I believe a lot of things about game managment. I read a lot of things about game managment. I observe alot of things about wildlife behavior. I have yet to be presented any data or argument that creates a postive place for the coyote in eastern woodlands.
Are you implying differently? (I don't recall such a discussion here ?) However regardless of game situations, the fact that I find calves like this:

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and shoot coyotes carrying legs across a pasture, leave me in the good graces of the land owner, and it is a situaiton that encompasses more than Turkeys.
But that said, this was opening weekend, I have sole persmission on the property, and I found two piles of gobbler feathers. Maybe the bobcats are getting them, but No coyote, gets a pass from me.
In my case the ratio of Turkey to time spent remains the same--- time spent is way down. But Coyotes encountered is way up.


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