This issue is that the coyotes that they are releasing (and "super coyotes" - wolf/coyote hybrids,) are decimating the livestock of NC farmers. So yes, using them contrary to how they were upheld to do. They were not supposed to deal with coyotes at all. Only red wolves. But instead of admitting that the experiment failed, they started releasing sterilized coyotes as "placeholders." Which might work if they could sterilize thousands of coyotes, but obviously that ain't happenin.

I used to wonder why the State's Rights movement was big enough to start a civil war. Now I am starting to see it.

Here's a synopsis of the issue that I sent to Jett Ferrebee:

The way I see it, and I have not had time to read all the articles
(much less all 50 pages of posts on huntnfish,) is:

The red wolf program has failed, largely because of the unforeseen
introduction of thousands of non-native, invasive coyotes into North
Carolina, which cross breed with red wolves. According to the NC FWS,
"this hybridization is the major cause of the near extinction of the
red wolf."

The US FWS and others involved will not admit failure, because of the
entirely human reticence to admit failure, the loss of millions of
dollars in funding, the loss of their jobs, and in some cases their
fanatical anti-hunting environmentalism.

While there are only 6 pure red wolves left, there are now hundreds of
coyote-wolf hybrids, "super coyotes" if you will, that are quickly
spreading across North Carolina, compounding the problems that
landowners and even homeowners in Cary are having with invasive
coyotes.

Coyotes are already decimating the native fox, deer, turkey, duck,
quail, and rabbit populations. How much worse it will be when
wolf-coyote hybrids are added to the mix can be seen on your farm.

The much touted, sterilized placeholder solution is "not sustainable"
according to the US FWS, which is self-evident considering the
thousands of coyotes that would need to be sterilized for success.

The public has wasted $28 Million so far on this program, including
$3,901,500 in 2012.

The media has been predictably one sided in reporting the red wolf issue.