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pcrowe

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About 3 or 4 years ago the state of AL legalized night hunting for hogs and coyotes. We bought thermal scopes and scanners and have been having lots of fun. Our night season ran all year, except during deer season. Our deer season is long, beginning with archery Oct. 15, ending Feb 10. They did offer a pilot program this year to night hunt {coyote and hogs} during deer season, but the requirements are too complicated. And it's too expensive. 100.00. You have to submit online all your partners special license numbers, written permission from landowners, a map of where you'll be hunting, and call the sherrifs dept. and tell them where you'll be hunting.
There is a conservation advisory board that helps to set the hunting seasons. We want to go to the next meeting to give our input. We want to be able to hunt during the winter, but the current rules are too complicated.
I would like to know the rules and regulations for night predator hunting in your state.

Thank you for taking the time to reply.
 
PA coyote hunting is 24/7/365
Thermal/NV permitted
You do need permission from landowner to hunt private property...no law enforcement needs notified
Suppressors permitted
Semi-Autos permitted
The only issue in PA is there are a crapload of people doing it....that don't take the time and effort to educate themselves on the art of killing them.
 
pcrowe said:
About 3 or 4 years ago the state of AL legalized night hunting for hogs and coyotes. We bought thermal scopes and scanners and have been having lots of fun. Our night season ran all year, except during deer season. Our deer season is long, beginning with archery Oct. 15, ending Feb 10. They did offer a pilot program this year to night hunt {coyote and hogs} during deer season, but the requirements are too complicated. And it's too expensive. 100.00. You have to submit online all your partners special license numbers, written permission from landowners, a map of where you'll be hunting, and call the sherrifs dept. and tell them where you'll be hunting.
There is a conservation advisory board that helps to set the hunting seasons. We want to go to the next meeting to give our input. We want to be able to hunt during the winter, but the current rules are too complicated.
I would like to know the rules and regulations for night predator hunting in your state.

Thank you for taking the time to reply.
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PM skinny and he may be able to provide you with more detailed info with what he presented to SD legislators...
He posted something years ago and I believe he still has it on their channel.

Here is something from Chris Robinson:

Oklahoma finally sees the light

I wanted to share this show with you guys just to encourage someone who may possibly live in a state thats in need of legislation change be it day or night. Some of you may recognize PM's own James O'neill from O'neill Ops AKA "SKINNEY" on this show actually making a difference in his home state...
www.predatormasters.com


ALSO Contact Sheri Baity of Crow Nest Calls, SHE was one of the pillars for getting PA out of the Stone Age and may be willing to give you info on what she presented to one of the top 8 asinine state governments in the USA




Ask them what the mission of the advisory board is for making coyote and hog night hunting so complicated..are the complications from the state beaurocracy red tape or the landowners.
 
South Carolina

Coyotes/hogs are not considered game animals so they do not have a season. You can hunt them 24/7 on private lands.

For night hunting coyotes/hogs. We have to register the property on the DNR's website. This includes the tax number, owners, name and info., etc.

Personally, I think it's a bunch of crap and needs to be done away with. There have been a bunch of times that the website was down or it just wouldn't work with my phone. Most land owners DO NOT want to be bothered, especially at 1:30am. Even though you explain it over and over, some land owners say no because they do not want their information put into any database. You also have to register all your property every year. That can take an hour or more.

Point blank, it's a hindrance and it should be done away with.

I can walk across the state line from my house and not have to register any property. I just show up and hunt and that's the way it should be.
 
Unless I’m just breaking the laws, Georgia has no season on Coyotes, hogs, beavers, coons, or possums on private lands. Night hunting allowed with lights, NV, or thermals. Any weapon can be used and suppressed. During fox and cat season (Dec 1 - Feb 28) all of the above is legal as well. We don’t have a lot of “public” land other than WMA’s and State laws have to be abided by during that time which is daylight only and when they are open to hunting. Private lands is pretty much State laws as well except hunting is allowed 24/7/365.
 
New Jersey has a special license to hunt coyotes. It's only $2.00.
Night Vision -thermal are permitted. At night only shotguns may be used, but in the daylight hours a centerfire rifle up to .24 caliber may be used with a bullet 80 grains or lighter. Semi autos (AR) allowed but no more than 3 shells total in the firearm. Special season runs from January to March.
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DoubleLungRage said:
South Carolina

Coyotes/hogs are not considered game animals so they do not have a season. You can hunt them 24/7 on private lands.

For night hunting coyotes/hogs. We have to register the property on the DNR's website. This includes the tax number, owners, name and info., etc.

Personally, I think it's a bunch of crap and needs to be done away with. There have been a bunch of times that the website was down or it just wouldn't work with my phone. Most land owners DO NOT want to be bothered, especially at 1:30am. Even though you explain it over and over, some land owners say no because they do not want their information put into any database. You also have to register all your property every year. That can take an hour or more.

Point blank, it's a hindrance and it should be done away with.

I can walk across the state line from my house and not have to register any property. I just show up and hunt and that's the way it should be.
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Wow! I didn’t realize SC was like that. Thought stupid laws only applied to the Northern States, lol.
 
Texas - Coyotes/hogs/dillos are not considered game animals so they do not have a season/restrictions. You can hunt them 24/7 on private lands - without a hunting license! Just have to have landowner's permission. Fox, coon and possum same if 'nuisance' animal. Some counties have restrictions.
 
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NY is a little nuts. Short answer, Oct 1st - Mar 31st for coyote. 24/7 with no limits. No suppressors. Any firearm/action/caliber except during deer season. It gets confusing here, so I’ll just post a link if you really need to know.

They fall under “Furbearers” here, and there are different regs and seasons for the different furbearers.

Furbearer Hunting

dec.ny.gov
 
Spurchaser said:
Wow! I didn’t realize SC was like that. Thought stupid laws only applied to the Northern States, lol.
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Oh no. Whenever it comes to hunting/fishing South Carolina is a "guilty until proven innocent" state. No Sunday hunting on unnamed public lands. After deer season goes out you can only use small game (rim fire, #4s) on public land for coyotes/hogs. Coons are almost protected here. I could go on.
 
North Carolina is 24/7 for coyotes all year round on private land except 5 counties in the NE where Fake Red Wolves have been introduced. They have day time only hunting in those counties, need permit there, and have to send in a sample of each animal. No night season on fox or bobcats and no e-calls allowed for either of those two anywhere in the state.
 
Nebraska, no limit, season, really no restriction of any kind on coyotes, except carrying a firearm on a snowmobile or something like that. That's one reason I like coyote hunting so much.

Although it seems that if there was a season maybe they'd get a little less educated.

Some of those rules are nuts, register some one else's land? WTF. Notify law enforcement before going out, lmao. Too many law makers are too self-important. They need a reality check, which should be easy enough when they look at a neighboring state with little to no restrictions, and it also hasn't been a problem.
 
pcrowe said:
About 3 or 4 years ago the state of AL legalized night hunting for hogs and coyotes. We bought thermal scopes and scanners and have been having lots of fun. Our night season ran all year, except during deer season. Our deer season is long, beginning with archery Oct. 15, ending Feb 10. They did offer a pilot program this year to night hunt {coyote and hogs} during deer season, but the requirements are too complicated. And it's too expensive. 100.00. You have to submit online all your partners special license numbers, written permission from landowners, a map of where you'll be hunting, and call the sherrifs dept. and tell them where you'll be hunting.
There is a conservation advisory board that helps to set the hunting seasons. We want to go to the next meeting to give our input. We want to be able to hunt during the winter, but the current rules are too complicated.
I would like to know the rules and regulations for night predator hunting in your state.

Thank you for taking the time to reply.
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New Hampshire january 1 through march 31 with written landowner permission. Also restriction of calibers in certain areas.
 


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