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Dear WDFW Commissioners,I would like to express my strong support for coyote hunting and some of the related contests. This predator hunting provides a great deal of recreation for hunters across the state and much needed management of Washington's undermanaged coyote population. Contests also haze Coyotes at one collective occasion, so the coyotes know that they are not welcome near farm land specific to the penning areas of farm animals. Coyote hunting is one more occasion for us to get our children outside and teach them how nature works, and contests provide a little additional incentive for the youth to have the desire to participate.While I understand that hunting in general is not wildly popular by those that don’t understand it, I am also a realist and know that we that hunt provide a valuable resource to the states resources by managing said predators.We have seen in various news reports where Coyotes have moved into suburban areas and how those coyotes interact with public. Typically this involves those that don’t understand hunting asking for expensive game department and sheriff department resources to remove the problem predator by using 911 or calling the State Patrol.The state cannot afford loss of hunting revenue or the increased cost of game department/sheriff department resources to handle the future increasing coyote population.Please support Predator hunting in all of its methods and types.Thank you for your consideration,Regards,
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