On April 6, the two women had just finished their walk in the Sandy Cove-Mink Cove area and were chatting near an open field when the first incident occurred. On April 15 another coyote ran towards them as well.
“He ran maybe the distance to one side of the road away from us and was in a stalker position watching us,” Gidney said of the first incident.
She described the coyote as beautiful, healthy and larger than normal and it did not seem sick or disorientated.
Since they had researched coyotes online, the women knew to make loud noises and appear larger than they were to scare off the coyote. They also carry ski poles, whistles and sing while out for their walk to ward off coyotes, Gidney said.
He ran maybe the distance to one side of the road away from us and was in a stalker position watching us. - Digby Neck resident Nikki Gidney
“It wasn’t that he (the coyote) didn’t know we were there, he could hear our voices,” she said.
Gidney said that during both encounters, the coyote would not back down nor did it appear afraid. The women had to receive rides home each time.
