[Shop-talk] Maybe the weirest shop related question asked here.

[Bob Spidell]

Coyotes are not to be trifled with, and bears have an incredible sense 
of smell (they might smell the greasy hamburger you had for lunch, or 
its wrapper):

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Coyote-attack-girl-Dublin-park-hospital-injury-15172995.php 


Note Dublin is an upscale 'Silicon Valley' community; the little girl 
will (possibly) have to endure a rabies protocol treatment if they don't 
find the offending coyote.

I think they're mostly solitary, but if they ganged-up like wolves 
they'd be a real problem; they've largely prospered shadowing humans for 
garbage or whatever food-like stuff we leave hanging around. There are 
quite a few roaming the (mostly empty) streets of San Francisco.

Bob

On 4/2/2020 7:36 AM, Neil Sherry via Shop-talk wrote:
>
> This all seems alien to me – living in the UK we don’t such ready 
> access to firearms – and even then basically only shotguns – and also 
> because we generally don’t have such wildlife, so please excuse my 
> naivety!
>
> So, my thoughts are more along the lines of finding other ways to deal 
> with the potential threat. Would a bear or coyote be really after a 
> meal, rather than a fight? So could there be a solution involving 
> food? Maybe it would create a bigger problem long term, but could a 
> well-stocked bin or something at least be a diversion to buy time (to 
> get out or get your weapon). Throw a bar of chocolate. Or a jar of honey!
>
> Neil
>
>

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