Originally Posted by
Lanse couche couche
If you have done your homework could you provide us with a link to your state laws which make it legal to shoot dogs under the circumstances you describe?
Otherwise, good luck with the coyote defense if you get caught.
The likelihood of having to make a defense at all is infintesimally small.
Just like allowing your dogs to run loose on someone else's land, its a crime that is virtually impossible to detect, prevent, or prosecute.