Monroe Chat

The Homeowner makes a good point, if this were a case of a dog terrorizing small animals there would be repercussions, but what (if any) is the policy for containing or reducing the coyote population in residential areas?

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WCPO Reports:
WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- Julie and Tom Dorn are heartbroken after their 11-year-old dog was taken from their backyard and killed in nearby woods.

"His collar was found first – then his remains, what little remains were there," said Tom Dorn. “My wife, children and I lost a family member – and we feel violated – and we're extremely concerned that there's definitely a problem."

The problem: coyotes, and the Dorns soon found they weren't alone.

After talking to neighbors in the Rolling Knolls subdivision off of US 42, they discovered the coyotes have been feasting on family pets.

A half-dozen have been killed over the past few months.

"There have been five confirmed dogs killed by coyotes and one cat, " said Julie Dorn. “And two people actually witnessed their dogs being attacked by the coyotes right in front of them.”

Julie Dorn will distribute 500 fliers in her neighborhood Tuesday, alerting people of the problem, and informing them of the township meeting Wednesday night.

The township, along with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), will host an informational session on coyotes November 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Township Hall located at 9113 Cincinnati-Dayton Road.

The Dorns hope something can be done to control the coyote population before there's another attack.

"You know, if it was a pit bull running around killing these pets, they would hunt that dog down and destroy it," said Tom Dorn. "I think we've got the same thing; maybe even something a little worse. These are wild, vicious animals."

We had one sleeping in the yard at a neighbors house (farm in Monroe and I was not home) and the police were called and they were very helpful and would have taken care of it had the opportunity presented itself. Again it was in an area that presented a "safe" open shot. Common sense must prevail that one could not become Rambo in a congested residential area blazing away. They are very hard to hunt.

I recall (a few years ago) that there were reporting daytime sightings of coyotes in our neighborhood. A police vehicle followed a School bus to ensure that students were able to reach their homes without incident - very scary!!

I was not aware of a policy/procedure to handle Coyotes when obviously affecting residential areas. I'm not a fan of hunting and killing, BUT will say that safety has to be foremost when considering such issues ...

Yikes. That's no so far from us. And we have an 11 year old pup who be completely helpless against a coyote. His only defense is licking the coyote to death. Anyone who knows our pup knows what I'm talking about.

We now live in a great habitat for coyotes, complete with a water source in the creek. We've been told we have wild turkeys too, of all things!