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Well, you're going to have to do a little thinking for yourself. We've been slaughtering coyote by the hundreds of thousands annually for over a century, and in
by Maursault 4y ago
Well, you're going to have to do a little thinking for yourself. We've been slaughtering coyote by the hundreds of thousands annually for over a century, and in that time their range has expanded to 48 stages. The coyote population has tripled since 1980 alone. You think there are less hunters? No, there are a lot more. We've gotten really good at killing coyote, upwards of half a million a year. It is ineffective. Hunters are causing the problem, not helping it. When coyote are killed, this pressure increases litter sizes. That's why it's happening. And if hunters continue the way they have been, we're going to be literally swimming in coyote.
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