Coyote Sighting in Tuftonboro

[ApS]

Not much info, except that it was very large, and sighted on Tuftonboro Neck

While it's not extremely rare to encounter coyotes in the Tuftonboro area, coyotes are a hazard to pets outdoors and are wide-ranging critters.

[Zee]

Coyotes are fairly active in Tuftonboro. We live on the mainland in a heavilly wooded area and at night can often hear their yipping and howling off in the distance. Coyotes are pack natured and often hunt in groups. They can be fairly noisy.

[Grant]

Originally Posted by Acres per Second

Not much info, except that it was very large, and sighted on Tuftonboro Neck

While it's not extremely rare to encounter coyotes in the Tuftonboro area, coyotes are a hazard to pets outdoors and are wide-ranging critters.

A few years ago, there was small news item in the Grunter about a pack of coyotes in Tuftonboro -- Melvin Village, in fact. No surprise. They're everywhere. We have a bunch down here in Eastern PA, and I've seen them on business campuses, highways, and parks.

About four years ago, the family and I were headed up to the Lake on a steamy July day, and we nearly clipped one crossing the Mass Pike near Charlton plaza. Bright, sunny mid-day, with tons of traffic. No mistaking that gait and the big tail.

Good article in Smithsonian recently about the prolific nature of the eastern coyote. They are typically much larger than the old-school western variety.

[Pepper]

We have a fairly active pack here in my neighborhood, and I can hear them howling and yipping most nights when I take the dog out for his late-night business.

About a week ago they were rather close to the house, and with all the windows open their howling was rather loud. I had to chuckle at the reaction of my Blue and Gold Macaw - she went from chatting and cooing loudly, to dead silent! The expression on her face was something like this: !

My miniature dachshund, however, didn't seem the slightest bit perturbed. Probably because he hears them so often while we're walking. Either that or he's lost even more hearing than I thought!

Knowing that they're out there, we use caution when outside in the evening, especially if we're walking the dog. We've never felt threatened by them, primarily because the forest around us is abundantly capable of providing sustainance for the pack. Besides, they're a lot less scary than the fisher that lives in the neighborhood!

[ApS]

That "large coyote" (now described as big as a golden retriever ), is now reported this morning as stalking small deer on Millstone Road, Tuftonboro.

Originally Posted by Pepper

"...My miniature dachshund, however, didn't seem the slightest bit perturbed..."

Ha! You've reminded me of my own miniature dachshund who raced out the door to attack the neck of the neighborhood's lone Rhodesian Ridgeback! Fortunately it was a very-mellow Rhodesian Ridgeback, who stared down—seemingly perplexed at such audacity.

I swear, these little dogs think they are wolves!