Earlier this week, Mr. B and I hit the golf course for an evening romp. I kept hearing this strange sound coming from the woods. About every 20 seconds this loud lilting howl would sound. Basil seemed completely uninterested. I asked both Susan and John Carpenter (he's a hunter) what is could be. When Susan said it could be a wounded deer my heart sank.
Anyway, we went out again on Thursday and it began again. This time there was some barking and then the weird sound. I called Susan to see if she could hear it over the phone but it didn't work. When we got home, Susan found some examples on youtube and sure enough it was a coyote. What was remarkable was I could still hear it when I got to the car in the parking lot.
According to the internet, coyote numbers are increasing due to higher deer populations. Also, the eastern coyote is bigger because it has some wolf in it due to some hybridization that happened in Canada. I remember hearing Coyotes during campouts in California. I think I will call our local one Peter or Wiley. I haven't decided yet.
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