Captain Camejo,
I have no idea who started it but I can tell you it is not too easy for an animal of that size to get into my yard unless is after something. My dogs have full run of 2 acres and the past three other cases the animal in question was smaller and did go after my dogs with no fear. In those cases I witnessed the whole thing but this time it is second hand after it started. So without seeing the whole sitution myself I can't fully say who was chasing who. My dogs are not in the habit of backing down from something that comes after them or if they are protecting us unless someone tells them to. According to my brother it was foaming at the mouth and I did tell each person in my phone calls that description and I still got nothing. I agree that calls made in the middle of the night for bats in the house or something under the porch are rediculious. A call for something that happened in the middle of the day like this, I would think that someone would give more importance to. If the statute for dealing with animals is as you describe than why would ACO & DEP WILDLIFE point the finger at each other and still not help me. I have no idea how the local PD would deal with this or how they would like me discharging a firearm near houses but I guess I will just call them next time to see. Since I live next to some wooded areas I know that this won't be the last time. Is there a local contact for New London County EnCon or should I go thru the same freaking calls again?
Glenn