The Government wildlife folks introduced coyotes to North Carolina in an effort to control the deer population I am told. Now we coyotes that were never native here. The feral cat population is way down, it seems the coyotes prefer them. At this point I am not seeing them but they sure are noisy at night. Given that we already have a rabies problem things are not looking good. The deer hazards are worse at this time though. The published auto accident stats indicate nearly 20% of the auto accidents involve deer. It is not unknown for the deer to attack people. I have upgraded my walking stick to a .45 Colt but I am considering going up to a rifle. Tree hugger? The bucks are destroying a lot of saplings... John Ferrell W8CCW "Life is easier if you learn to plow around the stumps" http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "alan smith" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Extermination of wolves in Montana and Wyoming > crux of the problem is....when your hugging the tree because the over > populated wolf is looking for food....and found you. The real problem is > the natural order of things are out of balance, -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist