RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

I take every 'yote I can! I have kept a few of their skulls and have a shoulder mount of another. They are indeed bowhunting trophies! BUT why in the world would you ask if anybody ate them???? I've NEVER heard of such a thing??? [:'(]

RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

Probably wouldent shoot it.I definately wont eat it and I definately wont shoot one just to show it off.
We have enough deer around to share with the wildlife and ourselves.I really dont think the coyotes or wolves pose that much of a threat on our deer population.

RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

hello fellow bowhunters, i am new to this forum.

yes, i would shoot one with a quickness with my bow!! it's a lot harder to get one with a bow down here, heck, sometimes it's hard to shoot them with a rifle (won't stand still, they just run across the road!!)

it's a long deer season and i don't think it would mess up the area for too long.

RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

NEVER!

Unless he happens to get in my sights.;)

We have to many of the *&#** yotes around our place. I had a nice buck coming right down the trail upwind to me when all of a sudden it makes a U-turn. Next thing I see is a yote coming up the trail from the opposite way.[:@] That one did get in my sights and the muzzy did a number on him.

RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

Yes .
I got 3 bow hunting last year.

Johnch

RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

doublelung em for sure

RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

NY Bowhunter - I'd shoot every coyote that comes near me and not think twice. Since trapping became unprofitable and unpolitically correct, the population has boomed.

My point ? Theres a thread on the political forum on feral cats and whether we, as hunters, should kill them like coyotes if there is an overpopulation. I agree with most of the responses here that its up to us to control the varmits, and thats my point. Feral cats are varmits and if theres a overpopulation of them, they need thinned.

RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

Datamax,

I can't believe that I'm saying this, but for once I agree with everything you are saying. ;) Yotes are varmints. There's no reason to bring up the fact, like some have, about not shooting what your not going to eat. Varmints need to be shot to keep their #'s in check. That's why they aren't considered a game animal.

RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

Xtec Shooter - because humans have destroyed the natural balance of the ecosystem, and because tree huggers do anything BUT help keep the balance, I see it as the Sportsman/Hunter's responsibilty to keep a balance. Killing varmits is something that NEEDS done, trapping did it for years and with that sport almost extinct I'm all for shooting coyotes and varmits when the opportunity arises. I don't like killing things without utlizing them - I'd keep the fur, maybe the skulls .......... but the reasons of keeping them in check is enough to jusitfy it IMO

RE: would you shoot a coyote in hunting season ?
 

Without a doubt. Far too many of them where I hunt. Depends on how much damage to the pelt, but would likely leave it where it died.