elkhunter well put and I agree with every thing you said,

just a idea here on predators
maybe the clubs should think about raising their fees a little,
clubs pull to gather add that money to the pot
hire a few professional trappers to trap after hunting season
maybe the state could let traps and snares with deer stops be used when there is less chance for dogs to get caught
maybe the state could raise the lie fees a tad and chip that in or pay a bounty on predators like yotes

I know for a fact predators do a lot of damage to our game, I saw a huge difference in turkeys when I trapped hollins, when I trapped hollins by the second year you saw huge flocks of turkeys and I mean every day. since I left hollins I see very few. some times I might see some once a month if I am lucky while I am getting pine straw

but your right a combination of dropping the limit and controlling the predators is some thing that would work