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| Edmonton Boy Takes On Coyote Bare-Handed; Saves Pal |
| 2006-11-20 |
| City boy takes on coyote bare-handed A 10-year-old boy is being hailed for bravery after he fought bare-handed against a vicious coyote that was attacking his buddy. “I was amazed and was grateful he saved me,” said David Burnett, referring to his friend Marshall Davis after the Saturday night attack. The boys and two more friends, Pablo and Diego Chavez, were having a snowball fight in front of the Davis home at 140 Avenue and 128 Street just before 9 p.m. when Burnett and and Diego raced into the backyard. The adult coyote, which had been wandering the subdivision for about two weeks according to neighbours, emerged from under some spruce trees and came face-to-face with the youngsters. A screaming Diego managed to escape but David, who knew he was in a stare-down with a coyote, said he was too shocked to run. “He tilted his head,” he recalled. “He came after me and got me down.” The mangy mongrel chomped David in the left Achilles tendon and calf, and scratched him. As David lay struggling against the wild animal, Marshall, his Grade 5 classmate, heard the commotion and sprung into action. “I started yelling at the coyote and then the coyote came to me and left David alone,” said Marshall, admitting he was scared. “I punched and kicked it in the face.” In the meantime, Marshall’s father, Gary, scooped up young David and took him inside, Marshall said. He quickly retreated into the house as well. Gary Davis grabbed a hockey stick and chased the coyote into the backyard while his wife called police. David was taken to the Northeast Medical Clinic to treat puncture wounds. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #7 One of em dragged off a poodle in a neighborhood up the street from us, and we live in Chicago. Had the squeamish squealing. Nature can be like that. |
| Posted by: Closh Slealing7392 2006-11-20 18:46 |
| #6 My uncle told me a story about the time they had a coyote in their subdivision near Denver years ago: he inquired with the local gendarmerie regarding regulations governing the use of firearms in the subdivision vs wildlife. He was advised that "any bullet leaving his property must be traveling in the same speed and direction as the coyote". (i.e., make sure you don't miss...) |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2006-11-20 14:30 |
| #5 Under their thick mat of fur, coyotes are quite slim. That's why they run away at first sight of humans. Unfortunately, they can breed with some types of domestic dogs, which yields a hybrid creature that can be aggressive. |
| Posted by: Sneaze Shaiting3550 2006-11-20 11:59 |
| #4 The pack was behind our house last night and went off twice in about 1/2 hour. We're near an old folks' home and the sirens are perfect pitch. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-11-20 10:22 |
| #3 The mangy mongrel... Now just a darned minute here! He might have been rabid, but I doubt he had mange. As for the "mongrel," is there any indication this was a coy-dog? Wild canines get almost as much bad press as the joooooos. Seriously, they need to catch and kill that coyote. I'd like to spare the brave boy rabies shots if possible. What the heck is he doing in Canada, anyway. I don't think the establishment there supports the idea of defend yourself, let alone saving someone else. Why, that's vigilanteism. He needs to move to Texas or Georgia or someplace like that. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-11-20 08:32 |
| #2 "wondering the subdivision for two weeks"... now you see that just never could have happened around where I live... Coyote = Mad scramble for rifle and KABOOM... Blackvenom-2001 |
| Posted by: Blackvenom-2001 2006-11-20 08:20 |
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| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-11-20 04:30 |