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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Are Coyotes Negatively Impacting Our Deer Herds?
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<blockquote data-quote="smallbutfierce" data-source="post: 587620" data-attributes="member: 38106"><p>I pretty much looked up this site just for this reason. I wanted to build a coyote gun. I live in Maine, and found that that first study is still in play right now. I understand what the author is saying about the coyotes not hurting the population, but that is a statistics issue. The TOTAL deer might be growing, but in areas where they are suffering the coyotes are doing much damage. I drove through PA a month ago and noticed about 50 dead deer on the side of the road. You don't see that many road kill in a year here(it happens, you just don't see it). So my guess is that the herd is not suffering as bad as it is here, but then again I don't know what it was like 10 years ago. I hunted much of the state this year for deer, and I noticed way more coyote sign then deer. Also, the deer sign was only large deer. I could go on all day, but the truth is: the combination of excessive doe permits for the last 10 years, 5 years of harsh winters, sprawl/development, and an explosion of coyotes has led to a drastic real world decrease in population in areas of Maine. I have read countless articles saying that coyotes aren't the problem, but they aren't helping either. You manage what you can, and hope for a good winter. I know there aren't many of us hunters up here that want to put the effort, or have the skills to hunt coyotes, but I am making it my goal to learn this creature and make an effort to manage them in my hunting areas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallbutfierce, post: 587620, member: 38106"] I pretty much looked up this site just for this reason. I wanted to build a coyote gun. I live in Maine, and found that that first study is still in play right now. I understand what the author is saying about the coyotes not hurting the population, but that is a statistics issue. The TOTAL deer might be growing, but in areas where they are suffering the coyotes are doing much damage. I drove through PA a month ago and noticed about 50 dead deer on the side of the road. You don't see that many road kill in a year here(it happens, you just don't see it). So my guess is that the herd is not suffering as bad as it is here, but then again I don't know what it was like 10 years ago. I hunted much of the state this year for deer, and I noticed way more coyote sign then deer. Also, the deer sign was only large deer. I could go on all day, but the truth is: the combination of excessive doe permits for the last 10 years, 5 years of harsh winters, sprawl/development, and an explosion of coyotes has led to a drastic real world decrease in population in areas of Maine. I have read countless articles saying that coyotes aren't the problem, but they aren't helping either. You manage what you can, and hope for a good winter. I know there aren't many of us hunters up here that want to put the effort, or have the skills to hunt coyotes, but I am making it my goal to learn this creature and make an effort to manage them in my hunting areas. [/QUOTE]
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