One of the few healthy coyotes I've seen. 

Guy has some balls. 

Hes lucky it isn't DOUBLE COYOTE ALL THE WAY! 

yea, it knows better, it must be hungry... 

Too bad coyotes don't work the same way as velociraptors, still good though even without a mauling. 

Coyote has clearly had enough of your shit (if an animal isn't keen on hanging out with you, let it be). 

Holey crap, that guy was amazingly calm. I was expecting a trip to the doc for rabies shots. 

Only thing missing from this video is the PING! of an aluminum bat... 

That was not an attack, but still for the love of god don't stick out your hand. Coyote teeth are like effing needles. 

Unless there were more around I wouldn't be too scared of the little guy(certainly not for my life). We have a fairly large coyote pop where I live in cali but I've never seen one as aggressive as the one in the vid.

They're usually such pussies they run at the slightest provocation.

agreed though I probably wouldn't put my hand out and try to pet it. Although I wouldn't pet a ferral cat or dog either ... or most wild animals at that. 

but he sure did look fluffy. 

The Fonz is an effective anti-coyote defense measure. 

That Rott was haulin ass. 

lord_nightrose said:

The Fonz is an effective anti-coyote defense measure.

recognized for brilliance 

airdrummer said:

Guy has some balls.

Dont mistake balls for idiocy. 

Im no coyote expert, but that was a hungry and/or angry coyote. When I did field exercises in Kansas in the Army they would surround our foxholes at night and how,l but they would never come real close to us, even in big packs, They were so skittish that it was common to catch one taking a shit in the middle of the road so he could see from all angles whilst taking a dump. My "battle buddy" bailed on me one time from their howling. I though It was a riot, He jumped out and hauled ass from our foxhole position, 

Beautiful animal. Exposing the fingers probably wasn't the smartest though lol.

For those of you who thought his life might be in jeopardy, consider that there have only ever been two recorded cases of human deaths by coyote. One was a 3 year old and another was a 19 year old girl who tried to run away. 

Unfortunately Dances with Coyotes was a direct to dvd release. 

No coyote can resist the maple scented goodness of the Canadian. 

alansmithee said:

No coyote can resist the maple scented goodness of the Canadian.

Mmmm...chocolate dipped maple scented goodness... 

Switch coyote with 15 wolves. Then lets see his demeanor. 

DorgoDorato said:

Switch coyote with 15 wolves. Then lets see his demeanor.

Yea, or like a thousand sharks with legs! Or...or...a huge preying mantis! Or maybe a troop of blood thirsty gorillas!

:-\ 

Why was he sitting on his ass in the snow? No wonder it wouldn't leave him alone, probably thought he was sick and an easy target. 

We have a bunch of them in the woods here, bastard kept getting braver last year. Would come all the way to the edge of the woods just 15 feet from the house. Then they started trying to get in the chicken house. I now consider them nothing more than targets for the 30-30. 

Slut said:

Yea, or like a thousand sharks with legs! Or...or...a huge preying mantis! Or maybe a troop of blood thirsty gorillas!

:-\

With fricken lasers too!

Did anyone else get the impression that that coyote was semi domesticated and thought he was offering food but was still skittish?

Rather than being aggressive. 

Did anyone else get the impression that that coyote was semi domesticated and thought he was offering food but was still skittish?

Yea, it was definately used to the presence of people and did not consider the cameraman a threat.

One of the few healthy coyotes I've seen.

Probably because of the high-fat, high-carb diet its been on from handouts and the neighbors trash. 

millsy said:

Did anyone else get the impression that that coyote was semi domesticated and thought he was offering food but was still skittish?

Rather than being aggressive.

That was not an aggressive coyote. Hey was "playing/testing" When they get pissed off and territorial they hunch up their backs and shit everywhere. It's not really good to see a coyote that OK with being close to a person, but unless that dude actually exposed his neck to the yote he was never in any real danger. 

Aren't coyotes a common carrier of rabies? I'd be worried about getting bitten for that reason alone. 

I guess at least then you know the bite is kosher. 

That was not an aggressive coyote. Hey was "playing/testing" When they get pissed off and territorial they hunch up their backs and shit everywhere.

This.

That was clearly canine play behavior and not aggression for any part of it. He was actually somewhat smart in that he didn't flee, which could have triggered the animal's attack instinct. That doesn't mean it was smart for him to play with a wild animal.

It was interesting at the beginning to see the Coyote's behavior change to one of play and kept trying to get him to chase it. 

that's pretty cool. kind of a look into the archaic past how man befriended dogs to begin with; chasing game, toss the pooch a nibble and u know it'll b back at some point in time. 

Looks like a typical oil rig lease site. That coyote was probably very accustomed to leftover steak dinners left for him by all the righands. 

You're trying to eat me, eh? EH! EH! EH! EH! EH! 

Big Dog?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc 

Anyone else think this is a fake? I wonder if he has a toy in his hand or something. 

Rabies shots are no fun. 

Who puts a camera on their driveway?

(second video) 

Something very funny about calling a coyote a motherfuckerwhile sticking your foot out at it. 

Something very funny about calling a coyote a motherfucker while calling it a beautiful majestic creature. 

This.

That was clearly canine play behavior and not aggression for any part of it. He was actually somewhat smart in that he didn't flee, which could have triggered the animal's attack instinct. That doesn't mean it was smart for him to play with a wild animal.

It was interesting at the beginning to see the Coyote's behavior change to one of play and kept trying to get him to chase it.

I'm actually very inclined to agree with these sentiments, as it appeared that when he turned his back and walked away it seemed to chill out and break off. Dogs are trained off of rowdy behavior in the same way. Stop giving them attention and it stops being fun.

And I thought the same thing, airdrummer. 

Most ballsy, fearless Coyote I've ever seen, must've been hungry. There are a whole bunch pn my block and for the most part they're timidly little things. Despite living inside the city they avoid humans. Ever encounter one, just puff out your chest raise your arms above your head and roar as loud as you can. That usually makes themsleves shit themselves or run away. 

Wouldn't have gone down like that in Texas:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/27/rick-perry-shoots-and-kil_n_554397.html 

So it is true, Canadians really do sound like idiots when they talk..... eh? 

dog-eat-dog world 

ionizer said:

So it is true, Canadians really do sound like idiots when they talk..... eh?

Better than the evolving californian accent where it seems even professionals end every sentence with a rise in tone, like they're uncertain if they're making a statement or asking a question. 

Baxter said:

Better than the evolving californian accent where it seems even professionals end every sentence with a rise in tone, like they're uncertain if they're making a statement or asking a question.

I know, right! 

SpunOne said:

I know, right!

Like fucking duh! 

rev_zeolite said:

One of the few healthy coyotes I've seen.

He's certainly one of the heaviest. Most I've seen are a lot skinnier than that one. I suspect the one in the video is being fed by some people somewhere. It would explain its behavior. It was acting like if it harassed the guy long enough he'd feed it. 

we used to have a fox that became very comfortable with people in a camp i worked out Williston Lake in BC, that was very similar to that set-up in. We would feed it bacon, one french kid gave it a piece of steak from his mouth.
I dont think i would be comfortable doing that with a coyote though 

Is this the trailer for a new season of Trailer Park boys?