Always keep a rifle handy.
When I raised sheep and cattle in Ohio, I always had a rifle behind the seat of the truck and riding around with me on the tractor. More than half of the total coyote kill on the farm property were targets of opportunity, and missed opportunities are costly.
Calling, trapping, and snaring can be tricky. They all have their place in an overall management plan, but they take a lot of skill and effectiveness to implement, depending on the season, lay of the land, and available food sources.
Don't bother giving hunting permission to guys who want to preserve coyotes for future hunting or wait for winter until the pelts are in better shape. You need as many coyotes dead ASAP. $50 each is fair. Better to pay for quick results than fart aroud with yahoos who don't really know what they are doing.
If you want to experiment with using recreational hunters and trappers, do it at a time when your animals are not in imminent danger.
But if you start keeping a rifle handy and you spend a lot of time on the property, I bet you'll make a significant contribution to the kill numbers. The coyotes have probably become somewhat accustomed to you and your smell, so they will be slower to bolt when they see, hear, or smell you. Make every shot count.
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