Silly coyote hunting laws
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Nonnieselman
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Let me try and find the laws right quick...
Dropadoglv
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NO rant here....plenty of coyotes, just about every county allows night hunting. OC state, need only be 1ft off a road to shoot, I believe only 500ft from any livable dwelling to shoot. Exception: not within city limits, LE, Wardens etc, don't care much at all, no FMJ's! But who hunts with them anyways. I'm good!......nice thing...if you set 5 stands and nothing pops? Something's wrong!.....Drop
AWS
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Easy, we can't pursue coyotes with a dog. Which translates to you can not legally pot a coyote while your bird hunting if you have a bird dog along or shoot one in your field goose decoys if you have a retriever in the pit because a dog is present. They tell me that isn't the intent of the law but it really depends on how things went with the last person the warden had to deal with, whether he lets it go or writes a ticket.
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crapshoot
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Originally Posted By: DropadoglvNO rant here....plenty of coyotes, just about every county allows night hunting. OC state, need only be 1ft off a road to shoot, I believe only 500ft from any livable dwelling to shoot. Exception: not within city limits, LE, Wardens etc, don't care much at all, no FMJ's! But who hunts with them anyways. I'm good!......nice thing...if you set 5 stands and nothing pops? Something's wrong!.....Drop
I'll give you one.
No licence needed to shoot coyotes but if you trap them OR want to sell hides then you have to have a furbearer licence.
If its a non regulated species and I can shoot as many as I want, why give a rip what I do with them?
I'll give you one.
No licence needed to shoot coyotes but if you trap them OR want to sell hides then you have to have a furbearer licence.
If its a non regulated species and I can shoot as many as I want, why give a rip what I do with them?
tripod3
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Originally Posted By: AWSEasy, we can't pursue coyotes with a dog. Which translates to you can not legally pot a coyote while your bird hunting if you have a bird dog along or shoot one in your field goose decoys if you have a retriever in the pit because a dog is present. They tell me that isn't the intent of the law but it really depends on how things went with the last person the warden had to deal with, whether he lets it go or writes a ticket.
Pretty good around here but this one I don't care for.
Pretty good around here but this one I don't care for.
duckstopper
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Massachusetts: No artificial lights. Hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to midnight.There's a restriction on the size birdshot you can use and it's different for fox. There's a centerfire restriction after dark. Dogs and bait are OK.
GC
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Originally Posted By: RBO11No artificial lights allowed here in MO, or night vision. I get there are safety reason near urban areas, but still think we should be able to use the light or night vision.
This above, plus a shotgun must be plugged to only accept three total shells (2 +1). Centerfire rifles are restricted to 10 + 1. Silly...
This above, plus a shotgun must be plugged to only accept three total shells (2 +1). Centerfire rifles are restricted to 10 + 1. Silly...
Brownie
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Originally Posted By: tripod3Originally Posted By: AWSEasy, we can't pursue coyotes with a dog. Which translates to you can not legally pot a coyote while your bird hunting if you have a bird dog along or shoot one in your field goose decoys if you have a retriever in the pit because a dog is present. They tell me that isn't the intent of the law but it really depends on how things went with the last person the warden had to deal with, whether he lets it go or writes a ticket.
Pretty good around here but this one I don't care for.
So what's a rancher to do if he's out feeding cattle has his dogs in the truck and shoots one harassing his cows? Or is it different on private property? I used to take my lab with me to get her out of the house and let her roam and she had no interest in the coyotes. No longer have her and my wife wouldn't appreciate it if I took the bait dogs (chihuahua) with me 😂
Pretty good around here but this one I don't care for.
So what's a rancher to do if he's out feeding cattle has his dogs in the truck and shoots one harassing his cows? Or is it different on private property? I used to take my lab with me to get her out of the house and let her roam and she had no interest in the coyotes. No longer have her and my wife wouldn't appreciate it if I took the bait dogs (chihuahua) with me 😂
Mr. Poppadopalis
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Originally Posted By: BrownieOriginally Posted By: tripod3Originally Posted By: AWSEasy, we can't pursue coyotes with a dog. Which translates to you can not legally pot a coyote while your bird hunting if you have a bird dog along or shoot one in your field goose decoys if you have a retriever in the pit because a dog is present. They tell me that isn't the intent of the law but it really depends on how things went with the last person the warden had to deal with, whether he lets it go or writes a ticket.
Pretty good around here but this one I don't care for.
So what's a rancher to do if he's out feeding cattle has his dogs in the truck and shoots one harassing his cows? Or is it different on private property? I used to take my lab with me to get her out of the house and let her roam and she had no interest in the coyotes. No longer have her and my wife wouldn't appreciate it if I took the bait dogs (chihuahua) with me 😂
Biggest difference is that the Landowner is exactly that, the Landowner, I am sure he can use any means possible to eradicate predators on his own property that are causing harm & Damage to his way of life.
Pretty good around here but this one I don't care for.
So what's a rancher to do if he's out feeding cattle has his dogs in the truck and shoots one harassing his cows? Or is it different on private property? I used to take my lab with me to get her out of the house and let her roam and she had no interest in the coyotes. No longer have her and my wife wouldn't appreciate it if I took the bait dogs (chihuahua) with me 😂
Biggest difference is that the Landowner is exactly that, the Landowner, I am sure he can use any means possible to eradicate predators on his own property that are causing harm & Damage to his way of life.
tripod3
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Originally Posted By: BrownieOriginally Posted By: tripod3Originally Posted By: AWSEasy, we can't pursue coyotes with a dog. Which translates to you can not legally pot a coyote while your bird hunting if you have a bird dog along or shoot one in your field goose decoys if you have a retriever in the pit because a dog is present. They tell me that isn't the intent of the law but it really depends on how things went with the last person the warden had to deal with, whether he lets it go or writes a ticket.
Pretty good around here but this one I don't care for.
So what's a rancher to do if he's out feeding cattle has his dogs in the truck and shoots one harassing his cows? Or is it different on private property? I used to take my lab with me to get her out of the house and let her roam and she had no interest in the coyotes. No longer have her and my wife wouldn't appreciate it if I took the bait dogs (chihuahua) with me 😂
I see most wardens respect cattleman/landowners and give a little latitude. I have also seen some ranchers take advantage and all of a sudden they get nailed for illegal transport, loaded weapons, shooting from the road, shooting from vehicle, wrong weapon, defective equipment, and so on.
Pretty good around here but this one I don't care for.
So what's a rancher to do if he's out feeding cattle has his dogs in the truck and shoots one harassing his cows? Or is it different on private property? I used to take my lab with me to get her out of the house and let her roam and she had no interest in the coyotes. No longer have her and my wife wouldn't appreciate it if I took the bait dogs (chihuahua) with me 😂
I see most wardens respect cattleman/landowners and give a little latitude. I have also seen some ranchers take advantage and all of a sudden they get nailed for illegal transport, loaded weapons, shooting from the road, shooting from vehicle, wrong weapon, defective equipment, and so on.
No buckshot or hunting at night. How would I change it?......Legalize it?
As if most people that coyote hunt in Oklahoma actually follow the buckshot rule anyways. And you'd have to be kidding yourself to think people don't coyote hunt at night. Just enter a coyote calling tournament here and see how much rule bending goes on. The last one I was in the winning team openly admitted they night hunted. And I heard through the grape vine 3rd place was running coyotes down in a Ranger.
As if most people that coyote hunt in Oklahoma actually follow the buckshot rule anyways. And you'd have to be kidding yourself to think people don't coyote hunt at night. Just enter a coyote calling tournament here and see how much rule bending goes on. The last one I was in the winning team openly admitted they night hunted. And I heard through the grape vine 3rd place was running coyotes down in a Ranger.
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jacob wiebe
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in kansas there is no artificial lights and no night vision.they let us shoot high power rifles at night but they dont let us see what we are shooting at
TooManyHobbies
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CT...where do I start?
No centerfire on state (public) land. Limited to rimfire and #2 in a shotgun.
No night hunting except for coons and opossums. 1/2 hr before sunrise - 1/2 hr after sunset.
Since Sandy Hook, no centerfire semiautos (scary guns) are legal unless preowned and registered beforehand. No new buys allowed. 10 shot max mags.
No centerfire on state (public) land. Limited to rimfire and #2 in a shotgun.
No night hunting except for coons and opossums. 1/2 hr before sunrise - 1/2 hr after sunset.
Since Sandy Hook, no centerfire semiautos (scary guns) are legal unless preowned and registered beforehand. No new buys allowed. 10 shot max mags.
Ok, in South Carolina
A. ON state land and National Forests, you can only have a caliber rifle or shotgun for what is in season at the time. So, there are vast months of protection for coyotes. Private land is different.
B. You have to be 10' up a tree to night hunt hogs and coyote
Limitations on Trapping......I am not going there
Deer herds are down 50% or more of what they were 10 years ago.
Next year will have the most restrictive bag limits on deer since the 60's.
Fish and Game here put out a camera by a coyote den, the pair brought in 22 dead fawns to feed the litter in one season.
In '06, I was giving calling lessons at Sporting Goods Stores, Game wardens came to the meetings and announced that coyotes would not eat deer...no kidding. The next meeting, I brought a gallon zip lock bag full of coyote scat full of white deer hair.
Obviously, the Insurance companies have spent a lot of money getting laws passed to increase their bottom line, they get to raise the insurance rates while deer herds are cut in half.
A. ON state land and National Forests, you can only have a caliber rifle or shotgun for what is in season at the time. So, there are vast months of protection for coyotes. Private land is different.
B. You have to be 10' up a tree to night hunt hogs and coyote
Limitations on Trapping......I am not going there
Deer herds are down 50% or more of what they were 10 years ago.
Next year will have the most restrictive bag limits on deer since the 60's.
Fish and Game here put out a camera by a coyote den, the pair brought in 22 dead fawns to feed the litter in one season.
In '06, I was giving calling lessons at Sporting Goods Stores, Game wardens came to the meetings and announced that coyotes would not eat deer...no kidding. The next meeting, I brought a gallon zip lock bag full of coyote scat full of white deer hair.
Obviously, the Insurance companies have spent a lot of money getting laws passed to increase their bottom line, they get to raise the insurance rates while deer herds are cut in half.
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Oregon makes centerfire rifles illegal in GMU's where deer and elk draw hunts are going on. if you want to call coyotes you have to use a shotgun unless you have a valid unused deer tag.
The state originally outlawed the carrying of firearms in the state unless you had a valid deer tag but the Supreme court made them change it. 5 GMU's are exempt from the law but the maximum caliber is .224. The state assumes we are all poachers. Meanwhile they spent millions trying to control coyotes that decimate the antelope population. Hunters will do it for free but they want to restrict us to the point of stupidity.
Landowners can hunt at night and use whatever caliber they choose on their own lands. A hunting license is required to hunt anything.
I hunt Oregon before the draw hunts start but once they're under way I head out of state.
The state originally outlawed the carrying of firearms in the state unless you had a valid deer tag but the Supreme court made them change it. 5 GMU's are exempt from the law but the maximum caliber is .224. The state assumes we are all poachers. Meanwhile they spent millions trying to control coyotes that decimate the antelope population. Hunters will do it for free but they want to restrict us to the point of stupidity.
Landowners can hunt at night and use whatever caliber they choose on their own lands. A hunting license is required to hunt anything.
I hunt Oregon before the draw hunts start but once they're under way I head out of state.