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[mowin]

You can definitely put a hurting on a coyote population, but it takes time. Good friend has two bait plies, one at his house, and one on some land he owns about a mile away. Last season he killed 22 yotes, 5 red fox, & two bobcat.
This yr.... 4 yotes.
He has cellular trail cams set up and when his phone notification goes off, he's up and after them.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Are the coyotes bothering your chickens? What type of housing/run do they have, and is it essentially predator proof? My understanding about coyotes is once a pack or its head honcho is killed/gone/extirpated/etc. it opens the door for the next pack or head honcho to move in. In my part of the world, coyotes are mostly shot for bragging rights but they're never completely eliminated from the landscape. Just wish they'd do a better job of eating the feral pigs!

Years back when we had chickens there were no coyotes, just fox and other everyday varmints, now they are everywhere. The rumor is the "state" introduced them to control the deer population, insurance companies had them trucked in to cut down on deer vs car collisions. I go with the natural migration of packs. Most are killed during deer season when they're pushed on drives. Our coop and run are air, ground and sea proof. Only livestock loss around us, 1 rooster 1 goat kid. We'll see what happens now that we are back into chickens. I ascribe to the practice of, they don't bother me, I don't bother them, start causing problems I introduce them to Mr #4 Buckshot or .22 WMR.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

You can definitely put a hurting on a coyote population, but it takes time. Good friend has two bait plies, one at his house, and one on some land he owns about a mile away. Last season he killed 22 yotes, 5 red fox, & two bobcat.
This yr.... 4 yotes.
He has cellular trail cams set up and when his phone notification goes off, he's up and after them.

That's some serious varmint hunting,