Garrett County, Maryland · 2022-11-02 · from the BFRO archive
My mom and I were sitting out on our bottom porch swing below our house while our dog was going to the bathroom. It wasn’t to cold and it was enjoyable to sit out. We sat there for about 10 minutes and then the dog was alerted to something but we couldn’t see it. We think he was alerted to the fox and coyotes that were making a little noise. They normally make more but they weren’t as active. Some of the cows and dogs on the farms surrounding us were making noise like they normally do also. We quit talking and about 2 minutes after that a gut bellowing howl, roar and scream type of sound came from across the street from our house on the ridge. About 15 seconds after the first sound the same type of howl started up again then it went quiet dead quiet. The fox and coyotes went silent along with the dogs and cows and they normally don’t. They will keep on til the wee hours of the morning. I got my coyote call out and attempted to get the thing to make the howl again but it wouldn’t. I tried to get the coyotes to make noise but they wouldn’t even call back to my call and that’s what struck me as weird. I’m an outdoor guy. I’ve heard coyotes, bobcats and bears. And whatever this was sent the hairs on my neck up and it clearly startled my mom and shut the animals in the woods up also.
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