Shooting coyotes while deer hunting

[emac]

Shoot em this is in se wa don't think they just like rodents

I live with them every day (a lot of coyotes) and see scat pretty much every day.  Rarely have seen sign of fawn consumption.  But see a heckuva lot of rodent hair.

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[270Shooter]

I shot this guy yesterday out scouting, this was some close quarters action, don't get them with a .45 and 3 inch tube very often.

[huntnnw]

If I was hunting run of the mill deer then I would shoot a yote...no way in hell would I shoot a yote if I am hunting a pig of a buck ever...I got all winter to kill yotes if need be.

[jasnt]

I've never let one walk on purpose. But I'm a predator hunter over deer any day. Gun shots don't scare deer one bit in my area

[huntnnw]

BS!!  I have spent many nights watching whitetails behavior over the last 25 years more like thousands of days. Hell I lived in clayton, WA on a huge alfalfa ranch and had access to some of the best areas around. I watched deer daily for years out my door.. They had depredation hunts starting Aug 15 at my place where I on avg would watch 80 deer feed a night and 30 of them bucks with 10 of them being 4 1/2 or older. Guess what I didnt even hunt my own place in 5 years! why?? That first shot went off Aug 15 in that field ended every buck sighting on that field till next spring!  maybe a spike would come out and some does. This wasnt just there, but everywhere I have witnessed.

[jasnt]

BS!!  I have spent many nights watching whitetails behavior over the last 25 years more like thousands of days. Hell I lived in clayton, WA on a huge alfalfa ranch and had access to some of the best areas around. I watched deer daily for years out my door.. They had depredation hunts starting Aug 15 at my place where I on avg would watch 80 deer feed a night and 30 of them bucks with 10 of them being 4 1/2 or older. Guess what I didnt even hunt my own place in 5 years! why?? That first shot went off Aug 15 in that field ended every buck sighting on that field till next spring!  maybe a spike would come out and some does. This wasnt just there, but everywhere I have witnessed.

we shoot almost daily at our place. So do all the neighbors. I can be shooting my 300wm and look over to the left and watch deer grazing in our pasture. Call BS all you want but I see it daily

I'll ad that deer being shot at act much different than deer that just hear shots

[BULLBLASTER]

I should add to my post. Originally I said I'd shoot the yotes. But I agree with huntnw that if I was after a certain mature target deer the yotes will get a pass. But if I was just out after "deer" I'd shoot them

[nwwanderer]

Refer to LANDOWNER's earlier post.  If you are on private ground discuss it with the owner.  Do not jeopardize your access.  Grain guys usually want them left alone, livestock guys no so much.  You sure are not going to effect the population either way.  Taking them rarely changes your deer hunt.  Personally, they get watched unless pelts are prime with decent value. 

[Mark251]

I agree...don't jeopardize your access to great hunting land but other than that, any opportunity I have to drop a coyote - I do it.

[huntnnw]

HUGE difference when we are talking about 5+ yr old bucks...they wont stand for gun shots going off they will turn nocturnal in a instant in area that isnt a shooting range.

[j_h_nimrod]

I had three opportunities to tater a coyote last MF season. Finally shot one after stalking in on a dozen does and seeing no bucks and started heading out when a yote busted cover. I dropped it at 80 yards with the .257 Wby. I think I saw the does cheer once they realized I shot a fawn killer. They all stood around and continued eating while I hiked out.