Q&A for How to Keep Coyotes Away from Campsites or Homesteads

They could. In fact, a coyote is much more likely to attack a sick or injured animal than a healthy one, so keep your pet indoors until they've fully recovered.

Sometimes. It's best to aggressively approach the animal while whistling or using another, louder noisemaker. The key is to reinforce their natural fear of humans.

Sensor lights can scare coyotes away, but after a while, they will adapt and become used to it. It will still help you notice if there's a coyote nearby and take steps to scare them away, protect your pets, etc.

Close the chickens in at night, in a secure wooden coop, that's above ground. Check the coop regularly for holes and be sure to patch any that you find, doing so securely. Build an additional fence around the coop as a barrier against the coyote.

Coyotes are usually shy creatures and tend to leave humans alone. If they do try to attack, make sure your have pepper spray (also known as mace or bear spray) and spray them with it. A loud whistle or air horn will probably work too. Try not to run and make yourself look bigger, all while backing up slowly.

You can, but they're incredibly resilient as a species, and once coyotes have moved into an area, they're hard to get rid of. More coyotes will take the place of the ones you kill and females will have bigger litters to compensate. It's better to encourage them to go on their own because the area is unfit (i.e. no food source or too many predators like wolves --from wolf urine).

They come out after dark, which depends on the season, and are most active between midnight and 4:00 AM.

It depends on how hungry they are; coyotes get pretty desperate when they're starving. At the very least, you would need to reapply the spray every few months.

No. Coyotes are predators, too, so they will not be deterred by that.

A good size guard dog will help. A high caliber BB or pellet rifle with a scope will also help.

Coyote attacks on humans are uncommon and rarely cause serious injuries. They can, and often do, kill small pets.

Possibly, especially if you put the sound near a fake wolf (like a scarecrow) to make it more realistic.

No. However, coyotes have been known to climb difficult objects in order to get to their prey,

It would be simpler to install a latch, if you don't already have one, and lock to the door. If your door is secure, doesn't have gaps, and has a latch, there is no way for the coyote to open the door.

Put a statue of a wolf that looks real or a stuffy of a wolf to fool the coyote.

Maybe, but if you do that, you would be killing them off which is very unhealthy for the environment. You should only shoot as a last resort.

Don't kill animals. Call the local wildlife people and they should sprinkle some leaves around the area to keep them away.

Yes, if your dog is medium-sized or smaller and kept outside. Best to keep your dog inside, especially in the evening and at night, if your area has coyotes.