A 12k acre ranch adjoing ours to the north hired a trapper to thin their population. In one weekend the trapper claims to have removed 75 and sent pictures as proof. FWIW, he is paid by the day not the head. They have asked if we want to use his services.
In 2021 & 2022 we heli-hunted our property taking ~ 100 yotes. Fun but not nearly as efficient or economical as the trapper. As a result our deer population has significantly increased even with the drought...we are covered up in young bucks.
The other side of the coin.
The biologist who advises us with our Managed Land Deer Program says TPW is changing its view on coyote removal. They believe the positive results we are seeing are short lived as new animals move into the vacated land faster than previously thought.
