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Anonymous
Ok, I'm going camping with some friends in the woods in Ohio.

There are known to be coyotes in the woods near where I am.


How can we protect from a coyote?

Or should I say a pack of coyote?
>> Anonymous
Maintain constant eye contact and act like you're about to pounce.
>> Anonymous
Sit there not doing anything at all.
>> Anonymous
OP here, we're like having someone drop us off like in the middle of nowhere, and we're just finding our way to civilization. Soo yeah.
>> Anonymous
>>239494
The fact that you asked about coyotes even being a problem leads me to believe that you have no experience with being outdoors at all. If that's the case, then being placed in a situation like that is probably not the best idea...
>> Anonymous
>>239495
Seconded. They probably can't even build a proper fire.

But, I'm feeling generous toward morons today, as part of my karmic, cosmic community service, so:

OP, the only thing you're going to have to actually worry about is them stealing your shoes.
>> Anonymous
Worry about Cougars. Maybe bears.

Just don't leave food lying around.

I suspect that it won't matter though, if you're one of those morons who think they are hardcore for bringing a tent and every supply they could ever need.
>> Anonymous
Coyotes usually wont bother you at all, unless they're in a large pack. If you encounter them at all, it will probably just be a solitary one. They'll probably go after any garbage you leave lying around, just don't leave food out in the open.

They mainly stick to small things, they wont come after you. Its the wolves and cougars you have to worry about.
>> Anonymous
>>239499
There are no cougars or bears in the midwest. You'll hear about the occasional black bear but that's so few and far between that it's not worth mentioning. Wolves are just beginning to make a reappearance in the midwest, but, they are still just barely trickling in.

If I was going to say one animal that you should watch out for, it would be raccoons/muskrats. They will steal things from you in the middle of the night.
>> Anonymous
haha there are not dangerous animals in the woods in ohio.

the worst you will have to worry about is raccoons eating your food and garbage at night
>> Anonymous
OP, I guarantee that you don't see any coyotes on your epic survivalist adventure.
>> Anonymous
I can't wait to hear about someone finding a couple of dead bodies in the woods in Ohio on the news.
>> Anonymous
"The best estimates assert that, in recorded history, there have been 20 to 30 coyote attacks on humans that resulted in injuries." (Tracking and the Art of Seeing, Paul Rezendes, second edition, 1999, p. 194)

Stop worrying. Unless you're a child, and usually not then, coyotes aren't interested in you as food.
>> Anonymous
Ever seen a coyote? I think you can injure one with a well-thrown flip-flop.
>> Anonymous
Oh come on, Ohio is about as rugged as Walt Disney World. The least of your worries are encountering dangerous wildlife.
The bare necessities you will need are water and a way to keep warm. If you're feeling ballsy then come on out to Colorado where cougars, bears and badgers freely roam the countryside.
>> Anonymous
>>239505

Sorry I was talking from my experience, I live in northern alberta and I've gone camping in the mountains, and I could hear Cougars and bears at night. None of them ever attacked me though.
>> Anonymous
>>239996
I've never been that far west, but I've heard stories of a teacher of mine that went hunting in the Rockies, got lost, traveled in a circle, and found that there were big cat prints following his own. I really wish the midwest still had those animals...
>> a child rapist
zomg wtf pikachu?
>> Anonymous
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Midwest has boars, who needs cougars!
>> Anonymous
Coyotes are in every state, but you'll never even see one. Period. As far as other things (like bears go (and I'm not sure I buy bears in Ohio)), don't leave food around or outside containers.
>> Anonymous
>>239987

Colorado is ballsy? Yay I didn't know that. OP, you will be fine. I've slept outside in a hammock in Colorado about 50 miles from anywhere with coyotes yipping and howling the whole night. There's a ton of coyotes on our land in Colorado, but I think in all the years I've been there, I've only seen like 10... and only 2 of those were up close. You shouldn't be afraid because coyotes are afraid of you. They will not approach you. Count yourself lucky if you even see one lol. They run away fast.
>> Anonymous
>>239505
Um, the mid-west is stuffed to the fucking brim with cougars.
>> Anonymous
>>240076
What? It's not that unusual to see them near highways.
>> Anonymous
>>240077
I was in Colorado for 2 weeks, and I saw a coyote. Of course, it was on the other side of this huge ass river running away...
>> GENTLEMAN
Coyotes used to come and play with my dog in the middle of the night, then eat his food. My dog would bark his head off, the Coyotes wouldn't make a sound.

I live in western PA

Your biggest worry in Ohio is Youngstown.
>> Anonymous
coyote are no threat- just chase them off.
>> Anonymous
>>240125
Not in the Ohio/Indiana area. Which is where I am from, and the OP is from.
>> Anonymous
>>240125
http://www.siu.edu/~perspect/05_sp/cougar.html
>> Anonymous
>>240076
I used to live in a fairly wooded/rural area. I could look out my window into the woods. One day I was watching the wood line, and I saw a coyote emerge. I looked at the area around him, and I saw more movement to his sides. He stood there for a few seconds surveying the area, then turned around and moved back into the woods. They are incredibly wary of humans, and I'm surprised he even came that close.
>> Anon
From northern West Virginia. Live in an area where a lot of large farms connect and several state parks sit. Lots of room for creatures to roam.
We've been having probs with coyotes as of late. We had them trying to take on our two draft cross horses, ending in one being shot and killed. I was talking to a guy the other day and he was saying they're stalking people through the local park. He carries a big stick when he hikes.
We have black bears, I've seen the damage to trees. And we had one migrate acrossed our land, had the horses spooked for days, and ended up behind the highschool. I have no clue where it's at now. They cleared that area all out.
Cougars, well I've seen the tracks. I haven't seen one personally, but people have mentioned seeing one in the lower pasture, along with bobcats.