We have had many, many sightings of bobcats and coyotes in our neighborhood, and I have personally seen the coyotes hanging out in two vacant lots like they were having a cocktail party. I have videoed them. My husband even saw some near City Councilman Lee Kleinman’s home a few evenings ago. Neighbors have lost countless cats and small dogs. I now go out with our 50 lb. Doodle at night to keep her safe, and am considering a CHL just to protect my pets.
Because we came home from vacation to find this note on our door.
I need to call the folks who dropped it off and thank them. We happened to be in Lake Tahoe, staying at a home in Northstar. On Mondays you are asked to put the garbage out on the street for trash pick up. But in Tahoe, I was acutely aware of the really big critters who plague homeowners there: bears.
That’s why, when the door to our house opened eerily while we were upstairs packing, I did a mad bear search in every room after reading about bears ransacking local homes and cars.
Dallas is finding a proliferation of coyote, bobcats and other wildlife in many woodsy neighborhoods, and experts say it’s because of the large squirrel population. Which I personally am thrilled to part with. Wildlife expert Bonnie Bradshaw with 911 Wildlife, a local animal removal service, says the maximum weight of a coyote is about 35 pounds.
But then, a neighbor took a photo of this creature a few months ago a few steps from our yard.
Looks like he is more than 35 pounds. I wonder if the coyotes and bobcats are enjoying a growth spurt, especially in our squirrel-icious neighborhood.
