Rocksprings: No coyotes that I've seen or heard?

I have a place about 10 miles southwest of Rocksprings just off Hwy 674.
I have never heard coyotes howling nor have I seen one in person or on trail cam in the area.

When I use to hunt in south Texas we would hear and see them all the time.

I find it hard to imagine that you could put such a big dent in the coyote population but I've not seen any in my area.

Have some areas eradicated Coyotes in the Rocksprings area? I heard from an old timer that the ranchers hit coyotes hard when the sheeping/ram industry was in full swing.

He's right. Mohair production kept ranchers on the lookout for 'yotes, daily. Government trappers also played a big part. I would suspect they will return eventually, since angora raisers are becoming less common.

Hunted in that area for over 20 years and never saw a coyote. There area lot of foxes and even some badgers but never a single yote.

Cat country

I know why but I ain't saying nothing

I remember as a kid in the Uvalde area seeing Cyanide Bate Traps around the area.
Do they still use these?

I also wonder if there is just enough low hog fence in the area to keep the yotes movement down

The whole Edwards Plateau is supposed to be coyote free.

Research Paper on coyotes in Edwards Plateau


The above paper makes it sound like they are coming back.
I just haven't seen any in my area.

East of town has some but I have been down here 9 years and never seen or heard one either.

We've had our place north of telegraph for 25 years and heard the first coyotes last spring.

They're here just really quiet. Coyote areas are Eastern Edwards Co along the East prong of the Nueces River, Northern Edwards along the Kimble Co line. State trappers are always busy on the ranches that are apart of the trapping clubs. Yes they still use M-44 cyanide guns but mainly in the spring of the year. They are more effective after hunting season. Numbers are coming up due to loss of sheep and goat ranches, land and habitat fragmentation, some say (local old timers) it's the worst they have ever seen. Well that's cuz they have never had them till now. I've caught and shot a few in the last 10 or so years around here but I'm not calling it an emergency. More like a reset.

They will never be around as long as there are Goat Farmers there...

Our place is about 25-30 miles sw of Rocksprings, I've too not heard or seen a yote.

They just don't howl any more because the hogs are eating them

Just because they are not vocal don't mean they are not there....they are everywhere

Hunted NW of Rocksprings for many years and never heard or saw a coyote. Like someone said the sheep guys killed them off.

I am just a bit south of you in Kinney off 674. Had my place since 2007 and never seen a yote, and we run up to 8 cams and have done some predator calling and lots of blind hunting, and would have seen or caught a pic if they were there. We've had fox, mountain lion, bobcat, and even a black bear on the place, but no coyotes. Husband of the realtor I dealt with on my place was a State Trapper, and he said they were totally wiped out in the area.

Evolution at work haha. Before you know it the pigs will be g rowing rattles on their tails to attract rattle snakes to eat.

Heard a pair last night. Getting traps ready!

Evolution

yep pretty much few and far between and in 8 years I've only just recently heard the howling in the evenings..... N. Kinney Co.

it really doesn't bother me to hear or see one here or there....

It will when you start seeing the damage to the wildlife they do.

Don't think so been around'm my entire life part of nature. Sure, don't want to over run but they do serve a porpus

The goat and sheep guys keep them shot out. I remember back a few years ago when a coyote was heard the whole town of ozona would go find it.

I also have been around it for 68 years now. When I was younger there were very few coyotes and we could go out and shoot a few cotton tails for supper and did not have any trouble raising sheep or goats. Now there are no rabbits to speak of and coyotes are now so numerous you can't raise many young animals. I have raised no BB or Mouflon in the last 3 years. And that is not counting the Ibex I have had killed. So to me the only purpose of a coyote is to be killed any way I can.