Got Coyotes at my place in metro Atl. All they need is a suply of food (small game, small domestic cats, small livestock like chicken or rabbits) and water. We have many flowing streams and ponds.
I used to rabbit and squirel hunt to stock the freezer but the bunnys are scarce with the encrochement of coyotes. Whenever I am out and about I carry a side arm. A .40cal S-W round will stop them in their tracks.
We have two cats that love to sit on the screened porch. They throw a fit to get in when the coyotes are out. I'm waiting for a very hungry coyote to try and get thru the screen.