We don't get the coyotes too often, but we do get them, in this urban setting. Several years ago we had several in Rockville, Maryland, and called the DNR about them. They told us we were mistaken, so a friend sent them an email and asked them to ID the critter, which they promptly said was a Coyote. Then we informed them it was photographed to the rear of County Police Headquarters.
Our problem is that they prey on small dogs when people are walking them in the county parks, when they can't get other food. We had a report of a dog attack on some lady's pet..., it was coyote came out and took her Bichon or some other breed of fur ball.
So they got hunted and put down. But they can show up again at any time. We have the C&O canal and High Power Transmission Line right-of-ways that make natural highways for them and bears too.
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