I read a comment just the other day and it made me just have
to answer. The person was talking about
why shoot coyotes because the person shooting them is not going to eat
them. This is just one of many
different views on why coyotes should not be shot. I just happen to take the opposite view on
whether coyotes should be shot or not.
1. There are a
very good predator and not only kill young deer but adult deer regularly. Contrary to popular belief they kill
perfectly healthy animals.
2. They kill
farm and domestic animals daily. Besides
Owls, Coyotes are the top predator for domestic cats and small dogs.
3. They carry Rabies, Mange, Distemper,
Heartworm, and others. Yes, these
diseases are transmitted to other domestic, wild animals easily, and even
humans at times.
4. It stimulates the
economy one dead coyote at a time. Their
pelts can be sold for decent money for both the hunter and fur dealer. Fuel, vehicles, firearms, clothing, footwear,
calls, etc. are purchased and used.
5.
By killing coyotes it actually increases their birth rate or "Natality",
so in a way killing coyotes will increase their population potentially. How can it be bad when shooting them
increases the numbers of offspring and increases the opportunity to kill
more. It is a situation where actually
everyone and everything wins. Well not
everything wins…the dead coyotes would have lost I guess.
-Ron Oules
