Why predator hunting is a must in your hunting areas

[trappermatt]

I would like to hunt them here at home but the neighbours would probably complain


http://www.insidehalton.com/news-sto...in-lorne-park/

you are right in the middle of a current urban coyote study area lol , watch out for the ones with collars

[duckduckgoose]

shooting one or two coyotes will do minimal for predator control. the government needs to look at alternative ways to control the population so that more of our hunting dollars go into a more appealing deer population

Dan

I don't think that's how the balancing act works out. Farmers and insurance companies already complain about the too appealing deer population. Lots of coyotes around my neck of the woods, but also lots of farmers getting kill permits and lots of collisions with deer and cars. Using that strategy, the government would likely end up spending our hunting dollars on lawsuits from farmers and insurance companies who think the populations are appealing enough... that's how the tide is going these days... at least around here.

[seabast]

Good job, man!

[welsh]

Lots of coyotes around my neck of the woods, but also lots of farmers getting kill permits and lots of collisions with deer and cars.

Yup ... lots of deer, lots of coyotes. But people are convinced it's a zero sum game.

[Big Jack]

Folks Coyotes are not a native species in Ontario. They are invasive and should be exterminated with extreme prejudice.


They are not a balancing factor in our ecosystem, rather they imbalance it. Their reproductive capabilities coupled with their inherent adaptive capabilities make them hard to control. Keep in mind they eat EVERYTHING.

I hunt these things regularly and when I go for a walk in the bush I see deer tracks followed by coyote tracks all over the place.

There should be a provincial bounty available.

I read nonsense where folks talk about how they only eat rodents and such.... Utter nonsense. I can go out tomorrow and use a deer grunt call to call them in. I have done so. Also there is a good reason the lightning Jack on the FoxPro is so productive....

Sure they will eat mice and other rodents but that is not their primary target or staple in Ontario.

Its Deer, Turkey, Rabbit, grouse, cat, etc. The bigger the better.

[Big Jack]

If the coyote numbers are up then it means they have an abundant food supply (deeer, racoons, groundhogs etc.). If that food dwindles so will the coyote population. Nature has a wonderful way of balancing things out.

No it doesn't. If we take that way of thinking then its the same to say Asian carp getting in to Ontario is not a bad thing....

I haven't seen a ground hog in our area farms for the past several years. They are all but gone.

[ghost1324]

Folks Coyotes are not a native species in Ontario. They are invasive and should be exterminated with extreme prejudice.


They are not a balancing factor in our ecosystem, rather they imbalance it. Their reproductive capabilities coupled with their inherent adaptive capabilities make them hard to control. Keep in mind they eat EVERYTHING.

I hunt these things regularly and when I go for a walk in the bush I see deer tracks followed by coyote tracks all over the place.

There should be a provincial bounty available.

I read nonsense where folks talk about how they only eat rodents and such.... Utter nonsense. I can go out tomorrow and use a deer grunt call to call them in. I have done so. Also there is a good reason the lightning Jack on the FoxPro is so productive....

Sure they will eat mice and other rodents but that is not their primary target or staple in Ontario.

Its Deer, Turkey, Rabbit, grouse, cat, etc. The bigger the better.

Finally.

[duckduckgoose]

Finally.

Finally some satisfying confirmation bias? lol

[welsh]

Folks Coyotes are not a native species in Ontario. They are invasive and should be exterminated with extreme prejudice.

Along with rainbow trout, brown trout, chinook salmon, etc?

They provide a sporting opportunity. Wiping them out would be not only impossible, but unfortunate for those people who like to hunt them.

[duckduckgoose]

Along with rainbow trout, brown trout, chinook salmon, etc...

Some of my favourite are: rainbow smelt, pheasants, jack rabbits... I bet we could come up with a good list of popular non-native game species...