We have a ton of Coyotes here in Tucson and they scare easily. Don’t leave your pets alone outside and this won’t happen. Here Wildcats are a bigger nuisance to pets than coyotes!!
This is from the AZ Game and Fish dep[artment. I could not find out if I can shoot at them in the arroyo behind my house where they creep.
Coyotes are classified as predators and have an open, year-round hunting season. A valid license is required, except in a case where livestock has been killed. See Arizona Game and Fish Department Hunting Regulations.
State law bans firing a gun within a quarter-mile of an occupied residence or building while taking wildlife, unless you have the owner’s permission.
Check your local city ordinances, but most ban shooting firearms within city limits. Some cities ban using slingshots, BB guns, air guns or bows.
Refer to ARS-17-239 on wildlife depredation and Arizona Game and Fish Department Hunting Regulations for more information.
I need to arm up more anyway, and I was thinking of getting an air gun. ( The family glock would make quite a stir.) As it is now, I have these 16’ poles ( used for something else) that I have around our fence, in case I need to impale them as the scout comes around and teases my dogs.
Remember, we are the master predators.
Here in Wisconsin, the coyotes are as big as the wolves in many other parts of the country.
They are especially bad in the southern third of Milwaukee County in areas close to the Root River and Oak Creek, which have parkways along much of their routes. I used to live in a southeastern suburb and the howling would be almost constant on summer evenings.
The ones I saw were taller than a German Shepherd, although much skinnier. They would walk down the sidewalk with no fear at dusk.