MECAHNICSBURG, Ill. (WAND) â A serene piece of Sangamon County is being terrorized by a growing coyote problem, according to people who live in the Griffith Creek area just outside of Mechanicsburg. They re not afraid anymore,â Carrie Schafer, said. They run Griffith Creek. At night when you walk outside, your hair will stand up on your arms just hearing how many of them there are.â
Schafer, who has called the area home for 45 years, said the coyotes this year are unlike anything she has seen in her decades in the area. I walk the farm and I see them during the day, and I used to never see them during the day,â she said.