Want to know how high of a fence I need to keep them out.

I believe they'll go under, rather than over.

Coyotes will go under a fence or through it if it has enough room (think three or four strand barbed wire fencing.

To keep coyotes out and my dogs in my back yard I laid some chain link fencing on the ground and hog-ringed it to the bottom wire of my six foot chain link fence. I then buried the fencing that was on the ground.

You can achieve the same effect with hog wire or chicken wire laid on the ground and secured to your fence.

Lower than your sight plane standing so you might need to kneel down.

I have seen one jump a 4 foot fence from a standing start. The fence had better be pretty tall and well anchored if you have tasty unprotected morsels inside it.

Dang that one leaving the home with a pool looked like it was leaving with fluffy.

Depends....I’ve seen my dogs climb chainlink fencing...4 ft, 6 ft and 8 ft....I’ve seen police K9do the same....and I have seen coyotes (which are smaller than a Belgian Malinois) jump a five foot wooden privacy fence...

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How high can a Coyote jump?

If he's wearing an Acme rocket pack, pretty high.

On a trip to Yellowstone a couple of years ago, we were warned against taking American Bison (buffalo) too lightly. Not only does their speed belie their size, but we were told a bison can vault a six-foot fence from a standstill!

Two legged or four legged coyotes?

I would agree with the 5’ number. Make oneat least that high. The idea of fence laid on the ground and attached to the vertical fence is good too.

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Originally posted by fpuhan:
On a trip to Yellowstone a couple of years ago, we were warned against taking American Bison (buffalo) too lightly. Not only does their speed belie their size, but we were told a bison can vault a six-foot fence from a standstill!

I can vouch for what you're saying. I was at an auction in S.Dakota. I was in the back and watched as the workers were trying encourage a bison to enter a pen. He didn't want to and easily jumped a 6 foot fence from a standing start. I was dumbfounded !! They can leap like a deer when they want to !!

I know they can jump 6' with little effort. A hot wire will keep them out. Predator Eyes seem to work pretty well.

We have a 6ft masonry wall in the back and they jump up on it and walk along the top with ease...

What they can’t jump and clear, they will jump and scale. YouTube is full of barriers they have beaten.

so I guess that 9 foot would be the answer to your fence height needed question,
w/ 1 foot buried

6’ concrete wall at the place we rented last year. They were always rummaging around in the back yard and leaving me land mines.

Isn’t the wall we’re building along the Southern border built to keep Coyotes out?
So my vote is about 30 feet.

A coyote and over our six foot block wall and killed our Sheltie.