Only empty snares for Woods'
coyote hunter, but game's not over

Two weeks ago, the Grosse Pointe Woods city council was told "Grizzly Adams" was working on their coyote problem. A trapper from Varmint Police Inc. in Westland, a firm that had success removing nuisance coyotes from other cities, was hired to stalk the beasts on the grounds of the Lochmoor Club and, it was hoped, remove the animals who had attacked and/or killed two pet dogs nearby.

But the life of a predator is a hard one, and that includes trappers. None of the traps set in the Woods have caught anything. 

“We thought the den was at the Lochmoor country club, but someone spotted one in a different location,” said City Manager Mark Wollenweber.

He added that once it snows, the city will give have the trapper come back one more time. Fresh snowfall makes tracking the coyotes' movements easier.

The Woods is sharing the cost with the Shores, which has had numerous sightings over the past few months, as well as more attacks on domestic pets.

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