I'm not unfamiliar with rural America, not by a long shot. Only a complete idiot would assume rural folk are going to put up with being harassed, intimidated or threatened. If these idiots show up in a small town down South or in the midWest and try and pull any crap they can be made to disappear and no one, not even the coyotes will find whats left of them.
Not too many coyotes where I am.......alligators however are another story....sharks too for that matter. 😏
There’s a saying out here.
It goes, Shoot, Shovel, and Shutup.
Works on all kinds of pest critters.