I would try to get your coyote for eating soon, because after about mid-January they get a little tough and lean. During breeding season the males are poor eating. Coyotes eating off carcasses or hanging around calving areas are still pretty decent late in the winter.
Most of the coyotes my family eats are from November thru early January. I usually try to wait until the fur is prime before shooting many coyotes, that way you make some extra cash on the fur and stock the freezer with meat. It's tough to pass up a tender September pup though... We eat about two coyotes per month and the rest I give to families who eat them also.
