re: #515 Occasional Reader

If I’m not mistaken, Black Bear have been sighted in the upper reaches of Rock Creek Park (not in the city, AFAIK). I’ve got some 12 ga. rifled slugs on hand just in case they come into town and get too frisky.

I, personally have seen coyote in RC Park, as well as fox, owls, and the more mundane raccoon, opossums, and (of course) a bizillion white tailed deer. That’s something I love about this city.

Heck, coyotes are everywhere these days. I’ve even seen one skulking around the edges of a deer herd in a forest preserve clearing near where I live. The deer were taking no chances though, and kept their fawns in the middle of their formation and had multiple eyes on the coyote at all times.