During this past summer, I noticed a coyote runnig around my 3acre lake. By the time I got my shoes on and my gun In hand he was long gone. About a week later I got a call from my wife at work and she said, one was sitting in the yard next to the lake. Needless to say she shot at him and we assume she missed (imgine that) my neighbor probaly has a bullet hole in the side of his house. I have been looking for my chance to shot one, but they are extremely fast and smart suckers. I also hear them at night howling, so I assume their are a pack of them. My biggest concerns are my 110lb fat lab and my children, 3yr old,6yr old. I live in cincinnati ohio and think I can shoot them year round, But I can't get a chance to shoot one. Can anyone give me some info or advice on how to take care of them without hiring a coyote exterminator. Thanks to all and good fishing.....

Lance L.