Fisherman fights off coyote in Spotswood
Officials are warning Spotswood residents to be on the lookout for a coyote after a teenage fisherman said he fought off the animal. Anthony Bonsante of South River says he was fishing in a stream
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Jul 7, 2015, 2:26 PM
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Updated 3,403 days ago
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Officials are warning Spotswood residents to be on the lookout for a coyote after a teenage fisherman said he fought off the animal.
Anthony Bonsante of South River says he was fishing in a stream of DeVoe Lake on Sunday night when he heard a noise.
The 17-year-old tells the Home News Tribune he saw "two big yellow eyes" in the woods and the animal started to growl.
Bonsante says he grabbed a big stick and hit the animal as it lunged for his neck.
State wildlife officials shot and killed two aggressive coyotes in Bergen County in April.
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