Guys and Girls, Thanks as Always for your comments!!! This posting was not meant to ruffle feathers but to gain information. Dan I am glad you are part of this forum and appreciate your expert comments!! I have gotten in contact with a retired state trapper he will be out later this week. I think I now understand how this coyote problem may have gotten out of hand. There is a large sub-division within 2 miles of my place called Cape Royal(18 hole Golf course) that is about 1200 acres in size. Last year they had a wildlife biologist come in and do a survey of the deer population. The biologist determined that there was around 600 + deer living on that 1200 acres. The residents would feed the deer in their backyards which would keep the deer there and attract new deer into the subdivision. They became tame as a pet bunny rabbit. They had monster Boon and Crockett quality bucks laying in the flower beds and street medias.The biologist recommend trapping the abounded deer for relocation. I believe this over population of deer in the area brought in the overpopulation of coyotes. When they trapped and relocated the deer from the subdivision it left behind a bunch of starving coyotes. I love the wildlife and respect it. I feel that wildlife and humans can live together harmony in most cases. I realize that humans are more than likely the root cause of this problem. But I also believe that a person has the right to protect the personal property and I will do so with all means necessary. If it takes killing a 100 of them to do it, than so be it. I agree it is very easy to let personal emotions get involved. Having to explain to your own teenage daughter that her pet market show goat got killed or maimed by the coyotes or cleaning up the mess after their kill may change those minds of the people against killing them.
