Use wildlife-resistant containers
- Always keep trash, recycling, and compost in secure bins
- Wait to put out trash until the morning of collection
- Clean garbage and recycling bins with bleach or ammonia
- Remove unsecured trash, human or pet food, and strongly scented items from yard
Use simple and effective exclusion methods
- Keep doors and windows closed and locked when unoccupied
- Bring pets inside at night
- Keep livestock in secure pens at night
Use simple and effective deterrent methods
- Install motion-activated lights, noise, or alarms
- Install electric fencing to keep coyotes out of chicken coops and animal enclosures
Use "wildlife-smart" landscaping
- Remove bird feeders from yard
- Plant native flowers to attract birds instead
- Pick ripe fruit off trees and promptly collect fruit that falls
- Trim ground-level shrubbery to reduce hiding places
Never feed a coyote! Feeding a coyote will cause it to lose its natural fear of people and may result in a dangerous situation for people, pets, and coyotes.