Coyotes are usually avoiding all contact with humans if possible unless they are extremely hungry and people have been feeding them. This teaches the coyotes that food smells like people. This is how attacks on children occur. The coyote smells the child, identifies that smell with food, and moves in on its prey. May. Coyotes are crepuscular, which means they are primarily active at dawn and dusk.
Coyotes can however be active any time of the day or night.
The social unit usually consists of the two parents and the pups. While coyotes can be seen individually, most often they will be seen in pairs or in small groups. An average coyote group can range from 4 to 30 square miles. Coyotes search for an area that can support prey population, with open or semi open areas for hunting, and secluded den sites. Prey is the biggest factor in where a coyote will make his home.