WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:02.600 It's Night Side with Dan Ray. 2 00:00:03.279 --> 00:00:06.000 I'm telling you Easy Boston's news radio. 3 00:00:06.240 --> 00:00:08.919 All right, we're talking about coyotes. We spoke during the 4 00:00:08.960 --> 00:00:13.960 ten o'clock hour. There were several coyotes sightings in the 5 00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:20.000 town of Brookline, Massachusetts, which it's Brookline is a separate town, 6 00:00:20.079 --> 00:00:21.920 but for those of you who are listening in other 7 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:27.280 parts of the country, it is almost surrounded by Boston. 8 00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:30.679 I mean, when you're in Brookline, you're as close to 9 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:33.439 being in Boston without being in Boston as you can be. 10 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:36.840 So if there are coyotes in Brookline, there are coyotes 11 00:00:36.880 --> 00:00:39.159 in Boston as well. And I think we've got to 12 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:41.159 the point here in New England, at least in the 13 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:43.560 Greater Boston, it is time for us to start to 14 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:47.200 relocate these coyotes and get them back to central and 15 00:00:47.320 --> 00:00:50.840 western Massachusetts. Now some of you might agree with that, 16 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:53.840 some of you might disagree with that. 17 00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:57.479 That's what this is all about. I'm concerned. We had 18 00:00:57.719 --> 00:01:00.000 a caller at the end Lauren last hour, who talked 19 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:04.959 about the scarcity of coyote attacks. They are imposing animals. 20 00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:07.120 It's as simple as that. So I'm going to just 21 00:01:07.560 --> 00:01:10.439 open up the phone lines. We have one line at 22 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:12.799 six months seven two, five, four ten thirty one line 23 00:01:12.799 --> 00:01:16.239 at six month seven nine three one ten thirty. Our coyotes. 24 00:01:16.280 --> 00:01:18.079 We talked last hour to John in New York. He 25 00:01:18.159 --> 00:01:21.560 said that he sees coyotes where he lives. Mark is 26 00:01:21.599 --> 00:01:24.719 an Austin which is part of Boston, says he sees coyotes. 27 00:01:25.120 --> 00:01:27.840 Patty and Wellesley, which is a suburb of Boston, said 28 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:29.920 that she saw a fox tonight run in front of 29 00:01:29.920 --> 00:01:34.719 her car. Rachel h is an advocate for coyotes, and 30 00:01:34.879 --> 00:01:38.439 I think she was in effect opposed to my plan 31 00:01:38.519 --> 00:01:42.200 to relocate them. She feels that they were here first. Okay, 32 00:01:42.319 --> 00:01:47.680 that's fine, you know so so so weren't dinosaurs, but 33 00:01:48.079 --> 00:01:51.879 that's here to there. Uh so, let's let's just get 34 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:54.079 going here six one, seven two, five four to ten 35 00:01:54.159 --> 00:01:56.319 thirty one line there six months, seven nine three one, 36 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:59.560 ten thirty. We're going to go to Alex and Millis. 37 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:03.400 I got to believe that coyotes and mill in mill Is, Alex, 38 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:03.920 how are you? 39 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:08.520 Oh, yes, absolutely so. I haven't seen one in a while, 40 00:02:08.639 --> 00:02:12.479 but I was walking my fifty five pound golden duo Apollo. 41 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:15.400 This It would be around the same time last year. 42 00:02:16.599 --> 00:02:19.199 And we live on a scenic road, so in the 43 00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:24.840 woods what my dog goes ballistic? He was pulling me 44 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:30.000 and the coyotes. It was a coyote. It stood for 45 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:32.879 a few minutes like froze, and then it took off. 46 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:36.120 But I would describe it as an emaciated German shepherd 47 00:02:36.479 --> 00:02:39.400 because it was like, you know, they're not they're not 48 00:02:39.919 --> 00:02:42.120 what do you called. They seem to be on the 49 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:43.960 anorexic side, but. 50 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:47.800 They're probably not eating as well as. 51 00:02:46.319 --> 00:02:51.120 As you would make And and you know the other 52 00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:54.199 day I did run into two deers actually almost like 53 00:02:54.360 --> 00:02:58.479 you know, they they came out of nowhere, and I 54 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:01.280 you know, I stopped in time. But uh, so you. 55 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:04.080 Were driving, I mean you were you were driving? I 56 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:04.599 was driving. 57 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:11.319 Yeah, yeah, okay, well yeah, we uh actually, uh the 58 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:13.680 only other thing I saw was there was a there 59 00:03:13.719 --> 00:03:16.280 was a bunch of foxes. There was a dinner foxes, 60 00:03:16.400 --> 00:03:19.639 uh in one of our neighbors in the back of 61 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:23.680 his shed and their dog was going, you know, going 62 00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:27.960 over there. But they somehow relocated. But there were like five. 63 00:03:28.840 --> 00:03:31.280 So what would you do with kind? So do you 64 00:03:31.360 --> 00:03:34.439 do you think Kita's were a problem here in you know, 65 00:03:34.520 --> 00:03:38.400 in the inside of four ninety five. You're obviously in millers, 66 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:41.240 so you're not inside one twenty eight. Yeah, they have problem. 67 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:42.560 Would you relocate them or no? 68 00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:47.159 I would relocate them, but I'd say I would be 69 00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:50.319 more afraid of the two legged kinyoes, if you know 70 00:03:50.360 --> 00:03:53.439 what I mean, because you know they won't bother you 71 00:03:53.479 --> 00:03:55.240 that much. I don't. I don't think they'll bother you. 72 00:03:55.599 --> 00:03:58.960 Okay, fair enough, fair enough? Well we Uh, I think 73 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:03.120 it's time to say that, mister wiley coyote. Uh, we've 74 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:05.159 seen enough of you. It's time for you to leave. 75 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:07.360 We're going to get you into some areas in the 76 00:04:07.439 --> 00:04:11.039 state where you'd be more than welcome. I just think 77 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:15.280 that it's it's I don't want to see a coyote 78 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:19.839 in my yard there, and I think there's a lot 79 00:04:19.879 --> 00:04:21.600 of people there. There are people in the hot We 80 00:04:21.639 --> 00:04:24.000 did stories in this year ago. They were very concerned 81 00:04:24.040 --> 00:04:26.040 about it. But there were people up here saying, oh, no, 82 00:04:26.120 --> 00:04:28.560 we want the coyotes. I want to hear from some 83 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:30.759 people who want to tell me they want the coyotes 84 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:33.519 as well. I'd love to know why. 85 00:04:33.720 --> 00:04:36.720 Oh, one quick thing, Dan, Yeah, I put in I 86 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:40.879 put in some vegetables, you know, raised race fawer beds. 87 00:04:41.319 --> 00:04:44.519 And there's this rabbit. But I don't think it's attracted 88 00:04:44.519 --> 00:04:47.759 to the tomatoes. But I'm just wondering, uh, you know, 89 00:04:47.839 --> 00:04:50.199 and I'm talking about a big rabbit. It looks almost 90 00:04:50.240 --> 00:04:54.240 like a like an overgrown cat, and it just just 91 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:56.759 keeps coming near, you know, near our law and all 92 00:04:56.800 --> 00:04:57.199 the time. 93 00:04:58.639 --> 00:05:01.639 Well, if I were con your suggestion, I'd go with 94 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:02.279 the two iron. 95 00:05:04.920 --> 00:05:09.800 Okay, Well, two eye is more effective in my opinion. 96 00:05:09.879 --> 00:05:13.680 No, don't don't hurt the rabbit, not at all, you know, uh, 97 00:05:13.720 --> 00:05:17.759 you know, feed them, give them some carrots. They love carrots. Okay, thanks, Alex, 98 00:05:17.759 --> 00:05:20.920 I gotta go. Okay, Yeah, bringing the rabbit in here, 99 00:05:20.959 --> 00:05:22.600 that's good. We'll talk about whatever. I'm not going to 100 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:26.480 relocate the rabbits, okay, let's just talk about coyotes. Gonna 101 00:05:26.519 --> 00:05:29.920 relocate the coyotes. I got a couple of lines at 102 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:31.839 six one, seven, two, five, four to ten thirty one 103 00:05:31.879 --> 00:05:34.759 and six one seven, nine three one ten thirty. Everybody 104 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:36.839 says to me, you talk too much politics. We're not 105 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:41.240 gonna talk politics, Okay, We're just gonna talk coyotes. Uh, 106 00:05:41.279 --> 00:05:43.279 have you seen a coyote in your neck of the woods, 107 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:45.439 in your neighborhood. Are you worried about them or are 108 00:05:45.480 --> 00:05:47.399 you ready to live with them? Simple as that there 109 00:05:47.439 --> 00:05:50.920 are people out there probably like them. I don't. I'm saying, 110 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:53.000 let's relocate them. I don't want to be neither to them. 111 00:05:53.120 --> 00:05:56.399 Let's relocate them. Send them to New Hampshire. Of them 112 00:05:56.480 --> 00:06:00.480 on or western Massachusetts. Get them out of eastern massache us. 113 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:03.839 That's my thought. Love to hear from you. You call 114 00:06:03.959 --> 00:06:06.879 me cruel, but you know, just call me. We'll be 115 00:06:06.920 --> 00:06:08.319 back on night Side after this. 116 00:06:09.600 --> 00:06:14.759 Night Side with Dan Ray, I'm w B Boston's News Radio. 117 00:06:15.399 --> 00:06:17.439 All right, let's keep rolling. We got full lines again. 118 00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:20.240 I like that. Let's go to Laura Laura Junior in 119 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:21.959 Lynn Laura Jr. Welcome back. 120 00:06:21.959 --> 00:06:23.720 How are you hey? 121 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:24.279 Thank you. 122 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:26.399 I'm nice to hear from you. Dan. I wish your 123 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:29.839 true happiness as well as all your listeners. Glennon Brighton, 124 00:06:30.360 --> 00:06:32.240 I was in in Portland, ME. I don't know why. 125 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:34.759 Want she called always think about Jim Brady. I don't 126 00:06:34.759 --> 00:06:38.680 know why. But also one of my favorite callers. I 127 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:42.120 think his name is Joe. He sounds like David or cheez. 128 00:06:42.160 --> 00:06:44.160 I think you know, you might know who exact I know. 129 00:06:44.319 --> 00:06:46.959 I know Joe. Joe's a great good friend. By the way. 130 00:06:47.079 --> 00:06:51.639 Yeah, he's a true instivation to me. I'm half Spanish myself, 131 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:54.319 and I looked up to him. I was born here, 132 00:06:54.360 --> 00:06:57.720 but I'm trying to learn Spanish. But I feel scared, 133 00:06:58.040 --> 00:07:00.439 but I look up to him. He's a true inspiration 134 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:00.839 to me. 135 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:02.839 Good. How do you feel about coyotes? 136 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:09.480 Skin them? I totally totally agree with you about you 137 00:07:09.639 --> 00:07:12.959 saying you want to remocate them. Totally agree. And I'm 138 00:07:12.959 --> 00:07:15.839 not surprised that they're in Brookline because I used to 139 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:18.399 walk near there. I used to work at one of 140 00:07:18.439 --> 00:07:22.240 your competitive radio stations in Brighton, and I used to 141 00:07:22.240 --> 00:07:28.000 see wild turkeys like crossing the street. So I'm not 142 00:07:28.199 --> 00:07:31.600 I'm not to process see kyotes. Another another one that 143 00:07:31.639 --> 00:07:34.680 I wish that wasn't around. And you might laugh at this. 144 00:07:35.279 --> 00:07:39.560 One of my biggest fires, Dan is dragonflies. That's my 145 00:07:39.839 --> 00:07:40.519 biggest fires. 146 00:07:40.600 --> 00:07:44.040 Dragonflies. I don't think they bite you. I did a 147 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:47.519 lot of insects. I don't like wasps. I don't like 148 00:07:47.600 --> 00:07:50.800 any of those things. But do they bite the dragonflies? 149 00:07:50.920 --> 00:07:54.399 No, No, they don't. They they're harmless. They're good because 150 00:07:54.439 --> 00:07:57.959 they eat wasps, but they eat mosquitoes the eb so 151 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:00.120 they're good for us, but for me, the big me 152 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:03.120 and a scary worker. So I wish they could be I. 153 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:03.759 Was Warri. 154 00:08:06.399 --> 00:08:10.040 Kirlees. Yes, very scared of them. I would not want to. 155 00:08:10.079 --> 00:08:12.600 I never saw them here up here and Lynn, thank god, 156 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:14.680 but they I guess, Oh you. 157 00:08:14.680 --> 00:08:17.759 Got him in, Lynn, Laura, j you got him and 158 00:08:17.839 --> 00:08:20.519 Lynn trust me on that. I mean they have him 159 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:25.079 over in the high They got him in, hid, you 160 00:08:25.199 --> 00:08:26.519 got him in and trust me. 161 00:08:27.759 --> 00:08:30.120 Yeah, thank god. I've never seeing them, and I don't 162 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:32.200 want to feel them. I like to keep it that way. 163 00:08:32.399 --> 00:08:35.120 I thought I saw wild turkey, said to last summer. 164 00:08:35.559 --> 00:08:38.240 Oh yeah, they're around. Wild turkeys have made a big comeback. 165 00:08:38.360 --> 00:08:41.039 Don't mess with wild turkeys, particularly two or three of them. 166 00:08:41.039 --> 00:08:44.919 They'll come at you, Lawland. I'm hoping Joe's listening tonight, 167 00:08:44.960 --> 00:08:46.720 because Joe's a great guy. I'm sure he will have 168 00:08:46.799 --> 00:08:48.159 loved to have heard what you had to say. 169 00:08:49.080 --> 00:08:51.639 Mostly, keep on the work there, have a go on you. 170 00:08:51.639 --> 00:08:54.200 Too, low, don't be stranger. Okay, thanks, Match, We keep 171 00:08:54.279 --> 00:08:57.399 rolling here. We're gonna get everybody caught up. Robin Medforday, Rob, 172 00:08:57.440 --> 00:08:58.799 you're next night side. Welcome. 173 00:08:59.679 --> 00:09:03.440 Hi Dan, Thank you, sir. I'd like to thank you. 174 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:08.279 I'd like to offer a few observations, some information right ahead, Okay, 175 00:09:08.279 --> 00:09:11.440 as recently as nineteen fifty six, if you were to 176 00:09:11.559 --> 00:09:16.840 go ninety three north from Boston to Wellington Circle, there 177 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:20.360 was no highway there. There was a little shallow pond 178 00:09:20.720 --> 00:09:23.519 and there was a stream that came down from Pine Hill. 179 00:09:24.159 --> 00:09:30.360 Now that stream has since been put underground. And at 180 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:35.320 about the urban wildlife, I see a possum comes out 181 00:09:35.360 --> 00:09:38.840 of the sewer. They've just relocated. They're still around. There's 182 00:09:38.879 --> 00:09:41.320 a possum that comes out, crosses the street around one 183 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:43.960 thirty in the morning, goes down the other sewer. I've 184 00:09:44.000 --> 00:09:49.600 seen coyote around, but it's not to worry. If you 185 00:09:49.799 --> 00:09:52.840 just see one coyote. If there is a bunch of them, 186 00:09:53.240 --> 00:09:55.000 get your flashlight out. 187 00:09:55.240 --> 00:09:58.159 Okay, someone else mentioned that. By the way, someone else 188 00:09:58.240 --> 00:10:01.080 mentioned that's good to know they. 189 00:10:00.919 --> 00:10:04.000 Will not only yes, they're frightened that that works. 190 00:10:04.039 --> 00:10:05.039 That was a great Oh. 191 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:09.159 And also let me say the man with the tomato 192 00:10:09.759 --> 00:10:13.320 is tomato leaves the poisonous to rabbits, so he's not 193 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:19.240 to worry about his tomatoes with a rabbit. Now out 194 00:10:19.240 --> 00:10:23.000 here in Medford, I'm seven miles north of Boston, near 195 00:10:23.039 --> 00:10:27.000 Wellington Circle. I've seen coyote only one at a time, 196 00:10:27.039 --> 00:10:32.679 and I checked with the wildlife folks and they said, oh, yes, 197 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:36.799 they're familiar down at Actually I don't want to say 198 00:10:36.840 --> 00:10:39.440 where they're living, but they actually know where. There's a 199 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:44.480 den of at least a few living in Medford down 200 00:10:46.039 --> 00:10:50.200 towards the river, and they don't really bother anybody. But 201 00:10:51.080 --> 00:10:53.519 I have also noted in the area there's red and 202 00:10:53.519 --> 00:10:59.240 white sail hawks. There are turkeys around. The males can 203 00:10:59.279 --> 00:11:01.960 be very AGGRESSI in the springtime because they're trying to 204 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:08.879 show off. People should beware that. Back in nineteen fifty 205 00:11:08.919 --> 00:11:12.759 six when this was like I said, that stream and 206 00:11:12.759 --> 00:11:17.799 that little pond where Wellington's, where Roosevelt Circle is, we 207 00:11:17.879 --> 00:11:21.960 had five hundred beers in Massachusetts. That population has increased 208 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:25.679 to about eighty five hundred bears in Massachusetts. 209 00:11:25.759 --> 00:11:27.600 Yeah, we talked about that the other night, and they're 210 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:31.840 going to increase in two thousand and six, they're going 211 00:11:31.879 --> 00:11:35.519 to increase the amount of time that people can hunt bears. 212 00:11:36.039 --> 00:11:38.200 The fella from mass Wildlife the other day said it 213 00:11:38.200 --> 00:11:41.960 was about five thousand bears and they want to keep 214 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:45.840 the population stable. They're not looking to reduce it dramatically, 215 00:11:46.080 --> 00:11:50.320 but they need to stop its growth. According to I 216 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:54.240 think the fellow we had is Dave Waddles from Mass Wildlife. 217 00:11:55.559 --> 00:12:02.080 Great guy. I've also seen gear rabbits in the area, chipmunks, 218 00:12:02.559 --> 00:12:10.200 squirrels and and skunks and porcupines, I think, you know, 219 00:12:10.240 --> 00:12:15.480 I have some some cardinals, I think, and the fox 220 00:12:15.519 --> 00:12:20.120 occasional fox. But basically not to worry it if you 221 00:12:20.440 --> 00:12:22.559 come across. I mean I worry it now, even just 222 00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:26.000 letting I have a little a little dog that I 223 00:12:26.039 --> 00:12:29.080 don't want them to be out. You know, you never know. 224 00:12:29.159 --> 00:12:32.440 They are capable of snatching. Even the hawks are able 225 00:12:32.399 --> 00:12:33.840 to snatch a little dog. 226 00:12:34.000 --> 00:12:34.440 So but. 227 00:12:36.080 --> 00:12:41.759 A question to you, Dan, is there an abundance of 228 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:43.519 skunks in Washington. 229 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:43.399 D C. 230 00:12:44.039 --> 00:12:46.679 Yes they are. There are a lot of skunks in Washington, 231 00:12:46.759 --> 00:12:49.519 D C. And many of them had the letter D 232 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:52.159 or R associated with their name. 233 00:12:52.559 --> 00:12:56.200 Now, can the coyotes maybe come and eat the Boston rats? 234 00:12:56.440 --> 00:12:59.080 That was that would be a real purpose. I would 235 00:12:59.080 --> 00:13:01.799 welcome the coyote and that way they could dine, they 236 00:13:01.840 --> 00:13:07.720 could dine in the rats. Very interesting, Rob, Rob, there 237 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:10.080 was a very creative call. I really have to say, 238 00:13:10.120 --> 00:13:13.360 hats off. You're one of the the excellent callers of 239 00:13:13.399 --> 00:13:14.960 the night. I do appreciate it. 240 00:13:15.000 --> 00:13:17.320 Okay, well, god bless you, sir. I'm gonna need a 241 00:13:17.320 --> 00:13:17.879 bigger hat. 242 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:21.679 Well, that's not a problem. You just keep working, working 243 00:13:21.919 --> 00:13:24.679 and call the show more often. Okay, thank you very much, 244 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:25.440 appreciate it. 245 00:13:25.480 --> 00:13:27.120 Okay, thanks a great night. 246 00:13:27.200 --> 00:13:30.679 Okay, we'll get good night. We'll get one more in here, 247 00:13:30.840 --> 00:13:33.240 but maybe one or two more in here. Let me 248 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:36.519 go next to Brad and Lynn. Second call it from 249 00:13:36.559 --> 00:13:39.440 Linda this hour. Hey Brad, have you seen any coyotes 250 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:41.399 in Lynn? Oh? 251 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:43.039 Yeah, all the time. They're everywhere. 252 00:13:43.440 --> 00:13:45.600 Yeah, that's why I was trying to convince Laura Junior. 253 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:47.399 So I'm hoping he's still listening. 254 00:13:48.320 --> 00:13:51.000 I actually I was in when I called it live 255 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:52.360 in hont actually. 256 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:54.120 And oh you had a lot of them in the 257 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:55.519 hont Yeah. 258 00:13:55.559 --> 00:13:58.039 I called him a couple of years ago when it 259 00:13:58.080 --> 00:13:59.039 had the shop shooting. 260 00:13:59.120 --> 00:14:02.960 Yeah, whatever happened to that. But whatever happened to that, 261 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:08.879 did they uh did did they eliminate that population? 262 00:14:10.320 --> 00:14:10.519 Yeah? 263 00:14:10.559 --> 00:14:13.879 They they suddenly one family suddenly went away, and then 264 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:17.679 another family suddenly went away, and then there was just 265 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:21.360 like maybe I think one of I don't know, there 266 00:14:21.360 --> 00:14:23.840 was only a couple left. I still see them all 267 00:14:23.879 --> 00:14:25.080 the time, but not like. 268 00:14:25.679 --> 00:14:29.039 So they weren't they weren't taken out then by sharpshooters. 269 00:14:29.120 --> 00:14:31.120 They they left it. They wrote a chord. 270 00:14:32.120 --> 00:14:34.039 Oh no, they were blasted. They set up a thing 271 00:14:34.120 --> 00:14:37.320 down the dump and they had a federal protection order 272 00:14:37.360 --> 00:14:40.639 and stuff at a federal plate. And I want to say 273 00:14:40.679 --> 00:14:43.120 that the truck was from the Midwest. I think that 274 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:43.840 came in here. 275 00:14:44.759 --> 00:14:46.720 So there was action take bottom. 276 00:14:47.279 --> 00:14:50.759 Yeah yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. They blasted him 277 00:14:50.840 --> 00:14:56.200 right in the dump and but oh yeah, unfortunately all 278 00:14:56.240 --> 00:14:58.279 were left with There's a lot of rotors, we got 279 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:00.679 a lot of mice, we got a lot of rats. 280 00:15:00.679 --> 00:15:04.960 We've got a bunch of overpopulated with the rabbits. Because 281 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:11.440 the coyotes killed the scarms, the squirrels, I don't know 282 00:15:11.519 --> 00:15:14.840 whatever else was out here. The foxes, you know, they 283 00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:18.639 killed all that stuff because they were the apex predators. 284 00:15:18.679 --> 00:15:21.759 So now that man took out, we took out them 285 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:25.320 and uh and all the other you know, squirrels and 286 00:15:26.360 --> 00:15:29.120 you know, the skarms and the other things. They're off 287 00:15:29.200 --> 00:15:32.720 back in town eating the things. The raccoons. I mean, 288 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:35.399 I haven't seen a raccoon out here in years now, 289 00:15:36.279 --> 00:15:39.279 and uh they used to be. Yeah. 290 00:15:39.879 --> 00:15:40.360 But yeah. 291 00:15:40.440 --> 00:15:44.279 As a sad note though, too, as we're seeing is 292 00:15:45.759 --> 00:15:47.840 like like because we've got a lot more rats and 293 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:51.240 rolled into mice and the little you know, ground creatures 294 00:15:51.320 --> 00:15:54.440 running around, people put out the traps and they bade them. 295 00:15:55.039 --> 00:15:57.840 And then we also got a lot of eagles and 296 00:15:58.799 --> 00:16:01.720 hawks and stuff around. You have a flying and people 297 00:16:01.720 --> 00:16:05.320 are saying those are getting sick again. So I don't know, 298 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:10.720 we was getting kind of it's like the kuy And 299 00:16:10.879 --> 00:16:14.559 that brings back to your point, whatever your barometer was 300 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:17.639 in Easter ninety three. I mean, there's got to be 301 00:16:17.679 --> 00:16:20.759 something to be done because I mean, all of a sudden, 302 00:16:20.799 --> 00:16:23.440 you had that family here like what three four years ago, 303 00:16:23.679 --> 00:16:25.159 just eating everything out of sight. 304 00:16:25.399 --> 00:16:29.000 Yeah. Now, I remember that story in the Haunt, and 305 00:16:29.240 --> 00:16:31.360 it was interesting. Half the town seemed to want to 306 00:16:31.360 --> 00:16:33.480 get rid of them, and half the town wanted to 307 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:34.480 keep them. 308 00:16:34.759 --> 00:16:34.879 Uh. 309 00:16:36.600 --> 00:16:37.559 I just think that I. 310 00:16:37.519 --> 00:16:40.200 Mean, if you had your cat and your dog, you know, 311 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:41.799 you want to get rid of them. If you don't 312 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:45.000 have an animal you have, you're probably like, you know, 313 00:16:45.159 --> 00:16:47.240 don't see him out of sight, out of mind. But 314 00:16:48.120 --> 00:16:50.600 you know, okay, I mean I used to see him 315 00:16:50.600 --> 00:16:53.000 every day. I mean I saw nine of them, ten 316 00:16:53.039 --> 00:16:55.200 of them walk by me when I was outside one day. 317 00:16:56.159 --> 00:16:58.720 That would be a little frightening when when they were 318 00:16:58.720 --> 00:17:01.200 in that much of a pack. I've heard them when 319 00:17:01.240 --> 00:17:04.160 they when they kill at night. I have coyotes near 320 00:17:04.200 --> 00:17:06.000 where I live and during the summertime when the windows 321 00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:07.759 are open and they have to kill at two o'clock 322 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:11.240 in the morning, it's wild. I mean they just y. 323 00:17:11.880 --> 00:17:14.319 I heard one a couple of weeks ago. I jumped 324 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:17.839 out out I could have whichever one was outside my 325 00:17:17.920 --> 00:17:20.559 window screamed, and then the other one, I don't know 326 00:17:20.599 --> 00:17:24.200 wherever it was, screamed. And it's usually only two of them, 327 00:17:24.200 --> 00:17:26.559 but they make it starm like there's like fifty of them. 328 00:17:27.039 --> 00:17:29.640 Yeah, it's frightening, It's absolutely fine. 329 00:17:31.000 --> 00:17:35.079 Yeah, but all right, well, well I'm sure we'll have 330 00:17:35.119 --> 00:17:38.839 something other issue to to ten without here, But now 331 00:17:39.400 --> 00:17:40.119 now it's rated. 332 00:17:41.279 --> 00:17:43.960 Yeah, that's a problem. That is a problem, man, and 333 00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:45.319 that's got to get out of control. 334 00:17:46.319 --> 00:17:46.720 Oh, yeah. 335 00:17:47.079 --> 00:17:49.000 I mean I see them walk by me all the time. 336 00:17:49.119 --> 00:17:52.119 It's you know, I don't know, they're they're pretty ugly. 337 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:56.000 And well, I would hope that they could, that they 338 00:17:56.079 --> 00:17:59.319 could put out some sort of poison to deal with 339 00:17:59.359 --> 00:17:59.839 the rats. 340 00:17:59.839 --> 00:18:02.920 And well, we have all the rocks and the sea 341 00:18:02.960 --> 00:18:05.359 walls and the seaweeds and the little voids and the 342 00:18:05.440 --> 00:18:09.240 crags and whatnot, and they love it high tide they 343 00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:11.559 come in here, stuff you know that gets washed in. 344 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:13.880 And they just said, oh, you could sit out there 345 00:18:13.880 --> 00:18:16.039 at low tide and watch them walk around all night long. 346 00:18:17.599 --> 00:18:20.000 I wouldn't want to do that, but I understand. I guess. 347 00:18:20.039 --> 00:18:22.319 I guess it's very but they should have they should 348 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:24.440 they should have some sort of way to get rid 349 00:18:24.480 --> 00:18:27.319 of rats. I mean, because that's that will destroy your city. 350 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:28.480 That will destroy your city. 351 00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:31.839 We did before it was like, you know, the we 352 00:18:31.920 --> 00:18:36.359 had enough ractoons and squirrels and you knowsconsor you know 353 00:18:36.559 --> 00:18:39.920 whatever was eating whatever, and maybe the birds. But now, 354 00:18:40.000 --> 00:18:44.839 I mean, since since they're all gone and the balances shifted. 355 00:18:45.400 --> 00:18:45.839 I got you. 356 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:49.039 I got it on the little island out there. 357 00:18:49.319 --> 00:18:51.799 Brad, Thank you very much. It's a beautiful place in 358 00:18:51.880 --> 00:18:53.960 lind It really is a beautiful place to hunt. 359 00:18:54.039 --> 00:18:59.440 Lynn Marble, it has marble at Neck, Lynn has Linen Neck. 360 00:18:59.599 --> 00:19:00.960 They just gave it a different name. 361 00:19:01.359 --> 00:19:03.839 I got you, I got you. Beg you, Brad, talk 362 00:19:03.880 --> 00:19:06.119 to you, sir, have a great night, Okay, don't want 363 00:19:06.119 --> 00:19:08.319 to short jury and change anyone to get Laurie coming 364 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:11.519 up on the other side, Christine and Matt if you'd 365 00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:13.599 like to join the conversation, I have a line at 366 00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:15.599 six one seven, two, five four ten thirty and one 367 00:19:15.599 --> 00:19:18.079 A six one seven nine three one ten thirty. Have 368 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:20.519 you seen coyotes in your neighborhood? And folks, if you're 369 00:19:20.519 --> 00:19:22.759 out there and outside of New England, I'd love to 370 00:19:22.799 --> 00:19:25.519 know if it's a problem where you are, because we 371 00:19:25.640 --> 00:19:28.319 have all of a sudden found out that there are 372 00:19:28.400 --> 00:19:34.000 coyotes in Brookline, Massachusetts. And Brookline, Massachusetts is as suburban 373 00:19:34.039 --> 00:19:37.359 a community as you could name. I mean, it's the 374 00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:43.359 equivalent of I guess Chevy Chase, Maryland or whatever the 375 00:19:44.440 --> 00:19:50.240 nice suburbs are around any any major American city. But 376 00:19:51.160 --> 00:19:55.079 it's people are concerned in Brookline, and I say it's 377 00:19:55.160 --> 00:19:59.920 time to start relocating coyotes away from Boston and may 378 00:20:00.119 --> 00:20:02.440 be away from where you live as well, better left 379 00:20:02.440 --> 00:20:04.960 to know if it's a problem. We'd be back on Nightside, Laurie. 380 00:20:04.960 --> 00:20:06.880 We'll lead it off on the other side, coming back 381 00:20:06.960 --> 00:20:07.519 right after this. 382 00:20:07.799 --> 00:20:09.880 Brookline police are telling the public to be on alert 383 00:20:09.920 --> 00:20:13.279 after they say coyotes attacked to dog Monday night. CBS 384 00:20:13.319 --> 00:20:17.279 News Boston reports that investigators say brazen behavior from coyotes 385 00:20:17.359 --> 00:20:19.440 is being spotted more and more around Brookline. 386 00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:20.079 Please say. 387 00:20:20.119 --> 00:20:23.319 The two coyotes emerged from a wooded area and attacked 388 00:20:23.319 --> 00:20:25.680 a dog in the Sergeant Beechwood area while it was 389 00:20:25.720 --> 00:20:28.160 on a walk. Neighbors say they've been seeing coyotes for years, 390 00:20:28.200 --> 00:20:30.440 but now they don't seem to be afraid of humans. 391 00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:31.839 I'm Dan Watkins. 392 00:20:34.799 --> 00:20:39.039 You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ Boston's 393 00:20:39.079 --> 00:20:42.359 news radio. They get Dan Watkins. That's exactly what we're 394 00:20:42.359 --> 00:20:44.640 talking about tonight here on Nightside. As a matter of fact, 395 00:20:44.680 --> 00:20:46.759 that we'll get this story in the Globe. Says during 396 00:20:46.799 --> 00:20:49.519 the Monday incident, the owner was able to free the 397 00:20:49.599 --> 00:20:52.960 dog and escape the area. Police did not release the 398 00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:57.759 exact address of the attack. H So we're just talking 399 00:20:57.759 --> 00:21:00.480 about Brookline, but if you know the boss An area, 400 00:21:00.599 --> 00:21:03.359 you know Brookline. Let me go to Laurie in Idaho. 401 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:06.400