coyotes

As the number of coyotes in Kansas grows, hunting contests have sprung up as a way to remove potential threats to livestock. But the resilient canine keeps finding ways to survive, no matter what humans throw at it.

Whether you live in the city or in the country, it's not unusual to hear and even see coyotes.

The art of calling and killing coyotes is competitive stuff. Sometimes people cheat — bagging kills before a contest and then trying to pass them off as…