Well I am sorry I led this thread astray that wasn't my intent, plus I have nothing against anyone hunting or shooting coyotes. I have with 22LR to 30 calibers, I just don't lately, I may again but for the time being I would rather watch one than shoot it. I have enjoyed watching them interact with one another or hunting alone many a time and it is a better memory to me than another kill. I think I have shot or killed a lot of things I won't or don't plan on again, and you can take it to the bank I won't criticize those that want to hunt things.
I guess my gist was I just miss the "why" it seems OK to kill a coyote or several other critters but guys have a fit when some one kills a snake. A snake will eat a frog as quick as a mouse and I kinda like frogs, but that argument goes nowhere to in circles.
Coyote is a survivor I have watched them eat apples many a time, I do think they will eat just about anything, and unlike the wolf, man will never eradicate them. Who knows for sure know how hard man tried in the last century? The government even hired guys for just that purpose and coyote won.
As far as I am concerned when it comes to domestic animals, cats in particular, the coyote can have all of em he wants.
Blaming a wild critter for killing birds that grew up in a pen just some how doesn't seem fair to me.
I have often wondered how much domestic stock a coyote feeds on that wasn't his kill, he just got the blame.
When I was growing up my folks raised goats among other things. I think there just might have been as many coyotes per square mile there as any place on earth and we never lost a kid but you could not have a cat if it went outside at night, but then the goats were in pens and not a free range animal either. Bovines were in the area and behind barb-wire but basically outside and unprotected and you'd see healthy calves grow up just fine.
I'll shut up and hope if it was your plan Koja48 that you got that yote in the picture.