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That's what I thought was our disagreement, but in fact it's only a disagreement with what I wrote and not what I actually believe- if that makes any sense. That's why I said I'd comment on it later.. In other words, I was referring to these animals that folks usually have trouble with because...

Janine, I don't think that is what I meant to say at all. I agree with everything you just said. EDIT: Oh! Sorry, I see where our point of contention is.. I'll drop a line on that a little later, we're about to go out to eat. Happy chicken keeping folks.

What I'm suggesting is that as it turns out, the efforts to control predators have other effects that can't easily be predicted. In fact, probably one of the biggest helps to the coyotes was the successful elimination of yet another predator- the wolf. But it is believed by some that killing...

I actually agree with you redsocks. I will kill one too if necessary, and I use my own discretion at that. But I think it is a one sided (and ultimately futile) approach to say, just buy more bullets. After all if it weren't, one wouldn't have to buy any more eventually. Like the man said...

Only if you think you can shoot all the predators around you faster than they can reproduce. I guarantee you cannot. If we could, there would be no raccoons in the world. Plenty of folks have tried that over the last century or two, and better sportsman than you or me I'll bet. Look at coyotes...

I won't hesitate, and don't think it is cruel to defend them, got the .22 by my bed, lol. But if I see a raccoon or snake or ANYTHING getting at them through some hole in my security and don't fix it after, not only am I inviting more trouble (that I may not be around to defend next time) but I...