[nightdriver]

"Hmmmm..... in our family the rule is "if you aren't going to eat it, then don't kill it". Hunting should never be for the sheer pleasure of killing. Hunting is food gathering."

Does this mean I gotta eat those coyotes that kill my little lambs?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Does this mean I gotta eat those coyotes that kill my little lambs?

Slow-simmered coyote is delicious.

[Renatus]

Does this mean I gotta eat those coyotes that kill my little lambs?

A dead coyote smells almost as bad as Hillary.

[coloradan]

Does this mean I gotta eat those coyotes that kill my little lambs?

No, it means you have to eat that tree you cut down.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Does this mean I gotta eat those coyotes that kill my little lambs?

This was our family rule. Since we were never faced with coyotes "eating our lambs", then I guess that was never expresses as part of the rule. But you are right.... self-defense is a good enough reason as well. I would not hesitate to kill a rhino charging one of my kids, nor a coyote killing my herd.