How do I know if this is true??

Back in the 1990s the Quail Unlimited folks did some study in southern Georgia. Generally, the habitat is much like northern Florida. Some lands were worked over heavily for predator control; others, much less effort. The anti-predator effort went after feral cats and foxes as well as coyotes.

The heavily-controlled lands' efforts resulted in more quail, rabbits and deer.
 
I've read that studies by the state of Texas (and South Carolina) indicate that out of 10 deer fawns born in the Spring, 7 will be dead by fall, with most of the dead due to coyotes. And if you think like I did that a Coyote will just kill and eat the small animals, my super-hunter cousin told me a story about last deer season in Louisiana that changed my mind. He was hunting from high up a tree, and hoping to see the big buck he had been studying, when that big buck showed up in a panic at full gallop. Two coyotes (at least two) were tag teaming the buck to wear him down so that they could kill him. The buck was in the 250 pound range. One coyote had his teeth in the buck when the buck tripped. My cousin put an arrow through that coyote. He said that the buck was exhausted.

I will, if able, kill each and every coyote I see on my place. I've been doing it for about 5 years, and the deer herd is noticeably larger and healthier now. For every deer I kill per year, I kill maybe 10 coyotes. I've noticed that when they get to howling in the evenings, the howls are not close by any more. Maybe my 220 Swift and I are making a difference.
 
I know the coyotes will take larger animals if they have enough teamates.
I was bowhunting 10 or 12 years back and saw quit a sight. 4 coyotes had a cow elk held at bay in the middle of a field. I sat and watched them taunt her and chase her back and forth. She never moved more than 20 yards in the 30 minutes I watched for. I realized what was going on when I discovered a calf carcass a few yards in front of me. Those coyotes where chasing her off of the calf, and she was triing her best to stay with her calf!
Even though the calf was starting to smell horrible. If 4 coyotes can hold a 600-800 lb elk at bay they can do a lot more damage to a 200 lb deer.
 
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