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"( none of which are shitholes.)" Murph.
Depends on where your from.

Good point Robert. Most people would look down their nose at my neighborhood. I live in a neighborhood of 1,000 sq ft shacks in the Arizona Sonoran desert but we do not have coyotes. We do hear them singing out in the desert, where they belong, so it is not that their are no coyotes around. Oh, occasionally one or two will make the mistake of coming into the neighborhood. Then, at sunset or dawn, "POW, POW, POW, POW, POW." No more coyotes.

Five shots for one coyote? Tells you something about the shooter.

In Arizona it is open season on coyotes from sunrise to sunset anywhere except the zoo.

Based on my experience on how easy it is to control coyotes, I will form an opinion... If you live in a neighborhood where coyotes are a problem, your neighborhood is a coyote hole no matter how affluent you are.

http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-p ... 65933.html
http://www.foremostcoyotehunting.com/20 ... epare.html

[MurphOnMillerAve]

"Coyote hole," good one, Wayne. Personally, I'd go for Coyote; Deer; Bear Hellhole.

For example, thanx to the never-ending deer, we are left with a stick-garden, not a single shrub remaining, with no hope in sight.

The attacks by coyotes in Yonkers and Hastings-on-Hudson have increased, with a young woman riding her bike being jumped and having her rear tire bitten; a police officer was attacked and bitten; a male bicyclist was jumped as he rode ; a male pedestrian walking his dog had the dog ripped from him and bitten badly, as was he.

In our immediate area, I theorize it is largely the plethora of deer that attract the coyote , as well as the larger number of small dogs.

I am constantly amazed at the number and sizes of the deer. Tuesday, as I went out onto the front porch at 6pm, as night fell, a group of three deer was on its way from across the street to my side yard . They were so tall that I thought , at first , that they were Elk, there were so dark brown and large. Also, two of them had racks which if I had been standing in the yard where they were headed, would have been taller at the tops of their antlers than I . Amazing. To me.

They continued on their way with a casual unhurried stroll into our backyard , across the street, and into the neighbors' yards, munching here and there as they went , not stopping for traffic whatsoever as they hoofed their way across and down the pavement, fearless and bold, and certainly not dissuaded by anything or anybody.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

In our immediate area, I theorize it is largely the plethora of deer that attract the coyote , as well as the larger number of small dogs.

They'll go where the food is and where they have been pushed out of by lack of food or other forces. That the deer eat your garden indicated that they have no other food.

They were so tall that I thought , at first , that they were Elk, there were so dark brown and large.

Elk are so much larger than deer - if you'd ever seen one up close, you's be really amazed.

They continued on their way with a casual unhurried stroll into our backyard , across the street, and into the neighbors' yards, munching here and there as they went , not stopping for traffic whatsoever as they hoofed their way across and down the pavement, fearless and bold, and certainly not dissuaded by anything or anybody.

They know you are no threat to them. They also are pedestrians and have the right of way,

Five shots for one coyote? Tells you something about the shooter.

It may also speak well of the coyote,

[MurphOnMillerAve]

That (the above reply) is a very amusing, interesting read, Rufus. You have a wonderful sense of humor, which probably partly comes from your many years of very serious professional work.
daMurph

Note the "stick shrubs," which were once evergreen-type plants, totally denuded, nowadays, and including the arborvitae, shaved along its bottom half...Apparently, thesumbichez have grown since last year...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That (the above reply) is a very amusing, interesting read, Rufus. You have a wonderful sense of humor, which probably partly comes from your many years of very serious professional work.

Ummm, thanks? I'm routinely told that I have a more than a warped sense of humor that many find totally oblique. I did manage to acquire a bit of humor from Doug Piranha.....

Note the "stick shrubs," which were once evergreen-type plants, totally denuded, nowadays, and including the arborvitae, shaved along its bottom half...

Just take them all out and stop wasting time. Plant a garden of opuntia compressa and walk away from it.

BTW, we have plenty of deer here round my place in VA; rarely eat anything around the house; usually out back eating the acorns. Although they usually do eat all of the hosta bloom stalks, those were left alone this year.

Perhaps if the deer in your area had an alternate food source provided to them your shrubs might be less endangered.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

The bottom photo features the sad remains of a shrub, newly planted that previous Spring, in front of the stone wall feature, which we were assured by the landscape-center where I bought it that the deer would not eat it - too jagged. HA! The deer preferred the holly shrub, clearing it of every single leaf in one day's time, and finishing off the last little bit at the top the following day. So much for holly being a possible solution.

I've checked out your suggestion ( are you messing with my head .? This? I think you have me confused with the Wayne. How is that plant different from a stick-shrub in general impression and aura?!! One lousy flower every once in a while. Oivey.

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Five shots for one coyote? Tells you something about the shooter.

It may also speak well of the coyote,

Coyotes are smart. At least they are smarter than dogs. Poor ol' dog will get between the rails and run and run until you run him over. A coyote on the other hand will run and run until you are about to run him over then jump out of the way. I never did hit the "Coyote Jackpot"!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

From time to time, we have made up some remarkable names for things:

A group of Lemurs is: a conspiracy.

A group of crows is: a murder.

A group of spiders is: a clutter.

Is that cool, or what .

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I've checked out your suggestion ( are you messing with my head .? This? I think you have me confused with the Wayne. How is that plant different from a stick-shrub in general impression and aura?!! One lousy flower every once in a while. Oivey.

Not at all. Makes a great ground cover; hardy as far North as your location; nice yellow blooms; little maintenance, and I've not heard that deer like them.

And your holly and arborvitae bloom? Try thinking outside the box a bit on gardening. Maybe try red barberry? I have 2 large Scotch Broom plants in the front garden that have different variegated blooms and nothing seems to eat those. I have several holly around back - in fact, 4 are total volunteers - they don't touch them -- the deer eat the acorns instead. Try putting something out that the deer prefer instead of your shrubbery

[HONDO74]

the deer eat the acorns instead. Try putting something out that the deer prefer instead of your shrubbery

Get a deer feeder and a 40lb bag of shelled corn.
Moultrie Feed Station Gravity Deer Feeder
https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/moultr ... id=3719707

[Rufus T. Firefly]

the deer eat the acorns instead. Try putting something out that the deer prefer instead of your shrubbery

Get a deer feeder and a 40lb bag of shelled corn.
Moultrie Feed Station Gravity Deer Feeder
https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/moultr ... id=3719707

But, before doing so, check to see if there's some ordinance in place prohibiting feeding the deer, etc.

[HONDO74]

the deer eat the acorns instead. Try putting something out that the deer prefer instead of your shrubbery

Get a deer feeder and a 40lb bag of shelled corn.
Moultrie Feed Station Gravity Deer Feeder
https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/moultr ... id=3719707

But, before doing so, check to see if there's some ordinance in place prohibiting feeding the deer, etc.

If there is an ordinance in place prohibiting feeding the deer, he is already in trouble for feeding them his shrubs.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Get a deer feeder and a 40lb bag of shelled corn.
Moultrie Feed Station Gravity Deer Feeder
https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/moultr ... id=3719707

But, before doing so, check to see if there's some ordinance in place prohibiting feeding the deer, etc.

If there is an ordinance in place prohibiting feeding the deer, he is already in trouble for feeding them his shrubs.

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[Rufus T. Firefly]

He can tell his neighbors he's really Santa Claus and that he's auditioning and interviewing some new deer.