Close call for the pup last night?

We put our 11-month old Redbone Coonhound mix pup out for the night last night. Well, around 1:30 this morning he was barking, howling and baying non-stop so I decided to let him in so he'd quiet down. (We don't have close neighbors, but our window was open and I had to get up for work this morning). As I opened the door to the deck, Ruger was on the deck steps facing the grove. I heard coyotes yipping in the grove right in line with our house. Our grove is only 10 yards at the farthest from the corner of the attached garage... I don't know if he'd have tried to take them on or not, but the pup will be spending his nights inside for awhile. (Even though DH is not happy with this plan.)