Hi, I'm a new guy to the board, I really agree with coyoteseeker on this one. We have a lot of coyotes in SW Iowa area, but they aren't our primary problem. There are really two problems that we have. Wild dogs and cats. Both very predatious species and from a wildlife management standpoint they really can deplete game species quickly. Just recently we have seen a pack of 15 "domesticated" dogs running around the area. This winter my brother and I killed two coyote/dog crossbreeds that didn't run away from us, they ran towards us. I am planning on setting up a stand and popping some Lassies her pretty darn soon. I just wish they would kill more of the darn cats.