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You likely don't have any coyotes over there anymore. You have coywolves.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coywolves-are-taking-over-eastern-north-america-180957141/
This is a larger species that has the body size closer to a wolf. They hunt in urban and forested areas and are really good at taking out cats. They are also large enough to get deer.
Could be. I was on my bike, and they ran as soon as they saw me. Slightly larger than a German Shepherd but with a different body shape and longer legs. There's plenty of wild and domestic prey for them along the trail I ride, so not surprising they'd be hunting there. I'm usually out before sunrise and see a lot of wildlife that most people don't get to see.
Another part of their success is how totally and completely they avoid human notice in most cases.