We have many coyotes on the ranch, last year there were 3 dens with pups. I like having them around to help keep the prairie rats in balance. Coyotes usually work as solitary hunters and the ranch will lose 1 to 3 baby calves to them each year, I consider this acceptable. However, Blake came across a pack of 4 coyotes that had chased a 500 pound steer ($900 value) through the fence and killed him. A pack of 4 indicates too many coyotes so they join together to bring down bigger game. We called in Joe "the coyote trapper" to reduce the number of coyotes on the ranch before calving season next spring when they could cause considerable more damage to our baby calves than normal. This is Joe's first catch, hopefully he will get several more soon.
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