Post by: AspenBud on February 11, 2016, 09:26:47 AM
http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2012/04/experts_surprised_by_which_pre.html (http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2012/04/experts_surprised_by_which_pre.html)
(For the record, I'm not sure why this is a surprise. There are a lot more of them and they are the number 1 killer of cows nationally)
Post by: Jonathan_S on February 11, 2016, 09:34:37 AM
Post by: Special T on February 11, 2016, 09:38:04 AM
What these mental giants seem to gloss over is that we have added another apex predator. The population didnt dropp due to coyotes, & many states have a shoot on site rule for coyotes some dont require a lic.
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Post by: grundy53 on February 11, 2016, 09:42:45 AM
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Post by: birddogdad on February 11, 2016, 10:59:19 AM
Not surprised at all. I always assumed they were.
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I think this is called the food chain right?
Post by: grundy53 on February 11, 2016, 11:05:59 AM
I guess. If you want a gross simplification of it. This is more about the quantity of deer they eat. Not if they eat deer.Not surprised at all. I always assumed they were.
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on February 11, 2016, 11:17:32 AM
Post by: bearpaw on February 16, 2016, 07:43:51 PM
But, here's the qualifier to this story:
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“We went into an area not as heavily used by wolves,” he said. “As we shift study sites into areas with more wolves there will be more wolf mortality. Coyotes won’t be as effective in those areas because wolves will outright exclude coyotes on the kill.”