Unlimited season on coyotes is more political than practical. Try introducing a closed season on coyotes and see what groups come screaming.
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Coyotes... Shoot or pass?
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Why? Don't read it. Freedom. Free speech.
All good thoughts boys, as I said throughout the thread, I have shot coyotes, and probably will again, and I’m sure not eating them when I do. Just trying to provide some food for thought. I think it’s worth thinking carefully about our reasons for what and how we hunt in a society where it seems like those who disagree with that choice are getting louder and louder. “I just like killing them” is a pretty hard position to defend on the ballot.
I'm with ya. My old man killed 13 last year and I saw more coyotes this year than any. Your not gunna control the population and get rid of them by killing them because there are always more roaming around.
That being said, even though it ain't really gunna effect the population of deer or coyote, I'm still shooting whatever I can. If the hide is good I'll give it to my father in law to skin so he can get some money outta it. Otherwise I take a pic for proof and feed what's left to the birds that these supposed crazy cats haven't killed yet.
That’s why we need to politically advocate public land and government grants to lands to owners to support native habitat and hunter/conservationist tradition that has been proven to be successful in restoring those species in the last 50 to 100 years... and presenting those facts to the antis
You cant present facts to antis. On rare occasion you might get one to convert or at least see reason. It's the "independents" that aren't outdoorsman really and aren't antis that we have to make the case to. Of course getting the outdoorsman educated and involved also needs to happen
I can’t stand coyotes. They just don’t present me with a good shot that often. Then I decided the only bad shot was the one I didn’t take.
See, I like coyotes and I am so glad they are here for me to hunt and shoot. We hunt and trap them and if their pelts are not in good shape you have still done them a favor because they most likely have some form of mange. I call them "Rat Tails" as the mange usually begins around the anus and base of the tail and progresses along the tail and then forward toward the head of the animal and they lose all of their fur on their tails. If you've never seen a mangy coyote or fox, consider yourself blessed. They eventually die a terrible death because they do not have the fur to keep them warm and they are constantly scratching and creating open sores on themselves trying to get rid of the mite that causes it. Mange is also highly contagious and can even spread from wild to domestic pets if it gets bad. So, shooting them to shoot them is a form of conservation to keep their numbers regulated and to keep the highly contagious diseases they are prone to contract (like mange, rabies, distemper etc.) in check.
There's no such thing as free speech on a forum. This thread could close, then where are you? Go talk to yourself in the closet. That's your free speech. Lol...
You guys should just take this conversation out to the swamp.....
Are people still on Facebook? Seems weird to have Zuckerberg or some twit living in California telling you what to say.
Yet, you laid your $1,000 bow on his stinky butt. Probably had to scrub it afterwards.
Heck. You can't present facts to hunters or (insert random group) nowadays.
Actually, I still have faith in scientists (especially fisheries folks).
Fishery guys have it easy compared to the wildlife biologists in that regard because they dont have to worry about private land populations
Well, I only paid $250 for the bow used but I get the point, LOL. Guess that wasn’t the best scent control choice.