I don't want to derail this thread. But coyotes (which seems to be the biggest problem here) are actually booming, despite extreme hunting.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coyotes-are-the-new-top-dogs/
The whole stone age part is BS, but the rest I agree with. As to shooting other...
It is a problem, wildlife doing wildlife things causes many problems. Like killing livestock. It can be hard to fence in a half acre and make is completely wildlife proof. Example: It is
~2,400$ to fence it all in with half inch hard ware cloth. 6 ft tall and around the whole 1/2 acre (that is...