"To be fair the fear and anger directed coyotes also comes from the documented attacks on domestic pets. The fact is that coyotes feed on small mammals, and as generalists that sometimes means domestic cats and dogs. Schadler says the best thing we can do for coyotes is educate them. And the best time to educate them is mid- to late-May as the juveniles are emerging from their dens. “They are naïve; they will wander up people's driveways and into people's backyards and try to play with people's dogs, kids, cats. People should haze them by chasing them being loud and making it uncomfortable for those coyotes to be anywhere near their backyard.” This will condition the coyotes to fear humans and steer well clear of us."
This is a great passage. We coexist with smaller (Western) coyotes all the time IMBY. My rule is if they're in my neighborhood, I make it uncomfortable for them, and when I'm in their neighborhood (open space), I watch from a distance/ignore unless they get too close. Seems to work fine. Looking big and making it very clear that my dogs are NOT their lunch helps. I have two dogs I can pick up if need be, and a third that is twice the size of a coyote and makes them run away just by glancing in their direction.
