What Wild Animals Are You Most Afraid of Seeing in Your Backyard?

by ABC News U.S. Posted 2012/07/17 15:52:29

Related Topics: Lions, Animals, Bears, Wolves, Bear, Afraid, Coyote, animal, Wild

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	Bears	3,443 votes	32%
	Coyotes	2,183 votes	20%
	Mountain Lions	4,203 votes	39%
	Wolves	961 votes	9%

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carl 2012/07/17 16:01:31

Mountain Lions

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I would actually love to see all of those animals in my backyard. The wild animal I am most afraid of seeing in my backyard are humans.
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sjalan 2012/07/21 04:40:00

Coyotes

Although from what I've seen we do have a couple of bears and mountain lions in the area. But they don't usually come up to the main house. Coyotes on the other hand have raided the chicken yard many times. Of course they don't stick around long once the dogs know they are there.

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raschell97 2012/07/20 18:00:47

Mountain Lions

my mother back when she was in college was helping out with the feeding of a mountain loin and everybody thought the lion had been removed from the enclosure so mom went in to put food in there and the lion pounced down on her from a branch and to this day my mother has back problems

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Kashee 2012/07/20 16:28:19

Coyotes

we have Coyotes in this area, but they can't get into my back yard. I am much more afraid of cottonmouth.

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Casy 2012/07/20 15:18:22

Mountain Lions

I'd say Bears but we don't have them near us...So it's Mt. Lions I guess.

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BIG BAD JOHN R. 2012/07/20 15:15:09

Mountain Lions

A mountain lion will attack and stand it;s ground, the rest you can scare off.

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shywink 2012/07/18 16:30:24

Bears

A bear I guess. They are really big and when they stand up on their hind legs... gigantic! Forget it, I'd be really panic stricken if I saw a bear. (Which would be really freaky anyway since I live in New York City). Bears. I can only love them from afar. If it were a cougar I'd be tempted to think of it as a really big kitty and want to take it home! ;)

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Redneck 2012/07/18 01:23:15

Coyotes

they eat my little dogs and chickens.

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rand 2012/07/17 22:06:31

Coyotes

My real answer is "none", but I'm most cautious about rattlesnakes. I've a pack of 4 coyotes within a hundred yards of my home.

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Splashstorm 2012/07/17 21:03:14 (edited)

Mountain Lions

Had one in our backyard and it was up in our tree. Where i live, i've seen coyotes and wolves as well, but never a bear unfortunately.

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relic 2012/07/17 19:00:38

Coyotes

Pretty short list! What _most_ people should fear in their yards are rattlesnakes.

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raschell97 to relic 2012/07/20 18:05:06

I agree with you on that I have seen more rattlesnakes out at my parents ranch than I've ever seen bears coyotes or wolves

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relic to raschell97 2012/07/20 19:44:07

I've seen more rattlesnake activity from the canyon behind my house this year than in all the years I've lived here. Snake season doesn't usually end 'til mid-October... my dogs hate me 'cause I won't let them run into the canyon to chase squirrels.

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raschell97 to relic 2012/07/21 01:22:33

one of my dogs got bit a couple weeks ago so now my mother has put the family on the buddy system it would work better if all of us were allowed to take guns when we go out but since my brother and I are under the age of 18 mom won't allow us to take the guns with us though we have at least 4 working guns and there's 4 people in my family the dog is fine thank God

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relic to raschell97 2012/07/21 02:54:45

My vet told me dogs have a better chance than humans of surviving snake venom. I don't want any on them to be that sick though. Glad your dog is okay, it would be horrible to lose our dogs to a @&!%$ rattlesnake.

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raschell97 to relic 2012/07/21 05:20:52

Well if I see a rattle snake I'll get my dad to shoot it since at the age of 15 I am not allowed to shoot anything unless i'ts a beer bottle grr moms rules are so dumb at times anyways i'ts getting late so I'd best say goodnight and go to bed

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Bob 2012/07/17 16:52:48

Mountain Lions

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Actually none of the above. I'd say my ex wife.

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RoyDMercer - IFOTFD 2012/07/17 16:35:21

Mountain Lions

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Since it is the only of the 4 that has been spotted around my place.

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Sinister Ken Doll™ 2012/07/17 16:13:31

Bears

it would be so freaky to see a bear, even tho i don't think there are any where i live

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Scooter 2012/07/17 16:12:56

Mountain Lions

The Panther that roams around town.

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J 2012/07/17 16:09:01

Bears

+1
None of these frighten me. Where is your none option
What frightens me - that I worry about seeing in my yard - is wild hogs.

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schjaz 2012/07/17 16:04:24

Mountain Lions

They come and attack now and then.

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carl 2012/07/17 16:01:31

Mountain Lions

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I would actually love to see all of those animals in my backyard. The wild animal I am most afraid of seeing in my backyard are humans.

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millermedia 2012/07/17 15:58:50

Coyotes

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Anything is possible where I live.

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Vision of Verve 2012/07/17 15:57:35
raschell97 to Vision ... 2012/07/20 18:09:48

around my place the coyotes a smarter you put your hand on the door knob to open the door and bam their gone whats really scary is when there's a rabid coyote and you can't tell if it's a coyote or a dog so you whistle and it comes walking up then you see definitely a coyote and your first thought then is "oh crap get the gun" that happened to my mom about a year ago

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Red Pixy 2012/07/17 15:54:23

Bears

I don't like Bears

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HarleyCharley 2012/07/17 15:54:22

Mountain Lions

+1
I shoot them...

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