Foxes & Coyotes
After much discussion at the Annual Board Meeting, the members decided to let Mother Nature take her course and leave the Foxes alone to re-locate when they need a better food supply. The reasons were that trapping and killing a few at a time will only serve to increase the population by natural preservation. And, left to their own, as surrounding development takes place, the Foxes will simply move away.
The recommended course of action for now:
(1) Stay vigilant; but keep your distance
(2) Warn your children away from the wooded areas near and around Frey Lake
(3) Continue to report sightings ESPECIALLY if there is any aggressive behavior.
(4) Be mindful of your very small pets (especially cats)
The Coyotes seem to want to stay around the Golf Course, but naturalists say that they will eventually push the foxes away from this area. As we see that happen, we may have to re-evaluate our position on encroachment into the neighborhood and potential trapping
By nature, neither foxes nor coyotes are likely to attach a human UNLESS they are diseased.
Signs of Rabies:
(a) odd behavior (not just curiosity and hunting as we see now)
(b) hyper-activity and aggressiveness - may bite at anything near
(c) lethargic, or paralytic and uncoordinated (close to death)
Be AWARE, and be WARY