I know there is a huge problem on the horizon coming our way with the coyotes.

Im not saying that we don't have a coyote problem, but people are a lot more likely to post pictures of a dead yote than a doe.

It's not coming. It's been here.

Year-round trapping is the most effective method, bar none. Shooting them helps, but a reliable, dedicated trapper is the best way to get a handle on them.

I live in northern Walton Co. Florida. We have lots of coyotes, see em all the time, but we also have LOTS of deer. The coyotes are not your main problem, it's the liberal doe harvest regs in Alabama. HeRe we have had 7 doe days for years, this year we have 8. The only difference between us and you is the huge difference in the number of days that does are allowed to be harvested. On my Alabama property the deer population has plummeted over the last 8 years, here in Florida the deer population has remained steady. Now for the first time here in Florida,we have antler restrictions. No spikes or 4 pointers can be harvested except by youth. We have plenty of deer, nice bucks, and we will soon have more older bucks since most of the 1 1/2 year old bucks are now off limits.I am impressed by how the FWC is managing our deer herd here but in AlaBama I wonder if the state is doing anything to manage the herd other than taking a complete hands off approach.Less regs can be better but I put zero confidence in everybody man aging their trigger finger. That, obviously IS NOT wor king in areas of Alabama.
THE DOE HARVEST NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN PARTS OF ALABAMA, PERIOD!

Coyotes + liberal doe harvest= less deer

I live in northern Walton Co. Florida. We have lots of coyotes, see em all the time, but we also have LOTS of deer. The coyotes are not your main problem, it's the liberal doe harvest regs in Alabama. HeRe we have had 7 doe days for years, this year we have 8. The only difference between us and you is the huge difference in the number of days that does are allowed to be harvested. On my Alabama property the deer population has plummeted over the last 8 years, here in Florida the deer population has remained steady. Now for the first time here in Florida,we have antler restrictions. No spikes or 4 pointers can be harvested except by youth. We have plenty of deer, nice bucks, and we will soon have more older bucks since most of the 1 1/2 year old bucks are now off limits.I am impressed by how the FWC is managing our deer herd here but in AlaBama I wonder if the state is doing anything to manage the herd other than taking a complete hands off approach.Less regs can be better but I put zero confidence in everybody man aging their trigger finger. That, obviously IS NOT wor king in areas of Alabama.
THE DOE HARVEST NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN PARTS OF ALABAMA, PERIOD!

Coyotes + liberal doe harvest= less deer

I always read your post for 2 reasons: 1). Intelligent written, fact based material, 2). I am close and familiar with the area you hunt. But I disagree with the do harvest being the major factor. Yes, its a factor and should be addressed, but coyotes hunt and kill 24/7. Where they really hammer deer in your area is late August and September when fawns hit the ground. They may kill a few grown deer through the year but most fawns aren't getting to be grown deer in this county. If we knew the true mortality from coyotes to hunters to hit by cars and so on I believe coyotes would equal or surpass all others combined. Maybe the collared deer research will give us some insight to what's going on but that may still be too site specific. But some factual info is better than none.

Sprinkle this on your gut piles at your club. Or mix it in some dog food close to where you have the yotes on cam. DONT get it on your hands.

Just wait till yall have coyotes and bears oh my

Yotes ain't the problem, people are.