I grew up in So. Calif. near Rancho Santa Fe and in Encinitas. I had horses then and used to ride across the hills nearly everyday. There were numerous times I came across packs of coyotes.

One sad occasion I was riding alone and I heard a noise. A coyote came busting out of an orange orchard, ran a bit more then stopped and looked behind it. I then heard the baying of a dog. The coyote started to run again and pretty soon a beagle came out of the same orchard. It was hot on the scent and trail of the coyote. Just shortly after the beagle passed in hot pursuit the rest of the pack followed out of the orchard.

Coyotes are smart resourceful animals. But the previous person was correct. The reason we are having more trouble with them in more areas is that they are losing their hunting grounds.

Denyce