RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

you don't need to train dogs. you should do what NY did...train mt lions to eat the coyotes. it works wonders.

RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

Sounds good to me with the dogs. They kill up to 40% of the fawns in some areas. If if the area is abundant with deer they could do a toll on them fawns easy. I think that is also happening. But I would be into running dogs and finding their dens. Yes, poison is the way but as you stated.

RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

Well atleast they wouldn't repopulate as fast as yotes do.:D

RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

believe pgc they would not blow smoke up your butt.if they say it is going down then it has to be true.they do not lie about anything

RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

There is a diference between lie and pulling numbers out of the air.It is not lieing if they guessed.But they should all agree on a number instead of making them look uknowledgable as they been and proving it for the lastfive yearsby changeing the numbers all the time.Ok harry,It's your turn,How many you think are out there?Harry"three hundred thousand deers and eighty thousand coyotes".No Harry,We can't give them that number,We need to sale alot of deer tags again this year.How about nine hundred thousand deer and forty five thousand coyotes.Ok,That will work for me.All agree say I,IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.

RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

There'salot of 'yote poop out in them woods! See it all the time.

RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

I see them in Cranberry Township. Had one run thru the backyard first week of Rifle season and I live in a planned home community.

RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

no one knows nuthin'. That's the truth. Its a bunch of estimates based on other state's estimates based on how many coyote (or deer) per Sq Mile (or per acre) some state that actually did field surveys determined.

NY admitted as much for an article I did on Coyote Hunting in 2005. The coyote estimate was pretty much the same as PA's... Between 20,000 and 30,000. Is there some handbook out there for state biologists concerning coyote numbers? Seems like a strange thing that two neighboring states would have the same estimate....

Bear in mind, these estimates were done at least a decade ago. No clue as to where they are at today.

A more important question in the face of the reality here. Since F&G depts really have "no clue" as to the exact (or shotgun close) population numbers for any given animal, why are so many hunters pushing QDM? The same hunters who lament the fictional population numbers turn around and trust the DNR, F&G, DEC whatever, will suddenly have the right information? And not just the overall numbers.. Oh no, as QDM demands knowig the structure of the herds, too, accurately (age structure AND buck:doe ratio).

Thanks....

RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

I know that the population decreased by atleast one where I hunt.;)

RE: Only about 5000 coyotes left in Pa according to this.
 

Where is the link that someone stated there were only 5000 in PA?

I don't see it.

FH