For a decade or so ending in early 2007 the sound of coyotes calling one another was a very common sound in Gasport's darkness. This is no longer the case.
For the past year the town has been silent. It seems that except for just a few of them, the coyotes are gone. The evidence can be seen, as well, in their food chain: rabbit populations are on the rise and I've been seeing quite a few woodchucks, a critter that was almost eliminated locally by the once-common canines.
Is this a result of a natural population fluctuation? Or, has the band of coyote hunters who go from block-to-block all winter been that effective?
For the past year the town has been silent. It seems that except for just a few of them, the coyotes are gone. The evidence can be seen, as well, in their food chain: rabbit populations are on the rise and I've been seeing quite a few woodchucks, a critter that was almost eliminated locally by the once-common canines.
Is this a result of a natural population fluctuation? Or, has the band of coyote hunters who go from block-to-block all winter been that effective?
