I have an idea that might help. Form a group of farmers, mountain men, recluses and national park squatters and call it SCRAPS (Sensible Coyote Reeducation As Predator Scum). Then organize a walk (you would probably need help from Wisconsin with this) Where people on the outskirts of the states get bells and noise makers and make a whole bunch of ruckus while walking inward toward MSP. After a couple miles they hand off the bells/fire crackers/etc to the next group and go home and the next group walks inward (repeat as necessary). This would herd all the state's coyotes inward toward MSP. Once you get within about 5 miles of MSP city limits, you erect a 6' chain link fence around the entire combined metro area. That should hold the coyotes in long enough for them to realize that dumpsters are a better source of food than farms (why eat a bird when you can have Taco Belle?). After a couple weeks or so, you could reclaim the fence as the coyotes would be happy with their new lot in life. If this doesn't work out well enough, you will probably get the metro-dwellers to vote with you on coyote eradication legislation.
