KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The howls from area residents about coyote sightings and problem encounters seem to be increasing around Knox County, but experts say it’s just seasonal business-as-usual.
Chris Abraham said he let his dog out on a recent evening in the backyard of his Fountain City area home.
“The coyote came out of the woods and started to chase my dog toward me,” he said. “I let her back in the garage.”
He posted what occurred on his Facebook page and began receiving comments from other people, some in his area of town, who had been experiencing encounters with coyotes recently.
Misty Baker of Sevierville posted a photo of a coyote by her family’s chicken coop on her Facebook page with a note: “23 of our Chickens & 2 Full size Turkey were killed.”