A few years ago, I was volunteering removing ivy from an area around the tool yard of Tryon State Park south of Portland, Oregon. Two police cars showed up and informed me that they had a coyote with a broken back that had to be killed because the injury was fatal. It had been hit by a car about a mile away on Terwilliger Boulevard which borders the park. I heard more than one shot during the execution. Bad marksmanship? The police explained beforehand that there was no better place in the residential neighborhood for the killing than the park.
Doug Hawley is a little old man who lives in Portland, Oregon, with editor Sharon and cat Kitzhaber. After early retirement from actuarial work, he volunteers, writes, and hikes. Find Doug online at sites.google.com/site/aberrantword/ and doug.car.blog.