Is it legal to shoot coyotes in the head? Or do you have to shoot them in the chest?
2007-01-14 19:02:21 · 17 answers · asked by Fang 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
shooting coyotes is not only legal but a benefit to all other wildlife.
the population has exploded and spead all over the country.
But to answer your question, please , if you shoot a coyote or anything else, make it a clean painless kill.
Head shots, vital organs, spine, whatever, be sure to place your shot as humaenly as possible.
A coyote cannot be blamed for being born a coyote. It is following the natural instinct to survive the best way it knows how. We coyote hunters don't hate coyotes, we simple dispatch them to help the animal populations that they destroy....pheasant, quail, ducks, deer etc.
2007-01-15 01:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by John K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have used some large calibers for coyotes, usually some of my military surplus rifles. I have used my Garand, 8mm Mausers, .30-06 and my favorite, the Swede 6.5x55 in a Model 96. I don't take the hides and prefer not to even touch those nasty things. These rifles are overkill, I know, but I'm usually on ranches at the permission of ranchers to control the population, in the middle of nowhere. I'm in the southwest desert and while you think it's wide open, it's actually got quite a bit of sagebrush and the coyotes can show up from anywhere if your have a good call. I like to set up on the side of a hill or mesa so I get a good overview of the area and the call sounds are amplified by the hill. This has some drawbacks, as I have had them show up behind and on top of me. I have a portable blind that keeps me hidden and keeps the sun off too. A bunch of guys out here use combo guns.....rifle over shotgun. The rifle of choice is the Savage 24. A good friend has a .222 Remington over a 20 gauge. He says it's the perfect coyote gun, as you have range and a good shotgun for ones that show up close in. Coyote are very fast and wary.....they come running in fast but can pick up a scent or sound quickly and disappear as fast as they show up. There is not time for sitting around relaxing, you need to be scanning the area and be ready to shoot in a couple of seconds. I plan on getting a .243 soon for this, it's got a lot of range.
2016-05-24 04:18:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shot placement does not matter in hunting any animal in a legal sense. Ethically shooting an animal you should ensure a quick kill by placement in the head, spine, or into the chest cavity.
2007-01-15 02:48:46 · answer #3 · answered by Charles B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's legal to shoot them anywhere from the tip of their nose to the tip of their tale.
Like Jerry Clower said, "There's no wrong way to kill a rat".
And Coyotes are worse than rats...
2007-01-15 13:29:53 · answer #4 · answered by mountainclass 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shoot them in the head, chest, spine, any shot that puts them on the ground quickly & cleanly is ethical, there is really no illeagal shot on any game animal (at least not when it pertains to the actual placement on the critter).
Happy hunting!
2007-01-15 06:43:40 · answer #5 · answered by c k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can shoot a coyote wherever you hit it.
2007-01-15 05:32:03 · answer #6 · answered by esugrad97 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its very legal coyotes are considered a pest therefore you can shoot them anywere and you can shoot as many as you want
2007-01-15 10:26:33 · answer #7 · answered by nicholas h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is legal but I disagree on it because too many things can go wrong. You could shoot off its jaw and it would die a slow pain full death.
2007-01-15 15:12:00 · answer #8 · answered by mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just which coyotes do you mean? the ones that howl like wolves,or the ones that are bringing in illegals from mexico
2007-01-14 19:08:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
any place on the body are legal i try to hit them in the lungs or head out of respect for the animal and i dont like to have to chase a wonded animal
2007-01-15 14:17:07 · answer #10 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋