Hello Thomas,
This subject caught my eye because it has been a cause for concern for my wife and I. I've actually enjoyed seeing the coyotes; however we have just been blessed with our first grandchild and my wife has been concerned at the numbers of coyote in our area and the fact that they seem to be getting closer to the house. I have been assuring my wife that they are more scared of us than we are of them. My wife says true but when our grand-daughter reaches toddler age she might be a tempting morsel for a coyote. I than found out that an acquaintance of mine was actually confronted by a pack of coyotes while out deer hunting on one of my relative's property and the coyotes didn't run! They made him concerned enough that he climbed a tree and waited until they left. This man is a very experienced outdoorsman and was very surprised by the way the coyotes acted.
I haven't talked to him directly about the incident but got my information from relatives.
By the way, I used to hunt deer and shoot groundhogs out of my uncle's bean and hay fields but haven't found time to do so in years. My muzzle loader is somewhere in our spare room and I sold the varmint rifle to buy some woodworking equipment. Maybe this could revive my interest!
Thanks for the reply,
Gene