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Message: [QUOTE="CountryEscape, post: 98925, member: 3087"] Gordy, according to my "hunter" son, when you approach any wildlife in a car with high beams on, and they are in the road, immediately go to low beams. He says that the high beams blind them to be able to see the side of the road, thus the reason they stay on the road. All other areas are blinded to them, and they are fearful to jump into the "darkness" of the unknown. I had the opportunity to try this with 5 deer in the road 2 nights ago, and they immediately jumped over the ditch and into the field. I suspect that coyote could not see the field, and therefore thought his only escape was to stay ahead of you on the road. :-) Nice to have him in your sights for so long, though! Bet that was fun to watch. I've had a fox run down the road before, and like you, I had high beams on to see him better. LOL Now that I know better, I feel sorry for the little bugger. Just thought I'd pass that on to others. Evidently, the deer that are standing in the road facing you don't have a clue they can get out of the way, although probably 90% of the deer hit on the roads are because they literally ran out in front of you. Those in the road are usually spotted in enough time for the driver to slow down to avoid. I've even hit my horn to alert them I'm there, wondering why they don't get off the road. LOL Poor things, had no idea they could not see the field! [/QUOTE]