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Originally Posted by SlowToady

Um...if you have coyotes chasing you...you have a problem...coyotes are skittish as all hell, and if one charges you, it needs to be killed. Without a doubt.

I hunt them with a bow and large-ish knife. It's definitely a rush when they come in, although I don't think scared is the right word for it. Then again, I haven't had one run at me yet I suspect that will be a puckering experience. And I hope also that my archery skills hold true and I don't end up on the loosing end of that battle. Unfortunately, I've yet to get one in close enough for a shot; I can hammer a McKenzie 'yote all day long at 40 yards, but there's a world of difference between the archery range and the field. I'm looking for 15-20 yards, and stopped, either broadside or quartering away. Of course, it's also very unfortunate when you don't take a shot, or you get busted, because as many of you have attested to, these are smart animals. If you call them in and they bust you or you don't shoot them, you've just educated them and your chances of getting him again are greatly diminished. I haven't been out for 'yotes in awhile..maybe that'll be my winter project.

Because of documented cougar attacks (luckily nobody has died yet) Oregon now allows bow hunters to carry a self defense handgun. Perhaps it's the same in your neck of the woods?