Kip’s Korner: Coyote Impacts & Trapping
Predators are a hot topic for deer hunters and managers throughout much of the whitetail's range. Black bears, wolves and bobcats each take their share of deer, but coyotes are receiving the lion's share of attention. Several recent research projects in the southeastern U.S. have shown significant impacts on fawn survival and recruitment rates (see pages 50-53 in the 2011 Whitetail Report). Many hunters express concern over coyote predation of deer and share their desire to increase removal of coyotes in the... read more
