Predator Control (Coyotes)

[Micheleee]

I'd just like to say thanks to anyone that's completed the survey & since I've got almost 500 surveys filled out so far, I'll be closing the survey tomorrow morning and will results posted sometime next week !

[Micheleee]

So, 531 people took the survey for me, which is awesome ! But it gave me ridiculous amounts of data to go through which is why this took me forever. I’m also on spring break, soooo I haven’t been working on homework all that much these last 2 weeks. Sorry !

Ohkay,
so this is pretty much most of the results that matter and I could do without using the statistical software that’s only available to me at my school. But if you guys want to know anything else just ask !

95.6% say they are for predator control
4.8% say they are against predator control


Views on predator control by age group:
Ages 14-20, 90% were for predator control, 5% were against, and 5% were undecided
Ages 21-30, 94% were for predator control, 6% were against, and 0% were undecided
Ages 31-40, 95% were for predator control, 4% were against, and 1% was undecided
Ages 41-50, 94% were for predator control, 3% were against, and 3% were undecided
Ages 51-60, 96% were for predator control, 4% were against, and 0% were undecided
Ages 61-70, 92% were for predator control, 8% were against, and 0% were undecided
Ages 71-80, 100% were for predator control, 0% were against, and 0% were undecided


Species Hunted:
75% Hunted/Trapped Large/Small Mammals
29% Hunted Waterfowl
39% Hunted/Trapped other predators
50% Hunted Coyotes


66% have experienced problems with coyotes
34.2% haven’t experienced problems with coyotes


79.1% live in an area with a high population of coyotes
21.4% do not live in an area with a high population of coyotes


Pros of Having Coyotes:
1. 18% say they effect game populations in a positive way (they have a vital part ni the ecosystem and they prey upon the sick/weak animals)
6% say they clean up the carcasses that are left behind
16% say they help control varmint populations
1% say they can sell pelts

Cons of Having Coyotes:
6% say they spread disease
55% say they effect game populations in a negative way (they prey upon game so frequently that they lower their populations to low levels)
23% say they kill off too many fawns and young animals
29% say they are a danger to personal homes, pets, or livestock
7% say their populations are too high
51% say there are no pros about having coyotes


Additional Comments:
18% say we should just kill them all
4% say we should just let coyote populations be and have nature control it
13% say what is currently being done to control coyote populations is good enough
64% say that more control is needed

Percent of people in support of predator control by state

Views of people on the issue in accordance to their knowledge of the subject