Your Take... Got Coyotes?

I live in the East Hollywood/Los Feliz area. I used to see coyotes nearly every day, since I leave for work very early in the morning. They have been few and far between since the fire. In fact, I had only seen ONE on this side of the hill (I saw a few in Glendale) until one morning in the Fall (October or November, I can't recall) when I encountered five or six at once. I had just passed an apartment where a man was sitting inside working while his cat sat on the porch, so I ran back and told him to put the cat inside. The coyotes had started coming down the street (Rosalia off Clayton) but then the one that was apparently the leader sat down in the middle of the street and looked at me. The others followed suit. I turned around and took a different route (I was on foot). They did not follow. I had never seen that many together before. Usually they seem to hunt singly or in pairs. They are very smart. I have seen them stop and look both ways before crossing Los Feliz. I've never seen a dog do that.

We live in a rural area of Riverside county called Gavilan Hills. One morning I was sitting outside and saw 11 coyotes come up out of the dry creek on our property. They were hunting. They flushed a rabbit out of hiding and one grabbed it and killed it. The rabbit was totally consumed, head and all, in less than 5 min. It was not shared with the others nor did the coyote howl to announce it's kill. It was truly a "National Geographic" moment. I know I witnessed something very rare...a pack of coyotes on the hunt. This all took place less than 75 feet from where I was sitting. After they had gone, we went over to investigate the "scene of the crime". There was a very neat pile of entrails. They were all intact and looked like they had been surgically removed. There was almost no blood. Amazing!! We see coyotes quite often and respect their right to be here. After all, we invaded their territory...not the other way around.

I live on the Central Coast, SLO. I was out at 5:00 AM jogging in my neighborhood when I heard the most horrible sound. I now believe it was a coyote killing a cat (I heard snuffling sounds and a cat protesting). I have a question: as a jogger at that time of morning, am I in danger? I would appreciate an answer as the sound scared me to death. There have been at least four coyotes seen in our neighborhood ... thanks

A week ago, after being out for the day, I let my 30 lb. cat, Jeeves, sit outside by the patio
while I was at the computer upstairs. When I went downstairs, I noticed the door wide open
and knew that Jeeves was gone for good. An animal, probably a coyote, had chased the cat
into the house, cornered him, and carried him away. I think that a cat needs some outside
opportunities. This is difficult where I live in Kagel Canyon.