James S, It seems to me that extending the hunting season on deer may be a more viable way to limit the deer population than introducing coyotes.
James P. On Jan 2, 6:49 am, JamesRobertSmith <[email protected]> wrote: > I was talking to a ranger in the GSMNP a couple of years ago. We were > discussing the failed attempt to reintroduce the red wolf. One of the > main reasons it failed was that coyotes had already entered the park > and filled that particular niche. > > As coyotes do prey on deer, I was wondering if there is any chance > that growing coyote populations in the east and south are going to > have a major influence on deer populations. This would be a good thing > for eastern forests, as humans are not taking out enough deer to keep > the populations down and preventing the deer from creating a dam > against normal forest regeneration. > > Any thoughts from our resident experts? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
