Numbers are definitely down in our area. I call intensively, and trap a bit. I averaged 40 a year til last yr, my number was 16 total. This yr, hunting from October 1st, my number is 5. Lots of guys trapping. The md puts on 2-3 resident trapping courses every yr. Our one lease has 3 trappers on it now, on 10 quarters of land. I don't know how they don't trip on each others snares. New trapper moved into my area, 2 yrs ago, and 2 more moved in this fall. I haven't seen a coyote in almost 3 weeks, yet alone called one in.
I'm not against trapping or hunting coyotes, and truly believe they'll come back, but I know when to hang up the snares in the shed if I knew there was 3 other guys out. Waste of my time.
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