in NJ some years back a coyote grabbed a toddler and began dragging him away. people chased them yelling and the coyote dropped the child and ran off. the writer of the article I read of this in added that the coyote had “mistaken the child for prey”.

” Illinois Department of Natural Resources said The best way to handle a coyote encounter is to “yell, throw things, wave your arms,” not run away .” In other news the sale of rat poison and sub-sonic 22s has dramatically increased.