Jim Muldrow said he shot this photo in his yard on Nov. 6 between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. He lives on the southeast side of Monroe, near Lake Lee, but in the city limits. He said there has been some debate among hisfriends about whether these are coyotes or red wolves, or hybrids. They were about the size of German shepherds, he said.

A wildlife camera at the corner of West Sugar Creek and Mallard Creek roads caught a glimpse of this coyote in February.

Mike Coats of Wingate said he took this photo of a coyote with a wildlife camera just outside his home in October, 2010.

Russell Bagley said he took this photo of two coyotes with a wildlife camera set up behind his house which borders Pine Lake Country Club in Mint Hill. He said he hears the coyotes vocalizing from time to time.

Robert Crosswhite lives in Iredell County and says he has lost three cats to coyotes. He took this photo with a wildlife camera in his back yard last winter.

David Moody said he took this photo of a coyote on Dec. 12, 2008 right outside of his backyard fence in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte.

Rick Norris, who lives on Carmel Forest Drive in Charlotte, said he came home from work in late September and got a call from a neighbor across the street who said there was a coyote under her deck. He grabbed his camera and headed across the street to have a look. Just as he arrived Animal Control did also. They took a look under the deck and confirmed that it was a coyote, he said. Taking no chances they used the loop pole to capture the animal. It was a good thing they did, he said. This later was confirmed to be the rabid coyote that had attacked three or four dogs in the neighborhood, he said.

Rick Norris, who lives on Carmel Forest Drive in Charlotte, said he came home from work in late September and got a call from a neighbor across the street who said there was a coyote under her deck. He grabbed his camera and headed across the street to have a look. Just as he arrived Animal Control did also. They took a look under the deck and confirmed that it was a coyote, he said. Taking no chances they used the loop pole to capture the animal. It was a good thing they did, he said. This later was confirmed to be the rabid coyote that had attacked three or four dogs in the neighborhood, he said.

Rick Norris, who lives on Carmel Forest Drive in Charlotte, said he came home from work in late September and got a call from a neighbor across the street who said there was a coyote under her deck. He grabbed his camera and headed across the street to have a look. Just as he arrived Animal Control did also. They took a look under the deck and confirmed that it was a coyote, he said. Taking no chances they used the loop pole to capture the animal. It was a good thing they did, he said. This later was confirmed to be the rabid coyote that had attacked three or four dogs in the neighborhood, he said.

Brian Dishman saidhe took this photo of coyotes in Davidson using a wildlife camera in November 2010.

David Rentz said he took this photo of a coyote off his back deck at about 4 p.m. on Nov. 19 on Welker Street in the Cherry neighborhood of Charlotte. He said he watched the coyote walk up the hill towards Henley Place in Myers Park, which backs up to his street.

Twenty-five years ago, coyotes did not exist in North Carolina. Now the animals are often spotted in subdivisions like Winding Walk in Concord, where resident Jim Hall took this photo with his cell phone camera.__Photo courtesy of Jim Hall

This is a (grainy) photo of a coyote Lee Raykovicz said he took the morning of Jan. 28, 2008 though the kitchen window of his home in Hunter Oaks in Union County.

Shannon Franey took this photo of a coyote last fall in the Rock Hill area off of Hwy 72 in the Rock Hill Country Club. He said his family came home to find the coyote sunning in his side yard around 2:30 p.m. last November. It was laying approximalty 200 feet from his side porch. The family has spotted three different coyotes in the neighborhood last year.

Don Clark says he heard rumors about coyotes in the University area, but had not seen one before. This picture was taken as a coyote crossed Odell School Road, near Mallard Creek Road, in early March.