I’m curious-do y’all have any wild areas or apex predators in Indiana-bears, mountain lions-even coyotes? We have coyotes, mountain lions and feral hogs in our rural areas-and we are seeing black bears make a comeback at last-after ignorant people hunted them to near extinction, moving from the Big Bend area to here in the West part of the Hill country. We are used to those animals out here in the boonies-most people don’t freak out...
We only have coyotes of those you’ve mentioned, and if one (or more) is on my property and I feel threatened, I am allowed to shoot them without a license. Any time of year.
We also have raccoons, groundhogs, white tailed deer, possums, foxes, and skunks.
No feral hogs, no bears, no mountain lions, though I do see an occasional bobcat.
Look, I’m pretty much a nature lover who happens to think that alligators are out of control in Florida, where I grew up, and someday would consider moving back to. It looks less and less likely I’ll do that though.
I promise you, I won’t bother with Texas. Been there done that.