most people either leave them after they are shot since they see them as a pest. or use them as a furbearer and remove the hide to sell or use for themselves. most people at the mention of eating them get all weird since its kind of like a dog. however, you CAN eat them, and the few that i've read about that have, seem to enjoy it very much. a good amount of meat on them too... being that they eat deer and rabbits and such it dosent seem like their diet would make them taste bad at all. w/ that said i havent tried one yet.