I just had to share this. About five years ago up here in the Texas Panhandle we had some absolutely horrid prarie fires. The wind blew 60 & 70mph and we had flames 200' high. The fires moved 50 & 60 mph out across the countryside. We lost 67 homes in Amarillo in one day.
A few days later, a Coyote came through with very little hair left and limping really bad. He got a drink from the pond and just sit there awhile to rest. We seen him again that same day, drinking so I decided I would invest a couple of pounds of hamburger to help the critter out a little. He eat the meat I put out for about 5 days or so if I recall...and then vanished. I had thought his injuries were perhaps just too bad and that he had died.
Well... I started out the back door a little while ago and this is what I seen.... I know, it's just a Coyote.... but I happen to have this love for animals.... SO... I just consider this a late Christmas present!!! Ha! He Ain't pretty...but he's alive! Enjoy. Dan.
If only he could talk, the stories he could tell.
Looks like he is eating OK.
Nature is great, it was very kind of you to help him out.
We have 4 cats and all of them were strays or dumped by previous lousy owners, 3 of them were in bad shape when we got them but you would never know it now.
I'm fortunate enough to have a Nikon with a really good zoom lens... but the pond is about 35' out the back door. I shot those trough the glass in the door. I was just good to see the rascal. I had thought of him many times over the years. Thanks for looking.
Great story! Thanks for sharing. I’m glad you found out what happened to the coyote. Do you suspect the areas of hair loss are from burns? Hope it’s not mange. Other than that it looks like he’s done alright.
Yeah, pretty sure he is the same one. He still limps like he did when he first came through. I'm really shocked he lived. All that area where there was no hair was pink, blisterd & bloody when he was here right after the fires.
having a few pounds of food on hand so he could just relax and heal a few days is probably what saved this guy. definitely a fighter. alot of people would have just shot him for the fun of it. very kind thing you did, and very cool he came back by after so long
Now he’s going to save up his strength and eat your chickens!
I raised two of them, as a kid. Dug them out of an old dry beaver house and fed them with a doll bottle. Had them 7 days before their eyes opened. They stayed around for two years before some A-hole shot them. The female got real tame; she’d crawl all over you and lick you half to death. The male got wild though, and by the time he was about 6 months old he wouldn’t let you touch him any more - he’d sit right at your feet and want fed, and he’d come when called, but he’d back right off if you tried to touch him. The female thought it was a big joke to run at you full bore and leap into your arms. You were supposed to catch her, and then she’d go haywire licking you all over. Scared the daylights out of more than a few visitors though.
In the process they tried to teach our St. Bernard how to hunt mice under two feet of snow. Watching that was worth the price of admission all by itself.
And yes, they ate chickens every chance they got. They weren’t hungry, they just did it for sport. If you want to make friends with that burnt one, put out some little bits of really stinky cheese. They’re crazy for it. He’ll be following you around begging for it in no time.
I didn't get it in the image but just to his left is a stream that runs off of a waterfall into our pond. When I first seen him, he was drinking. All kids of critters drink from that pond.
Yeah, I recall my grandmother suffering that disease with her chickens. Thats neat that you raised a couple of pups. I have't ever done that. Good Job you did!! Dan.
