• Do not feed coyotes.
• Remove attractants from your property, including pet food, water sources, bird feeders and fallen fruit.
• Secure trash in a locked receptacle. Keep it inside or put it out only on the morning of pick up.
• Trim vegetation around your yard to reduce hiding places.
• Do not leave small children outside unattended.
• As a deterrent, install outdoor and motion sensitive lighting around your property. Lights also make approaching coyotes visible.
• If a coyote is on your property make it feel unwelcome: yell, throw rocks, bang pots and pans, spray it with a hose or turn on sprinklers.

Ask your neighbors to follow these tips too!

If You Encounter a Coyote

• Make noise while hiking to alert wildlife of your presence.
• Do not approach a coyote.
• Pick up small pets, make loud noises, stomp your feet, or throw rocks or sticks if necessary to frighten the coyote away.
• Do not run or turn your back on a coyote that has approached you. Face the coyote, shout at it, be as big and loud as possible, wave your arms and back away slowly.

If you have an encounter with aggressive wildlife, please alert the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) office near you. If the encounter or sighting occurs after hours or on the weekend, please call your local police department or county sheriff’s office, who can contact a conservation officer to handle the situation. Click here for more information.

 Click here to download Coyote Biology & Ecology [WAU] (PDF)

“Did I see a wolf or a coyote?”  Click here to learn the differences between the wild and domestic canids (PDF)

 Click here to download Welcome to Coyote Country Brochure [WAU] (PDF)

 Click here to download a coyote Country Safety flyer (PDF)