Killing Coyote

Rating:
Summary: Strong Nature/Social Study Documentary
Review: Somewhere on the fringe of traditional natural history programming, there is a special group of documentary films that deal specifically with the tenuous interaction between man and animal: Cane Toads, Rat, Deep Trouble, to name a few. Killing Coyote can be added to this list, bringing a lot of bite. Beautiful images of roaming coyotes are juxtaposed with angry ranchers, zealous hunters and animal rights activists. The longest version of the film (included with several other shortened versions) centers around a coyote-hunting cash contest controversy. As the film develops, you can't help but feel involved with all three communities: the hunters who uphold their tradition, the activists who abhor the senseless slaughter and the coyotes who just keep on doing their thing.

If you're wondering if you should take a chance on this one, you should. The film is independently distributed, it's intelligent and it's reasonably priced. I tip my hat to the folks at High Plains Film, and I look forward to seeing more of their work.