Snookmd, I recently left florida to come back to Oregon. I spent the last ten years trying to convince people that there were coyotes in florida.
I spent a lot of time hunting private property, but also hunted in the WMAs during small game season, too many wackos in there during deer season. One thing I found that worked, was to set up at road intersections. This worked best with two people because one could cover two directions and the other could cover the other two directions. Coyotes and bobcats had no problem coming out onto these narrow roadways, but location and scent control was everything. Look at your regs really close, there are several WMAs that you can hunt year round. The best place I had when I was there was the Ocala national forest. If you want to e-mail me, I could give you specific locations. There are also some regulations you can get around, I had several conversations with the director of the game and fish commision to verify, but these are the ones that are not listed specifically in the regs.
>Calling with an electronic call is legal for coyotes, because coyotes are not listed as a game species and the regs specifically state that it is illegal to use them for game animals.
>It is legal to hunt coyotes during small game season in some WMAs with a centerfire handgun, including Thompson Contenders because the regs state clearly, no centerfire rifles allowed.
>You can use any size shot in a shotgun for coyotes, again, because they are not listed as a game animal and the regs only cover shot size for game animals. If you e-mail me I can give you the name and e-mail address of an acquaintance in Tallahassee that helped me get all of this information from the game and fish commission.