Hi! I am not a hunter but am hoping people can help me with some questions. I live about 16 miles from the city in Oak Brook. We live in a neighborhood on acre size lots. Yesterday we can w/in seconds of losing our family pet beagle to 2 coyotes in our yard a few feet from our house at 8 am in broad daylight. Beyond upsetting but luckily we saw the coyotes just in time and ran them off. I've just found out there are a ton of them close because of a wooded reserve just behind our development. These are going to be silly question for you hunters but I really need some help! Can I shoot them if in my yard? I thought of getting s pellet gun but sure that won't keep them away. Anyone know the laws regarding this or have any good ideas? I'm practically afraid to go out in my yard!
Thanks!