Nothing personal, but it isn't that simple, and your example is a gross oversimplification. Thinning the herd certainly worked on wolf populations until they started to be reintroduced. Pretty hard to argue that. The vacuum doesn't fill instantly. Consistent management of the herd works. Having a dog on the property works. Dropping the dead coyotes in the path they take works. Life is not a Disney movie where when one coyote dies, another one is immediately drawn.
If I shoot the female coyote with 10 pups in her litter, fewer of them will survive because there is one less gatherer. Taking coyotes in the spring really reduces numbers for a longer period of time. If she's pregnant, that is 11 with 1 shot.
I kill 20 or more coyotes every year. Best year was 60+. I usually take 3 or 4 within 2 miles of our house. Best in one spot was 4, one charged in while the other three hung back at 140 yards. We took the furthest ones first, and then dropped the close one.
Sorry, not buying it.
If I shoot the female coyote with 10 pups in her litter, fewer of them will survive because there is one less gatherer. Taking coyotes in the spring really reduces numbers for a longer period of time. If she's pregnant, that is 11 with 1 shot.
I kill 20 or more coyotes every year. Best year was 60+. I usually take 3 or 4 within 2 miles of our house. Best in one spot was 4, one charged in while the other three hung back at 140 yards. We took the furthest ones first, and then dropped the close one.
Sorry, not buying it.