The deer population hasn’t decreased only because of Blue Tongue, but a main reason is because of coyotes. Someone set up a trail cam over a coyote den and coyotes dragged in 23 fawns in that den. Does that change your mind about coyotes. I’am big deer hunter and there is not reason that should happen, this year when we didn’t shoot close to as many deer that we usually do

Obviously you don’t understand how life works. There is no reason that there should be 30,000 coyotes. That is to many coyotes. I’m 14 I know that coyotes should be shot. I understand life and my life is HUNING.

I dont agree with you. I live in eastern Iowa.
I’m 13 and I hunt coyotes. I know that there are way to many coyotes around, are group shoots about 20 a year and that is not enough coyotes shot. You dont understand. How many Quail or Pheasants do you see, not enough I try to shoot as many coyotes as I can. Over .5 million are shot each year and that is not enough.

The IL DNR does not report pheasant populations because farm raised pheasants are released into the wild for each hunting season making it difficult for an accurate count.

Coyotes control rodent populations, eat carcasses and basically fill in the void left when wolves and cougars were removed from the area. That is why Illinois needs 30,000 coyotes.

It is always funny how when a person has run out of arguments to support eradicating a species they always accuse the other side of belonging to PETA. I am not a member of PETA and do not agree with many of PETA’s positions. I also happen to enjoy steak, pork, chicken and fish. That also has nothing to do with the topic but I guess when backed into a corner it is human nature to try any argument.

The real question here is do we as a species have the moral and ethical right to eradicate another species simply because it may have a perceived impact on our economical and recreational pursuits? How many species can we eliminate until we cross that unseen threshold of no return and push our environment to a breaking point of crisis? Hopefully we’ll be smart enough, and compassionate enough not to find out.

How many pheasants did the DRN say were in Illinois. Why does the state of Illinois need 30,00 coyotes?
Mr. Fowler me thinks maybe you are a PETA person along with Tammy. Do you eat meat?

I also googled a quote: “The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we’ll start thinking of doing something about it.” – Jim Fowler

PETA had a problem with culling the deer herds of chronic wasting disease, as I recall. What would the deer population look like today fi we listened to them?

I live just outside of western Winnebago County. When I moved here 49 years ago I could sit on my porch and count 100’s of Pheasants, rabbits, deer, fox, racoons, ducks I also have a small creek that runs through my property,my property is, was, a heaven for animals. I went for a walk around my property yesterday, I saw 1 pheasant, no rabbits NO small animals. I to hear the “HOWLS” of your beloved Coyotes they are killing your plethora of wildlife. If you leave your small dogs, cats etc outside at night don’t be surprised if they eaten by 1 of your beautiful coyotes.

You quote Kant maybe you only cherry pick quotes that agree with you warped opinions, how about another Kant quote
“Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.”
I suggest that You have no experience, only theory.