What attracts coyotes to your neighborhood?
Coyotes are attracted to neighborhoods due to the
availability of garbage, pet food and even pets, which
coyotes see as prey. The following list illustrates some
of the attractants that draw coyotes close to people.
Remove these attractants to discourage coyotes from
visiting your property:
■ Outdoor pet food or water
■ Birdseed or food sources that attract small mammals
■Accessible garbage or compost
■ Fallen fruit or berries from trees or shrubs
■ Shrubs, woodpiles, decks or any other structure that can
provide cover or be used as a den
this was from kitty's link
Everything I've read says don't put your trash out the night before. People do that all the time down here yet bags are not being torn up like crazy like the raccoons would do where I lived. So either we don't have a problem now and may never have a problem or we will have a problem soon. What's easier than shredding a plastic bag with a cooked chicken carcass inside that must be very easy to smell for a cunning coyote?
I don't get it.
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