Predator Control (Coyotes)

[Jordan]

completed, post results when u get done. Welcome to Saltycajun.com also !!

[Super Spook]

Done as well. Our 50,000 members at Delta Waterfowl are big fans of predator management. We have been doing it successfully for 17 years. Let us know the results.

[Micheleee]

Will do ! In the past 2 days people have submitted over 300 submitted surveys so it might take me a little while to go through them all and pool the data, but I'll share my results as soon as I'm done !

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by Micheleee

Will do ! In the past 2 days people have submitted over 300 submitted surveys so it might take me a little while to go through them all and pool the data, but I'll share my results as soon as I'm done !

Hope my participation helps you.

[nguidry]

Done

[youu_whoo_whoo]

done

[north la. sportsman]

Done

[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

[calcutta37]

Thanks for the update.

[jchief]

Michele, did you post the survey on any sites that were not outdoor sites?

[evidrine]

Dang, I messed the survey!!!!!!!!! It seems that I have fallen out of the loop...lol

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Interesting results, I guess that 29% waterfowl hunters was the Salty Cajun crew.

[Micheleee]

Originally Posted by jchief

Michele, did you post the survey on any sites that were not outdoor sites?

Nope, I just posted results on the sites that I posted the link to the survey. But, the next part of my project is to create a public awareness campaign and I might post some of my findings on there.

[PaulMyers]

Do you have a breakdown of respondents by state? I think that would be interesting to see also.

+1

[Micheleee]

Yup

Some states I didn't have very many responses, but some had a lot !

AL 11
AR 40
AZ 6
AK 3
Canada 4
CA 4
GO 11
CT 16
DE 2
FL 5
GA 56
IA 4
ID 5
IL 8
IN 6
KS 12
KY 7
LA 64
MA 30
MD 8
ME 49
MI 9
MN 6
MO 14
MS 21
MT 4
NC 4
ND 8
NE 28
NH 25
NJ 4
NM 8
NV 3
NY 52
OH 24
OK 10
OR 2
PA 82
RI 1
SC 6
SD 9
TN 9
TX 65
UT 22
VA 2
VT 16
WA 1
WI 6
WV 7
WY 8

[BassAssasin]

wow! very nice presentation

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Micheleee

Nope, I just posted results on the sites that I posted the link to the survey. But, the next part of my project is to create a public awareness campaign and I might post some of my findings on there.

I think JChief was asking if you posted the survey on any other sites, not the results. May be kinda biased if it was only hunters getting asked

[Micheleee]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

I think JChief was asking if you posted the survey on any other sites, not the results. May be kinda biased if it was only hunters getting asked

Ohhhh ! Ohkay. I only posted on hunting & trapping forums, but that's because I'm only trying to get the point of view from hunters and trappers. The study isn't about the general public, it's about a particular audience.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Micheleee

Ohhhh ! Ohkay. I only posted on hunting & trapping forums, but that's because I'm only trying to get the point of view from hunters and trappers. The study isn't about the general public, it's about a particular audience.

Looks like that audience knows what they want