I figured that they would get here sooner or later. I am used to seeing them and shooting them because there are so many of them in Colorado. I remember a couple of years ago that the Colorado Department of Wildlife had a bounty of $50 a head on them because there were so many.
I'm sure they've been around there for a good while. Once they get fairly well accustomed to humans, realize they don't represent a threat, and get hungry..you start seeing them all the time.
Obvious thing to do: show them that humans represent a threat.
But I'm not sure how that would be tolerated since I don't know Lawrence very well.
When I lived in AK that was moose people said that about so it could be worse.
Had a coyote in my back yard (Indy south side) about a year ago. He came jogging up the shallow creek and hung around for 2 days or so. He would run off when my little dog (21 pounds) ran towards him. I will say I haven't seen any stray cats around for awhile.
The wife and I have goats so there's sort of a love/hate relationship with brother coyote around my house. I respect their need to eat and they should respect my need to protect.
around here you see them often in the winter, but rarly in the summer. but where i live you are surounded by crops everywhere you go so they could be 20 yds away and you would drive right by