How to Scare Coyotes

Coyotes are found throughout the United States, with the exception of Hawaii. They usually avoid interactions with humans. However, coyotes can become comfortable around people when food is involved, and they sometimes encroach upon suburban areas in search of nourishment. Coyotes can subsist on a wide variety of foods, ranging from your garbage to your pet. To deter coyotes away from your home, you need to appear dominant.

Things You'll Need

• Rocks
• Soda can
• Pebbles
• Strobe lights
• Water hose
• Cooking pan
• Wooden spoon

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Instructions

• 1

  Exaggerate your gestures when approached by a coyote. Make loud noises and throw objects such as rocks near the coyote to scare it away. Maintain eye contact with the coyote.

• 2

  Fill a soda can with pebbles or pennies and shake the can vigorously in the direction of the coyote.

• 3

  Install a motion-detecting, strobe light system around the perimeter of your home. Strobe alarm systems flash lights and emit high-pitched sounds that ward off coyotes.

• 4

  Spraying water from a hose will scare away coyotes.

  Spray a coyote with your water hose if you see one near you. Alternatively, you can bang on a pan with a spoon.