MA Wildlife confirmed that bobcats are on Cape Cod last year and apparently the felines are making quite a comeback. Residents in North Chelmsford report that a pack of four bobcats has been terrorizing a neighborhood and attacking family pets. … Continue Reading ►
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Here come the cougars… WINCHESTER, MA – A Winchester resident reported seeing a mountain lion in town earlier this week, an animal that’s officially extinct in the area. Massachusetts Environmental Police responded and saw paw prints that strongly resembled those … Continue Reading ►
Urban coyotes in Chicago attack a little boy who mistakes one of the the coyotes for a dog and tries to feed it a fruit snack. The mother reported that several more coyotes were seen in the alley nearby. A … Continue Reading ►
If you are planning on calling raccoons in to the gun or camera by yourself, you should use an electronic caller, not a mouth call. Why? Because when raccoons respond to either raccoon fight sounds or sounds of other raccoons, … Continue Reading ►
These Cape Cod coyotes are not afraid to take on larger dogs, reportedly taking on two labs and killing a boxer in the last few days. Hunting in packs and attacking rival canines in their territory, these coyotes are acting … Continue Reading ►
I first heard the scream of a fisher cat several years ago. Having grown up here and spending much of my youth hunting and calling animals, I knew what I heard was not a fox or a raccoon. If I … Continue Reading ►
Finding places to go wildlife or predator calling isn’t easy here in the populated East, where predator callers are often limited to a few areas, especially when hunting, due to setbacks, etc… This often leads to having to call the … Continue Reading ►
It has been known for several years that the coyotes in the Cape Cod area have much in common with wolves. Mainly wolf DNA. Some coyotes in MA that have been tested have come up as 90% eastern wolf. I … Continue Reading ►
Officials at the Cape Cod National Seashore posted the following on Facebook (emphasis mine): There have been several recent incidents of people feeding coyotes in the Herring Cove North Parking Lot, and along the Province Lands Road. On October 24 … Continue Reading ►
I received the following from a reader regarding “a large grey coyote” spotted in a Mashpee neighborhood: Two of my neighbors have reported seeing a very large, grey coyote or wolf on my front lawn. One sighting last night at … Continue Reading ►