Coyote sightings are on the rise. Here are some tips from 'Coyote Bill' to keep you safe

"They are searching for territory, and as soon as they find those territories, they [will] focus on those territories and stay there into the mating season," he said.

Crowder said calls for his services have quadrupled.

Jon Lovelace, a resident of Yorkshire, said he saw a coyote passing through his yard. Linda Allen, who also lives in Yorkshire, said she's worried about her small dog.

That's why she called Crowder for advice.

"I have my horn, a whistle around my neck, and I have the stick. We don't go out at night unless we have to," Allen said.

The reason residents should carry an airhorn in an area with coyotes is because it will keep them at a distance, Crowder said.

"You don't want a coyote coming close to you," he said.

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The stick, Crowder said, is to make yourself look larger. He said people near coyotes should wave it around themselves to appear more threatening.

Crowder notes it's important to determine the coyotes’ motivation for being in your yard. Once you know why they are roaming around it, makes it easier to get rid of them.

"We look for tracks, trails, scats and carcasses to establish feeding patterns," he said.

Removing food sources is key, he said. He encourages residents during this season to make sure their garbage cans are properly secure and to bring your pets inside.

Attacks on humans are rare, he said, but Crowder has tips just in case you do run into a Coyote.

"Turn, put your eyes straight on the coyote, make your deterrent efforts, and they'll back away," he said.

And if they don't? Crowder's advice: "You back away, but slowly. Don't run. They will see it as a fleeing prey response."

He says education is key to protecting your loved ones.

"We really have to learn to co-exist," he said.