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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_ixi4qkg wrote

Reply to comment by Redstoneprime in My New Favorite Past Time: Hyping up Dad When he Shoots a Deer by KaleChipp11

Coyotes are invasive to the northeast, also our coyotes in the northeast have a lot of dog and Timberwolf bred in. While they are filling a gap in our predator population and serve a purpose, they are invasive and need to be heavily controlled.

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Redstoneprime t1_ixi4yiy wrote

Not as bad as the invasive feral hogs, though (since, unlike the hogs, the coyotes aren't causing any damage to the ecosystem).

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_ixi5cri wrote

Yeah, we are extremely lucky to not have hogs here. Probably only a matter of time before the guy in orange has a bunch out again for a year and starts a friggin feral hog population.

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Redstoneprime t1_ixi5i1i wrote

Also: did the coyotes enter the area naturally or were they introduced by humans?

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_ixi60vv wrote

Humans eradicated timberwolves in the northeast, western coyotes bred with timberwolves and were able to acclimate here, they have since bred with dogs as well. They are a much larger animal than a western coyote. They didn’t appear in Vermont until the 1940’s and didn’t really get a large population until the 1960’s. By definition though, they are a non native species to the east and are thereby invasive.

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Redstoneprime t1_ixi8j94 wrote

I guess, in a way, it's nature trying to fill in a niche that was previously done by another species that has been hunted to near extinction.

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_ixi6917 wrote

It’s honestly a fascinating phenomenon, but to think that just letting them be would solve the issue is asinine. They are a product of humans fuckups and therefor need human control. They are impossible to eradicate, but still need to be consistently kept in check.

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