Efficacy of Predator Management

[Coyote Commander]

The problem with “poisoning” in this day age is there’s just to many people on the landscape farting around anymore.

And everyone’s trying to get someone else in trouble.

Even M-44 usage today. Places the old timers used to “getter gun” the snot out of canines a guy would be foolish to set today.

These days a guy has to be real thoughtful about what he uses and where he uses it.

 

[ThunderJack49]

Eagles will readily go into heavy overhead brush to a bait.

I’ve regularly seen eagles land outside of heavy brush and walk 50-100 yards into the bait.

Eagles not only will eat dead coyotes, they PREFER them over just about anything else (except maybe a $500 bobcat).

I’ve got eagles hunting the timber on my property right now for feral cats, and it’s very thick in there.

 

[ThunderJack49]

That’s not really true honestly.

We spent 10 years doing depredation for ground squirrels and coyotes, shooting nearly daily on ranches in Northern California.

We had over 10,000 acres at our disposal and used side by sides and pickups and were incredibly effective at killing them.

The coyotes, while you can keep the numbers down quite well, still find a way to have enough of them to still give us daily kills. We even eradicated dozens of dens over the years killing 6-10 pups per den.

Life still finds a way with that much terrain and plentiful food and water supplies.

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Did suppressing the coyote population have the desired effect on that property?

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Did suppressing the coyote population have the desired effect on that property?

Ehhhhhh. This one would require a detailed novel haha.

Very overarching the answer would be yes.

 

[mt terry d]

Eagles will readily go into heavy overhead brush to a bait.

I’ve regularly seen eagles land outside of heavy brush and walk 50-100 yards into the bait.

Eagles not only will eat dead coyotes, they PREFER them over just about anything else (except maybe a $500 bobcat).

That's good info to know.

If I were King of the World I'd ask you to be part of a team to
be in charge of predator management.

Something else that was lightly touched on previously: How many eagles/raptors
would die in relation to the amount of coyotes killed? I'm sure in our area we could
spare some. Though according to WRO that wouldn't need to be a problem.

Okay, WRO, meet Coyote Commander . You're volunteered to be on the team