> been killing pets in their yards here in southern Arizona.
Local coyotes are pretty brazen these days. In the last week I know of 3 dogs attacked in separate incidents over by Millmar and Harrison in southeast Tucson. In one case a pack of coyotes with at least 3 large size Mexican wolf hybrids chased the dog out of the wash into the stables right in front of my wife. The beasts stood off a few yards away outside the paddock while the dog cowered behind my wife. Fortunately my wife’s horse took offense and charged them, sending them running.
I’m suspecting the reason they’re so brazen is because they’re getting fed, either people are feeding them, they’re eating food that’s left out, or they’re just finding pets are easy pickings.
It’s been about 15 years since I lost a beautiful little dog to those damn coyotes - she ran out to what she thought were other doggies. Later that year or maybe the next I buried what was left of a much bigger dog. He was killed and eaten not 30 feet from the house.
The coyotes are sneaky and best controlled by killing to near extinction in most places.Same for other predators .
“I’m suspecting the reason they’re so brazen is because they’re getting fed, either people are feeding them, they’re eating food that’s left out, or they’re just finding pets are easy pickings.”
See #25. The winter packs are not being culled like they used to be.