Dear Editor,

Further to Gary Kenny's letter last week.

When it comes to the making of factual claims it does not matter where a person lives, or his or her occupation — Science is objective fact. Science shows that non-lethal deterrents are more effective in both urban and rural habitats and it's time coyote hunters accepted this.

The most oft-used statement in defense of coyote hunters is that coyote populations need to be controlled and the coyote hunters are providing a necessary service by killing them. However, it has been proven time and time again throughout North America, that when their numbers are reduced, it is only temporary, and actually results in an increase in their population. This is known as compensatory reproduction.

Many landowners living in Grey County have been pushed to the limit by coyote hunters and their dogs trespassing, putting residents in danger by firing guns into our fields from their trucks and from the roadside. It is time steps were taken to stop this. Together we can effect change.

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Concerned Citizens of Grey County