I hunted them for 24 months straight, ran them with dogs, shot them from helicopters, dug out their dens and killed the pups, called them at night, trapped them and snared them, killed them every which way the law allowed. One particuliar antelope herd had our undivided attention for 2 weeks prior to the fawn drop and two weeks after the fawn drop. The fawn mortality rate, from coyotes, was less than 10%. That was back in the mid-80's, that herd has not had any professional predator work done since and the fawn survival rate is almost down to zero. The biggest problem is that this herd is now almost completely surrounded by housing, and hunting has almost come to a complete stop due to safety zone restrictions, nor is trapping (leg hold) allowed. I don't know what the solution is but I do know that I gained a whole hellva lot of respect for them in the two years that I hunted them professionally and it is a respect that I still hold for them today.
I think we are all saying the same thing in this regards.
PS - You can bet the ranch that come Mid-August I'll be out there calling them :beer: