Wildlife is having an impact on wildlife in Western Illinois. Coyotes are taking a bite out of the pheasant, quail and rabbit population says Field and Stream expert Duke Frisby from Kewanee.
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An average of 7,000 coyotes are harvested each year, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. They are the only animal in Illinois where there is an open year-round hunting season.