Two years ago while on a deer hunt locally here in Plymouth, Ma I was sitting on the ground waiting for the drivers to come down the hill. All of a sudden and without making any noise a very large coyote popped out in front of me. I shot it with my 50 cal. muzzleloader and dropped it in its tracks. When I walked over to it, my first thought was oh God, I just shot someone's German shepherd. Had all the coloration and size of a big dog but upon further inspection it was a confirmed coyote. I'd shoot every one. We have them run through our neighborhood frequently and a small dog was taken recently by coyotes. I don't let my setter outside without me being present for that reason.

over the years, I have called up several coyotes and killed them while turkey hunting. Once I saw a group split the yearling of the the doe and give it the run for its life. Coyotes lost. Have killed 2 so far this deer season.

Hope who ever took the picture had a gun with him, for two reasons first to kill off a few coyotes and to put that nice deer out of his misery! I personally shoot everyone I see or try to and my neighbors do the same but it does not seem to reduce the population much, Gary

The coyotes are just doing like the rest of us and trying to stay alive. I like that they have really cleaned out the feral/barn cats around here.I am aware that they are known to take dogs and have attacked and killed at least one human being.

Removing a few coyotes from the gene pool only serves to increase the number of cotote pups in a healthy local population. I have read studies on this. Unless you exterminate nearly the entire local population killing a few, even every one you see, their numbers will only increase to the level that their food sources allow.





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Cougars have done the same things in my neighborhood. Our neighborhood is full of Whitetails and that is the Cougars normal food. But, a dog is certainly a target of opportunity. When I was growing up there was a bounty on them and you never saw one. Now, of course, they are protected and you know the rest. I don't let old Skitso out alone.

If I had a rifle and saw that deer season or not I'd have put him down then started on the coyotes. A friend shot a nice 4 pt with an 18.5 inch inside spread, the buck had no brow tines. He didn't get the best hit and we found him the next morning the problem was that the coyotes found him the night before. You could see the battle he fought by the tracks.

Coyotes are bad but the wolves esp in the U.P. are worse. If you leave a wounded deer overnight forget it.

I am confused by the comments of Robert and Dean. Should we shoot the odd coyote or should we not? In my neighborhood, coyote hunters are quite successful, but I have never seen one. What do I do when I see one? I'm not exactly a newcomer in my county, having hunted here for sixty years.

If you see a coyote and you have a firearm make the introduction. In other words shoot on sight.

Shoot 'em Bill - shoot 'em dead.




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