If you have neighbors you are worried about shooting towards for safety reasons, have you thought of trapping the yotes? You'll reduce their numbers much faster and with less issues than shooting may bring you. Course you also have to be sure your neighbors dogs and kids are not running around your property as well. But you will clean those pesky critters out quicker trapping than shooting. As for the feathered friends, buy some popper shotgun blanks. They shoot no shot, only a primer or powder load noise. Just some additional thoughts.
