The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources created the Predator Control Program to manage populations that endanger the health of nonpredatory wildlife. Previously hunters received $50 for each documented coyote harvest.
On Thursday [Jan. 9], the DWR board voted to increase the reward for coyote removals in crucial and substantial mule deer habitat to $100.
According to the DWR, coyotes primarily kill deer fawns and can produce more than six pups per year. They have high reproductive potential and can be difficult to hunt.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
