Check out what Carol Shenkenberger wrote on 23 Jun 97  18:28:28:
 CS> keep them far off, but will keep them out of the yard itself.
DF>         I think we may go and pick some up this weekend..(our yard is 
DF> acres!)  but it would look nice to have them around the boundaries of 
DF>  the property.. Thanks for the ideas! 8-)
        Didn't feel well enough this weekend to go out and get 
them..hopefully soon I will feel well enough to go and get them. The
coyotes where down again the other night..they love to keep me awake. {BG}
 CS> From a former CA resident.
DF>         What part of CA?
 CS> Smile, eastern San Diego.  El Cajon and beyond has a problem with
 CS> coyotes.  Normally they go for cats, but a big group can be a problem
 CS> for dogs.  There is also the rare rumor of child attacks, but most seem
 CS> untrue after investigation.
        My fiancee's father lives in San Diego. Here the coyotes do run in 
packs..very rarely have I have seen them alone or hear only one hollowing.
The neighbors down the road used to be sheep ranchers, but they finally 
gave that up do the fact that they were losing so many sheep to the coyotes,
mountain lions and wild dogs. I miss hearing the baaing of the sheep. Now 
they lease out their land to cattle ranchers. The neighbors ran about a 1000 
heads of sheep. We will have to do something to keep them out of the yard. 
One year during the drought the coyotes brought their pups right to the house 
to get water.(we have water out all of the times for our animals)
I was able to see the pups drinking from the living room window one night.
                             Debbie Ford
 o/~ And out side in the cold distance. The wild cat did growl. o/~
--- DLG Pro v1.16/DLGMail v2.63
---------------