{"id":751972,"date":"2026-07-09T05:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/751972\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T05:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:45:10","slug":"west-alabama-man-says-coyotes-are-coming-onto-his-property-killing-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/751972\/","title":{"rendered":"West Alabama man says coyotes are coming onto his property, killing pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbrc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WBRC<\/a>) &#8211; A west Alabama man is frustrated and concerned after he says coyotes are coming on his property at night and killing his pets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">For Jeff Konieczki, this started two years ago and gotten worse in recent weeks. He\u2019s lost 10 of his feral cats and said he has photos to prove his backyard is being invaded by at least two coyotes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis is beginning to test my patience because of the safety,\u201d said Konieczki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The game cameras on the back of Jeff Konieczki\u2019s home on Country Club Circle in Tuscaloosa captured the \u2018invaders\u2019 at night and sometimes in broad daylight. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m scared. I\u2019ve never seen anything so big and so ferocious,\u201d said Konieczki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Konieczki is certain the coyotes sniffing around in his yard are hybrids. He estimated one weighs around 80 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis large one? I say is a hybrid between a dog and a coyote. It\u2019s so big,\u201d said Konieczki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hybrid or not they\u2019ve been feasting on his cats, killing 10 of his feral cats in recent weeks. Animal control has given him a large cage to trap the animals. Konieczki has added another one a few yards away and said plans to use raw chicken as bait.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThese animals seem to be showing up every two nights. I guess they have a feeding they do,\u201d said Konieczki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Animal control advises not to deal with coyotes one-on-one for safety reasons. Alert your local animal control office or the game warden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe have a huge ravine behind us and apparently they\u2019ve made their home there and they\u2019ve taking out our cats on a daily basis in the last couple of weeks,\u201d said Konieczki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Konieczki is facing his coyote problem head on with a steely eye determination to stand his ground and protect his family. He told WBRC he was able to kill one of the coyotes two years ago, but he says they\u2019re still coming back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Get news alerts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wbrc-fox6-news\/id449660326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple App Store<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wbrc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store<\/a> or subscribe to our email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbrc.com\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBRC. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TUSCALOOSA, Ala. 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