Michael lives on a farm with cats and dogs, and some livestock, so obviously he’s not going to be happy to see the coyotes. But it’s hard to be there twenty-four-seven watching and waiting, so that when one comes into the yard you can scare it away. It’s just not practical. But he’s found something that can be there twenty-four-seven, and will take care of watching the yard for him.

Michael set up EagleEye Motion Sensors outside the entrance of his barn and the house, each one connected to Dual Floodlight Outdoor Motion Monitors. That way when the coyotes try to enter the barn at night, they trip the motion sensors and the spotlight comes on. This frightens the coyotes, and they turn and run. And it also alerts the residents of the house that something is out there, so that they know to be aware.

But what happens if they show up during the day? Well that contingency is taken care of as well. Michael also hooked up an X10 Remote Chime to the motion sensors and set it up so that it too would scare the coyotes. Fortunately the coyotes are easily scared.

"It’s allowed us to get some sleep" Michael says. "We’re not constantly chasing away wildlife or worried about our own pets."

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