Give me your thoughts on this, guys.


I'm a member of a religious community, and there's a big coyote being observed on our lawns and nearby meadows and it doesn't show a coyote's the normal wariness, fears, or behaviors. He hasn't been aggressive, but is getting close to houses and so forth. More than once, this one has come out of woods into a lawn at midday not fifty feet from a domicile.


This is an area that a lot of people walk through, even mothers with toddlers. Our grounds are a glorified park that people stroll through.


I haven't seen this animal myself, but I've heard more than one person describe him as "huge, "biggest coyote I've ever seen, never seen one that big." This is coming from rural Kansans who've seen many coyotes. Some here speculate he may be a coydog. (There was a similar animal observed around here 4-5 years ago, but the animal seemed to have disappeared.)


We're just inside the city limits, but I can definitely try to call him outside the boundaries and perhaps shoot him. I'm a beginner hunting predators, though.


ANY thoughts you might have on this would be appreciated. I'm really edgy about this situation.