Nope not nuts. Va has a pretty good yote population going. Actually Tazwell county had at one time (not sure about now) the highest yote population east of the Mississippi. I' m still a rookie myself but know of a good page with a ton of information to help you out....

http://wcp-nm.com/coyotes/

Bill has put a lot of work into this page and it will help you. Even though he lives out west the principals are the same. Good luck to ya' .