woodmort
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Coyotes are smart but will learn. Generally they won't both livestock until they are desperate but once they find a target they will come back. Zapping them with electric fencing or a high powered pellet gun might "train" them to seek easier prey elsewhere. Also it is a good idea to remove any kind of food source--garbage, pet food etc.--that may attract them. The usual rule is if they aren't bothering you, leave them alone and they will protect their territory from any of their species that would but once they learn to hunt livestock the only solution is elimination. If you can't or won't then it is a good idea to call Fish and Game for suggestions--usually they will recommend a licensed trapper. That is certainly better than shooting up the neighborhood by blasting away with an AK.47.