Not trying to be overly silly about the rabies aspect, but honestly concerned as I had a friend whose young brother died up near Commerce from rabbit fever after cleaning a rabbit.
Did some research on rabies in Georgia and found that of the hundreds of cases detected here only a few were in coyotes, but there have been rabid coyotes up near Lawrenceville. Apparently, the primary source is the raccoons they eat. The caveat in most articles was that coyotes are rarely brought in for testing.
Rabies is not transferred by exposure to the blood, but through any contact with saliva...something to consider in even thinking about the mask area.