There’s a big coyote in the woods behind my house. It snatched a Pomeranian off the porch of a condo while the pet’s owner was nearby. The coyote carried the dog into the woods and killed it. When police arrived 15 minutes later they found the dog’s head and collar.
We are pretty much surrounded by coyotes. We hear them howling, when we’re outside, at night.
The closest we’ve actually spotted one is about 300 yards away.