(I've got a little time to kill before I head out for an evening deer hunt so, I thought I'd share why I hunt coyotes today with you all.)
Two years ago, my trail cameras caught something that absolutely pissed me off and pushed me over the edge. That day, I decided to hunt coyotes specifically with a gun.
I wish I would've made that decision much earlier in my life because after the fact, I found out that it's a lot of fun & quite challenging 'TOO'.
(Yes,,, I'm fully aware I can trap coyotes far more effectively than shooting them. I've looked in it, researched it & cost it out. I will at some point I'm sure.)
The only satisfaction I get when I take coyote out is knowing that I most likely saved another fawn and/or someone's pet.
I live not too far from a subdivision where several homeowners over the past few years have posted pictures of their lost pet on utility poles and/or on 'Facebook'. (
My wife has the FB account and she tells me about it often. I don't do social media.)
I've experienced & witnessed more than a few times while deer hunting just how effective & efficient killers a pair of coyotes can be in Ohio.
Here's the aftermath of one of my close-encounters were two coyotes ran down this young deer. All three of them flew right by me just yards away at lighting speed during first light. I found the deer within 150 yards of my home while hiking out.
None of my reasons of hunting coyotes today has anything to do with making any kind of money.
I'll kill every one that offers up any kind of opportunity regardless the method at hand during the moment.
I hope that this ludicrous proposal gets shot down!
30 second TC clip, the short version.
The longer 9 minute version with background music that shows a couple of coyotes stalking the pregnant doe prior to what was shown in the previous shorter version, which I found her dead the following day just within 70 yards from my back door of my house.