Ohio residents occasionally spot coyotes in urban or suburban areas, but this is seldom a cause for alarm. Coyotes are highly adaptable mammals common throughout Ohio’s 88 counties. They are regularly seen within city limits. There is no need to report sightings to wildlife officials unless the animal appears hurt, sick, or habituated to humans. If you spot a coyote on your property, make sure to remove all attractants by properly securing garbage can lids and removing outside pet food to deter the coyote from returning. If a coyote remains near your home, make lots of noise by clapping, shouting, or banging pots and pans together and it will likely move on: http://ow.ly/Jgdj30g4cUu
If a coyote does not respond to harassment techniques or it is presenting a conflict even after attractants are removed, contact a licensed nuisance trapper: http://ow.ly/Y2B430g4d4t Nuisance trappers use highly regulated techniques to target individual animals. Coyotes in rural areas can be managed through legal hunting and trapping methods. Consult the Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations for more information: http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/huntingandtrappingregulations