tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675276272361534045.post5271365979471633935..comments2024-01-07T23:50:30.035-06:00Comments on Tony's thoughts....: Coyote hunt in New MexicoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675276272361534045.post-74807234043578960302012-11-18T11:05:26.512-06:002012-11-18T11:05:26.512-06:00
Cattle are not a native species, as
coyotes are....<br />Cattle are not a native species, as <br />coyotes are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675276272361534045.post-74872660866021348622012-11-17T21:23:01.872-06:002012-11-17T21:23:01.872-06:00My gosh, the ignorance of some of the people comme...My gosh, the ignorance of some of the people commenting on that post is massive. I saw several posts saying that if you thin them out, the female coyotes compensate by having larger litters. That's not really true, not in the way they mean.<br /><br />For the most part, coyotes have litters based upon available food. When the coyote population is thinned, there's more food available for the rest OR other coyotes move into the territory. A continuing thinning program is necessary to keep the population in check. The govt. kills tens of thousands a year; seems like encouraging citizen involvement in thinning coyotes would save us all money.<br /><br />I don't think they should be exterminated by any means; they provide an important ecological function, reducing the rabbit and rodent population. That said, thinning is a vital means of keeping a healthy population of any wild animal, be it coyotes, deer and others.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174141298280679024noreply@blogger.com