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Steve, it's been pretty well documented that coyotes put the hurt to coons, skunks, opossums, and most especially foxes. They not only kill them outright, but also restrict their movements. The net effect of that has been increased duck nest success and similar results have been found for other ground nesting birds - but the duck work is the best evidence that I'm aware of. That this would extend to pheasants in most situations, esp. where red fox are abundant, is all but a foregone conclusion. The bottom line is that coyotes save more birds via limiting other, more efficient, bird killers than they, the coyotes, kill outright.

Brent