Coyotes will attack small livestock often targeting newborns during lambing and calving season. Any time of year, family groups might attack sheep or other small livestock left unprotected at night.

To protect your livestock:

• Install predator-proof fencing (6-foot woven wire 4-inch x 4-inch mesh, extending two feet underground to prevent digging)
• Add predator-proof calving sheds
• Electric fencing ("Electro-net") may be used separately or around the lower edge of a taller fence
• Use trained herding/guard animals
• Install animal alarms and lighting
• Screen off openings under sheds and decks using sturdy galvanized wire or hardware cloth attached to the lower edge then buried underground, slanting outward 1 to 2 feet
• Predator management through trapping and hunting is also recommended when you experience recurring livestock losses
• Dispose of your dead stock properly and away from your other animals so that coyotes are not attracted to the carcasses for scavenging

Coyotes causing severe damage to pets or livestock or posing a threat to public health and safety, may be removed usingregulated in-season trapping and hunting methods or, outside the season, through special permits issued by state wildlife agencies to professional nuisance wildlife trappers. Trapping coyotes requires advanced training and trapping skills and traps need to be set and checked in accordance with state laws.