Board backs draft predation-management plan after staff reports on coyote removals

May 4, 2026

NDOW staff reported 29 coyotes removed on a mountain winter range as part of Project 40 and 104 coyotes removed overall; after clarifying that Wildlife Services checks traps weekly, the board unanimously supported the draft Fiscal Year 2027 Predation Management Plan.

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Ridge Ricketts summarized predator-removal work tied to Project 40, reporting "29 coyotes were removed from the mountain winter range in Area 13, bringing the total number of coyotes removed to 104, including the 75 removed from the summer range."

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