Coyotes are a temptation that I've learned to resist. Bear, cougar, or hog on the other hand............ the odds are slim though here in Iowa. A cougar has been shot in the county I hunt though, and more sign has been found,a couple of bears shot a county or two away, and hogs are rumored two counties away.

The DNR denied cougars in Iowa until one was hit by a car and two were shot by hunters. Bears, cougars and hogs are not protected in Iowa because they are not wanted here. Wolves are protected, go figure. They are not wanted either.

Bob