ...
> I love having coyotes. They keep the deer on the run and the population
> down, they especially keep the rabbit and racoon population down. ...
> I really feel these are important preditors, they seem efficient on
> small/med. animals, they don't threaten man, they are shy of man and don't
> cause problems with getting into the trash, etc. There will probably be
> someone with a different feeling on this, but from my experience, we need
> them.
