Safety is the first priority.
To stay safe if you encounter a coyote:
DO:
- Leash your pets
- Wave your arms, yell, clap, use an airhorn to make noise, or water from hoses/water guns to scare coyotes away.
- Move away from a coyote by slowly walking backwards and without looking away.
- Keep food out of reach – this includes bird feeders, pet bowls, compost, and uncovered trash.
- If a coyote is snarling or growling, try throwing rocks at their feet or other parts of the body – not their head.
- Report aggressive coyotes or coyote incidents to the SIPOA gatehouse and at https://sipoa.org/wildlife-sightings/.
DON’T
- Approach or corner a coyote or their young.
- Go near a coyote den or move their young
- Run away or act afraid. They can run up to 40 mph!
- Panic. Sometimes coyotes will shadow you to ensure you’re not a threat. If you do panic and run, they will give chase.
- Try to feed or befriend a coyote. They are called wild animals for a reason.
- Hunt, trap or remove the coyote on your own.
- Try to poison a coyote.
Coyote removal must be done by a trained wildlife professional. SIPOA Covenants §8 prohibit discharge of firearms, air guns, pistols, sling shots, and bows and arrows, of any kind, type or method of propulsion. SIPOA Covenants §11 states: “no hunting of any kind will be permitted in the SID.”