When I first saw the original post I knew that this thread would get pretty heated. But for some reason, I feel I need to get involved.
I prefer to call coyotes. I enjoy everything about it – even if it takes me about thirty stands to get one coyote. But I also enjoy running coyotes with pick-ups. And as stated numerous times in previous posts, all things must be legal, and we do a pretty good job obeying the laws. But the laws don’t cover everything. I know more hunters than not that I wouldn’t think about hunting with because they’re not safe. That goes for pheasant hunting, deer hunting, and coyote hunting.
This does not mean that those who run coyotes with pick-ups are unsafe, lazy, unethical, or whatever else you want to call them. Just like any other type of hunting, you have your bad apples. I too get mad when I see coyote hunters running through property that I know they don’t have permission to be on. I too here the stories of coyote hunters getting killed because the person shooting wasn’t practicing gun safety. But that doesn’t make it unethical.
I would love to invite someone to my area with years of experience to see if they can call in a coyote where the pick-ups have been running them. If that can be done, I will sell the pick-up and never run them again.
