Arkansas' Ultimate Predator: A Trip Down The Trap Line For Coyote

Tips and tactics to help you be more successful in removing unwanted predators

Arkansas’ most elusive predator — the Coyote (Photo by Richard Owens)

Food shortages during the pandemic helped create an abundance of backyard farms across Arkansas.

Eggs were a hot commodity during the lockdowns. Today fresh eggs can be located all across the state.

Backyard chicken farms are like a lighthouse on the ocean for Arkansas’ most abundant predator — the Coyote.

No folks, Wylie Coyote on Looney Tunes is not a good representation of a wild Coyote. A Coyote is a deadly predator. An opportunistic animal maybe, but stupid he is not. He isn't lurking around strictly for a chicken. He will catch your cat, puppy, calves, goats, sheep whatever he can catch.