K. I started hunting when I moved to SD over 5 years ago. After a lifetime of fishing I had no interest in hunting until a Native American I met out here offered to take me to his reservation to hunt coyotes. I was indifferent to hunting until he told me while he has a deep respect for wildlife he's seen a coyote grab a lamb by the throat and hang on until it's dead then walk away and not eat it. The economic aspect of someone losing livestock to a predator like this changed my mind and I got in touch with a farmer I met who had told me I could come to his farm and hunt coyotes any time (even though he has Great Pyrenees who protect his livestock). For sport, I always do everything I can for a one shot kill. Knowing your circumstances, in your situation I would probably have done the same.