The biggest takeaway folks need to have from this topic is coyote are or will be part of most peoples management concerns in AL. If you don't have them you will, they are just that adaptive. Coyote populations seem to be able to be managed fairly effectively by trapping during the right times by a "good" trapper. Coyotes can and do have a big impacts on fawn recruitment in some areas due to various circumstances (population, habitat and so on). Also, there is a lot we do not know about coyotes because of their recent establishment in the southeast but they will continue to be studied. You can be sure that coyotes ARE killing fawns. That may be helping or hurting you management strategy but every decision that is taken out of your hands usually costs you in the long run.