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I agree.
I don't like coyote, but I don't hate them enough to want to give them a slow painful death and risk killing innocent animals as well.
Birds and squirrel also eat lard and I like having them around.
SJC
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Like I said in the OP, ethical issues aside. If you want to discuss ethics it opens up a whole can of worms. I started the thread to answer my curiosity to know if the guy is FOS or not...
All the following is merely to prove my point, don't answer the questions and derail the thread.
Do you use poisons for mice? Some do, some don't... if so, why mice and not coyotes? Talk about slow suffering, what about glue traps for mice? What makes mice less deserving of respect?
What about insect problems? Do you treat them? Spray? Organic deterrents?
Where do you start and stop?
End of rhetorical questions... like I said, don't answer, I'm not looking for a debate on ethics. I was looking for academic information in regards to the truthfulness... was mostly wondering if anyone else had heard similar. If it really was true/effective it certainly would be more widely known.
In regards to liking coyotes, it has nothing to do with liking them or not. I've killed 34 on my 50 acres in just over a year and there are just as many still out there...