07/08/2026
Coyotes have one of the most surprising survival strategies in North America.
The harder people try to eliminate them, the faster they can replace themselves.
Heavy hunting can lead to larger litters, more breeding females, higher pup survival, and new coyotes quickly moving into empty territories. That's one reason counties with aggressive control programs often continue dealing with large coyote populations year after year.
Coyotes also spend much of their lives eating rodents, rabbits, and other small animals that can quickly become pests without predators around.
Nature doesn't always respond the way common sense says it should.