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Should I hunt the coyotes on my property?
Posted on 3/17/25 at 9:18 am
Posted on 3/17/25 at 9:18 am
Long story short I saw 2 coyotes while turkey hunting this am. I have a lot of cell cams and typically see 1 coyote per week or so and I’m fairly certain his home 20 acres.
I assume the two I saw today were a breeding pair so my question is this.
Is it worth it to hunt them? I’ve read if I kill them new ones will move in at a more dense rate, and also will the process of me being in the woods and spooking deer and turkeys just to get these coyotes make it a net positive or negative? We have a good young buck population that have coexisted with these coyotes and I don’t want to run out all the deer to get these coyotes.
I assume the two I saw today were a breeding pair so my question is this.
Is it worth it to hunt them? I’ve read if I kill them new ones will move in at a more dense rate, and also will the process of me being in the woods and spooking deer and turkeys just to get these coyotes make it a net positive or negative? We have a good young buck population that have coexisted with these coyotes and I don’t want to run out all the deer to get these coyotes.
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Posted on 3/17/25 at 9:38 am to PT24-7
Sounds like a good opportunity to get into trapping. Warning. Trapping a coyote is very challenging but once you break the egg its addictive.
ETA: I've never been able to shoot enough to make a dent ut it does make you feel like you are making a difference. I have never heard about more dense population moving in.
ETA: I've never been able to shoot enough to make a dent ut it does make you feel like you are making a difference. I have never heard about more dense population moving in.
This post was edited on 3/17/25 at 9:41 am
Posted on 3/17/25 at 9:46 am to PT24-7
suppressor at dusk is your answer. I've always generally shot them if able. Not sure it hurts anything.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 10:03 am to PT24-7
It is pretty fun
Posted on 3/17/25 at 10:27 am to PT24-7
As you said, Some research suggests that once you remove some coyotes from your land, more will move in since they can smell that no others have marked it as their territory. Also, lower coyote population densities can cause the females to produce more pups per litter since there is less competition around and therefore they’ll be capable of feeding more pups.
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a good answer to the coyote problem. There is a reason they’ve moved in to every state in the US. They’re prolific survivors.
If you only have 1-2 on your property, I’d say leave them alone. Otherwise, you may end up with more.
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a good answer to the coyote problem. There is a reason they’ve moved in to every state in the US. They’re prolific survivors.
If you only have 1-2 on your property, I’d say leave them alone. Otherwise, you may end up with more.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 10:29 am to WarCamEagle88
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there doesn’t seem to be a good answer to the coyote problem
Except that you likely don't really have a coyote problem. I think their impact on wildlife is vastly over stated.
I shoot them when I get a chance to but I dont think they really hurt much. Wild dogs on the other hand I think are a major tremendous problem, and you can effectively do something about those.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 11:02 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
mississippi wildlife did a study it said each coyote eats 7 deer per year do the math and see if you want to leave them alone- we trap and shoot as many as we can of course others will move in because thats where the food is
Posted on 3/17/25 at 11:53 am to PT24-7
Kill as many as you can.
I keep TSS in my shell bag when goose hunting for when those cock suckers come in my spread.
I keep TSS in my shell bag when goose hunting for when those cock suckers come in my spread.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:28 pm to saray
I’ve seen similar type studies but one thing I’m unclear of is if they kill 7 deer a year or just eat 7 that have been wounded, hit by cars, etc. It makes me wonder bc we have a million raccoons and I’d think the coyotes would eat them first
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:42 pm to PT24-7
I think that coyotes mainly eat fawns, weak/old does.
I've read that when you hear them howling they are essentially doing a roll call, and if any of the pack is missing it triggers an auto-genetic response in the females to make more babies.
I've read that when you hear them howling they are essentially doing a roll call, and if any of the pack is missing it triggers an auto-genetic response in the females to make more babies.
This post was edited on 3/17/25 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 3/17/25 at 1:16 pm to PT24-7
Exactly. People don’t want to hear it but coyotes are the symptom not the cause. They’re abundant because you have too many deer in an area that doesn’t have adequate habitat to support them, and they’re cleaning up the scraps.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 1:28 pm to PT24-7
Kill them all.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 2:05 pm to PT24-7
Shooting/trapping coyotes during fawning and turkey nesting period helps. As others have said, new coyotes will always backfill the dead but the delay helps the immediate recruitment of fawns and poults.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 2:32 pm to PT24-7
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It makes me wonder bc we have a million raccoons and I’d think the coyotes would eat them first
Idk if they want that kind of fight
We don’t rabbit hunt on our property, but we had them all over the place at one point. Started getting a bunch of coyote/bobcat pics and the rabbit population started thinning out.
I’m not sure what the exact impact is on deer population with coyotes, but I can definitely tell you they negatively affect the overall population of the game animals that people want to have around. That’s enough reason for me to shoot them when I can.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 2:41 pm to WarCamEagle88
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Some research suggests that once you remove some coyotes from your land, more will move in since they can smell that no others have marked it as their territory.
Not just that. As a coyote population drops the females go into heat and produce more coyotes at a faster clip (more coyotes in the litter). It's called reproductive rebound effect.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 2:49 pm to PT24-7
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we have a million raccoons and I’d think the coyotes would eat them first
Unless they are very, very hungry getting a raccoon isn't worth the risk to their health.
You ever see what a raccoon can do to a full grown dog?
Dog may win, but comes out much the worse for wear...
Posted on 3/17/25 at 6:17 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:this
Except that you likely don't really have a coyote problem. I think their impact on wildlife is vastly over stated.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 6:27 pm to saray
quote:how many do you eat?
it said each coyote eats 7 deer per year do the math
there are way too many deer, thats why there are coyotes which eveolved right alongside deer to keep their population in check
Posted on 3/17/25 at 8:31 pm to PT24-7
Kill the yotes when you get a chance. Especially if you want turkeys.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 3:45 am to PT24-7
There is a reason that they are called varmints. Kill them if you want to continue having turkeys and other game on your property. A 10 : 1 prey to predators ratio is a ball park starting point for managing your property.
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