There is a common
belief that while the dog is man's best friend, the coyote is his worst
enemy. The bad reputation of the coyote traces back to his fondness for small animals he
hunts at night and is particularly destructive to sheep, you
pigs, and poultry.Yet it
sometimes wise to encourage coyotes. Provided valuable fa
animals are
coyote will often free the property of other animals, like rabbits, which are ruinous to
crops and certain trees. He is especially beneficial in keeping down the rodent popu
Where coyotes have been allowed to do their work without molestation ranchers and fruit
growers have found them so valuable that they would no more shoot them than they would
shoot their dogs.