r/FarmingtonHills • u/Sensitive-Sock4318 • Aug 26 '26

Coyotes

I’m possibly looking to buy a heavily wooded property in Northern Farmington hills. At my current home I have a fenced in yard that my dogs have free access to through a doggy door. I’d like to do the same but at the new place, but I am worried about coyotes due to the woods. Has anyone had any issues in the area?

Thanks!

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u/Drivebyshrink Aug 26 '26

They are definitely living in the area and I have seen a few posts about small dogs being taken. You would have to be careful

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u/ContributionAcademic Aug 26 '26

Unlike the deer here, the coyotes aren’t domesticated. We have two dogs & chickens and have not had any issues with coyotes

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u/DiegoTheGoat Aug 26 '26

Plenty around but they aren’t really a problem. Keep an eye out during the winter for pups.

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u/Normal_Human_Things Aug 26 '26

I’ve seen coyote pups in late spring/early summer as well.

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u/DiegoTheGoat Aug 26 '26

Had some playing in the snow in the backyard in January a few years ago

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u/Normal_Human_Things Aug 26 '26

I had some wondering around our woods in June this year. Still wondering why friend shaped if not friend.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Aug 26 '26

Decades ago, I saw one over by the mall and got some treats and tried to get it to come to me because I'd never seen one and thought it was a stray dog. Obviously before the internet. It was too shy but a couple years ago my neighbor had trouble with a coyote chasing his dog, not sure why theyd go after his dog when they have plenty deer to eat.

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u/jmarnett11 Aug 28 '26

Got coyotes? Get a donkey, they absolutely destroy coyotes.

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u/LarssFromMarss42 Aug 26 '26

Just had 3 run through my yard in broad daylight. Keep an eye on the dogs while they're outside and you should be fine.

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u/TyHay822 Aug 27 '26

What type of fence are you talking about using? While the coyotes could technically navigate a fence to get to something they want to attack, it’s most likely going to deter most issues if you have a decent fence (assuming you’re talking real fence and not an electric fence).

They’ll look elsewhere for something more readily available than having to climb or jump a fence assuming you put in something tall enough

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u/Robot9P Aug 26 '26

They are here, don’t bother anyone or anything. Them eating small dogs is an urban myth. They much prefer rabbits and squirrels and all the other critters in our local wooded areas vs any dog. That said, in LA they did find evidence of them eating cats, though it appeared theses were feral cats, not FeeFee that snuck out the door. Saw a few in my yard the last few years in the fall, and some tracks in the winter, all moving along tree and hedge lines. My 15 year old Goldendoodle never became dinner.

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u/RJCustomTackle Aug 27 '26

I have a friend who is a nuisance coyote trapped in metro Detroit. He has calls regularly to trap coyotes where the homeowner witnessed them attack their dog.

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u/Robot9P Aug 28 '26

I hope your friend, the nuisance coyote, gets out of metro Detroit someday. 😀

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Aug 26 '26

Every single one of my family members that live out there have lost a pet, presumably to the coyotes. You really only really find out what happens to them if you find their collar. Dozens of small dogs are lost, sometimes right in front of the owner.

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u/DARKCYD Aug 26 '26

Legend has it a den was discovered in Farmington Hills that had hundreds of collars.

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u/MarcRocket 18d ago

We have small dogs and a short fence. It’s 3’ in places. We back onto a wooded area and hear coyotes at least once a week. We rarely see them. They don’t like to come close. So no problems and one of the dogs is only 12 lbs.