密歇根新闻广播 猎手们加大力度控制密歇根反弹的狼群

It's been nearly a year since the state of Michiganapproved year-round and nighttime hunting forcoyotes. But how effective has that change inhunting policy been, and how has it impacted¹ thestate's coyote population?

Adam Bump² from the Michigan Department ofNatural Resources (DNR) joined Stateside to help usunderstand why the change was made last year.

"Our natural resource commission³ had been hearing a lot of complaints and concerns from avariety of different stakeholders," Bump said. "So it went from people in the Upper Peninsulathat were concerned about lower deer numbers to suburban⁴ and urban folks in southernMichigan that were starting to see more coyotes in their neighborhoods and had concerns thatway."

Other nearby states have had similar laws on coyote hunting, so Bump said "it's not somethingnew, but it's new to Michigan."

He also said the coyote population is very "resilient" and needed a widespread effort, including changes to the weapons and methods hunters can use.

One business in mid-Michigan turned coyote control into a contest to help limit thepopulation. Tom Knutson from Knutson's Sporting Goods in Brooklyn launched⁵ a bounty⁶ hunt. He said coyotes are a "serious problem" in the state.

"It was actually my son who came up with the idea," Knutson said. "He had seen differentcontests around the country and most of them were always one weekend only ... and he decidedthat maybe we should do a contest that was more along the lines of a bounty hunt. More [like] the customer who could bring in the most over a longer period of time and then see how big acoyote we could find and try to get an idea of what sizes are out there and what's going on inthe environment."

The bounty hunt started the last weekend of January. Knutson said he was expecting around 30 coyotes in total to come in. The hunt doesn't end until March 1 and hunters have nearly tripledthat number.

Listen to the full interview above to hear more about the bounty hunt. You'll also hear theDNR's advice for those, in both urban and rural⁷ areas, who spot coyotes.

1 impacted   

压紧的，结实的； 冲击式

参考例句：

• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers. 战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
• The ground had been impacted by many people walking across it. 因为走的人多，地面被踏得坚实了。

2 bump   

v.（against,into）碰，颠簸；n.碰撞，隆起物

参考例句：

• I heard a bump in the next room.我听到隔壁房间传来“砰”的一声。
• He got a bad bump on his forehead.他碰得前额隆起一个大包。

3 commission   

n.委托，授权，委员会，拥金，回扣，委任状

参考例句：

• The salesman can get commission on everything he sells.这个售货员能得到所售每件货物的佣金。
• The commission is made up of five people,including two women.委员会由五人组成，其中包括两名妇女。

4 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

5 launched   

v.发射( launch的过去式和过去分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。
• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。

6 bounty   

n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与

参考例句：

• He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
• We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

7 rural   

adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的

参考例句：

• He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
• We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。