Coyotes are a big problem here too. Not sure which is worse, them or ferrel cats. They are not worth anything so people quit hunting them. I try to do my part, I have killed 3 this summer. I was out running my dogs on my 4wheeler and this coyote ran along with me and the dogs. He wasnt scared of me, he was very well fed also. I had a covey of 22 quail behind my house, hoping coyotes didnt get them all.