AMES, Iowa — Reports have come in from all over the metro and rural Iowa of people spotting coyotes. In some cases, they could be going through back yards or along rivers and greenways.

Other prey include deer, including hunting sick ... an urban coyote management plan — the first in Iowa. Per the plan, report coyotes approaching people and pets, sick or injured coyotes ...

Iowa has a daily limit of 10 rabbits and a possession limit of 20 ... The Spring Conservation Order Season is open until May 11, so there is still plenty of time to do your part for conservation.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the state’s coyote population is increasing slightly. They say that’s partly because fewer people are hunting the animals. Jim Young lives just ...