If the coyotes live near cities or suburbs, then we should shoot the coyotes with dart guns and take them to a rural area. They'll just come back. It would be better to shoot them dead. Coyotes are EVERYWHERE because they are so darned adaptable. They are not only predators, they are scavengers, and will happily dine out of garbage cans. They will munch on little dogs, and seem to just love kitties.
They run in packs, so, while a large dog might scare one off, a pack of them would make short work of even the biggest, baddest pooch. They often use female coyotes as bait to attrack male dogs to eat.
We'll never be rid of them because they thrive on civilization. A lot of guys I know love to hunt them, and, on balance, I think that's a good thing.
Correct! I'm in south Texas and coyotes "run" the creek(150 yards east) every year between November and March looking for Bambi(also around). Our big dogs(2) are smart enough to "wake us up" if they get too close....and they've heard two smaller ones get "eaten" at a distance when the smaller ones foolishly tried to chase the coyotes down the creek... We even leave lights on outside during these months as these critters(coyotes) KNOW that they are targets in Texas and avoid yards with lights(unless they're starving or rabid). Our coyotes travel in packs of 3 to 20+. They don't like firearms' sounds...
Is this a good reason for a nightvision scope?
well, I certainly wouldn't mind if we killed the coyotes in the heavily populated areas. What people forget is that if you just leave the coyotes alone and never kill them or relocate them, then they will just thrive like crazy in suburban environments. If nobody attacks the coyotes they just get bolder and bolder. The coyote problem in LA and in Phoenix and obviously in Connecticut is just getting worse and worse.
But I keep my new cat in all the time now.