Originally Posted By: BucksvilleFatboy
Y'all are over thinkin this. Kill the coyotes and the young does and the old does fawns will survive. With smell or without smell.

I'd think that studying why we don't need more coyotes would be more beneficial to the fawn population. Whether the fawns smell or not, or whether the does are good moms or not, doesn't change the fact that coyotes are eating the fawns, and the rabbits, turkeys, quail, squirrels, and whatever else they can catch. I mean once you know if the smell is more or if the smell is less, bottom line is the coyotes are still catching fawns, RIGHT?

Kill the coyote, problem better.(not solved)


An understanding of how things happen (not just what is happening) is the basis for understanding complex problems, and this level of understanding serves as the foundation to addressing complex problems. The only way to learn the complexities of the situation is to investigate them. Hopefully, such studies advance our understanding and in some way help in the development of solutions.

I'm not sure a study designed to examine "why we don't need more coyotes" would tell us much.

Last edited by Steve Ditchkoff; 04/05/12 10:13 PM.
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