Here is a link to a study that sheds some additional light on the compensatory reproduction hypothesis.

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1002/jwmg.21329

In brief, compensatory reproduction was weakly supported for recovery of trapped coyotes populations whereas immigration was the factor found to primarily drive it. Seems I heard that from someone before!!


Just so everyone is aware, the Michele Lute referenced in previous posts is also the only "expert" scientist that the New Mexico legislature allowed to address any concerns during all of the SB 32 hearings last year. I listened in on many of those hearings and was less than impressed with her wildlife biology expertise and ability to present unbiased science. Most of her research for her PhD and before focused on human-dimensions and carnivore management but I doubt she ever really did much in the lines of biological research. Control the narrative and you control the people.

I agree, coyotes aren’t going to be extirpated like wolves, they simply are survivors but for calf, lamb, fawn survival timely management works. And since we don’t have to worry about them disappearing what a great reason to keep harvesting their fur, a very renewable resource. beats death by mange anyway

Kill more coyotes and end up with more coyotes. What a load of save the predator excrement.

Seasonal selection pressure largely reduces the younger age group end of the population. Younger animals have fewer, and less successful offspring.

Older animals are more likely to survive seasonal selection pressure, and more likely to have larger more successful litters.

What’s worse? Ten “younger” females with an average litter size of four? Or two older females with an average litter size of eight?

This stupid myth has been perpetuated far to long and is a favorite of the fern fondling save the predator anti.


The study link the wiz posted, by their own admission they only removed 1/6th to 1/10th of the estimated coyote population annually.

Can one even call that “control”?

And nobody ever talks about forage base and critical body mass index.

May not be a factor in the south but definitely a factor in colder climates.

You just need some more wolves out that way to thin out the coyotes.

I don’t know about more or less, but the landowners and managers seem to see a difference. All about timing I guess.

Farmers/ranchers would not pay Mark to trap if were not saving b them money. So it must work.

Completely agree.

didn't Mark June write about taking out 70%...just to stay even?

Coyotes can be eliminated ,But If your not allowed to Trap and Hunt them they will always be there .Ranchers Turn down a lot of hunters and trappers some even try to remove you from BLM land . No sympathy

Very familiar with michelle lute
She is basicaly a paid advocate of project coyote and
The wildearth guardians


Part of the same bunch of idiots like david parsons
And that wanna be coyote expert dan florez

Its funny she doesnt mention that the trend in those studies points to food availability as a huge factor into pup recruitment and survivability predator control needs to be done on a annual basis. Coyote numbers go down ungulates are able to go up therefore more food can lead to more coyotes well duhhhh
The issue also has many other factors
The idea she is presenting is way to oversimplified. Especialy considering other factors in a dynamic ecosystem
Draught flood etc for example some years in my country draught kicks the antelope fawn recruitment and survivability way down. Just about each year predation is heavy on antelope kids.
Also the disease that has hit our rabbits hard here has had a effect the impacted alot more than coyotes


Nor does she mention things about coyotes heading to better food sources etc

Her big premise is on co existance

Want to really see her in action? Note her responce when you

Ask her about the marin county california non lethal predator program

Project coyote doesnt like it when you point out it was a huuuge failure

They have never cared about coyotes

They live those donatiins

Bingo boonie

No need for any of you boys to worry about our KS coyotes...
We got them right about where we want them. Lol

If it was your calf crop that was losing 5% I bet you would have a different outlook, especially if you could eliminate the problem. Don't buy into the antis bs.

I'm not, I just have to be honest in that I would worry about the 95% of the problem first. Maybe that already happens, just seems like the respitory issue is unavoidable or something else to focus on the bottom 5%. That's how I look at it anyways.

What gives you the idea they are not working on the other problems along with this? 5% can mean the difference between staying in business or not in a bad year or two.

I started trapping my land several years back due to trail cam pics of coyotes killing fawns. I start after deer season ends, jan 1 and continue until mid july. My goal is to remove as many as possible during the turkey nesting and fawning times. All Im trying to do is buy a little time for the fawns to get a little age on them without a yote breathing down their necks. Ive had people to tell me Im wasting my time. I say, hogwash and pickle juice.

Over the past 5-6 years I have seen a exponential increase in fawn recruitment, not to mention the survival rate of turkeys. I will continue to trap as Ive been doing until Im too old to do so. There's one thing for sure, if you've got a coyote issue and do nothing, the issue will get worse!

Wow

They are good breeders. Even 1080 didn't exterminate them though that stuff definitely put the hurt on them. The rise in coyote numbers and the subsequent drop in fox numbers can be put squarely on the shoulders of the 1080 ban. Coyotes are travelers and fox are not. Coyote will go 10 miles to a 1080 bait and fox do not. So there were pockets with little fox or coyotes but a mile or two away fox numbers were high.

If I hammer coyotes in a spot where they haven't been controlled in a while then go back a year later my catch is about 25% of the first year. If I am just trapping for fur and pull everything after about 10 days, (that first ten days is when traps are really hitting) catch is about the same every year.

A dead cow or two the coyotes are actively feeding on, (some cattle are completely ignored) and you can look like your a fur god.

Here in KS there will always be pockets where landowners don't allow coyote killing. So even a good denner isnt going to extirpate them from an area.

Those coyote experts need to leave cattle producing to cowboys and coyote control to coyote killers.

This article tells about coyote populations, the ability for their populations to be resilient, and the ability (or inability) to control them with sustainable/impactful results

https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/coyotes-kill-deer-not-deer-herds

At 1st it seems like a deer article, but it tells a lot of interesting info on coyote population perseverence.