Shooting coyotes while deer hunting

[billythekidrock]

My time deer hunting is usually very limited so I'm not going to take a chance and shoot a coyote during deer season. Unless I'm done hunting for the morning and headed back to the truck or something like that. But while sitting in a stand? No way.

I agree. If I am leaving soon or transitioning between locations I might take one, but normally they are safe if I am on a stand or still hunting.

[jdb]

I killed a coyote last fall and less than 15 minutes later killed a 4 point buck in his bed

[huntingbaldguy]

I have a good amount of yotes on one of my cams, and any one of them dies if i see them.

[GameHunter1959]

I stopped shooting them, because our farmer asked us to. He wants them alive to help keep the mice and rodent population down.

[jasnt]

I stopped shooting them, because our farmer asked us to. He wants them alive to help keep the mice and rodent population down.

you should let him know that the more mature coyotes you take out the more young there will be next year. The young in-experienced coyote rely on rodents much more than mature coyotes.

[GameHunter1959]

I stopped shooting them, because our farmer asked us to. He wants them alive to help keep the mice and rodent population down.

you should let him know that the more mature coyotes you take out the more young there will be next year. The young in-experienced coyote rely on rodents much more than mature coyotes.

Interesting...thanks for the insight. GH

[huntandjeep]

Shoot them year 'round..

[Birdguy]

I absolutely shoot them anytime! We have shot a lot of coyotes and had deer come in shortly after. My deer hunting is really just a camping trip to our cabin where I actually get up early and carry a gun for a few hours in the morning and evening, the rest of the day is cutting wood, prepping for winter burn piles, and resting  . If I get a deer great, if not it was a great time in the woods, shooting the coyotes only helps all the game in the area  .

[grundy53]

It really depends on the situation. But more than likely yes.

[Landowner]

Coyotes have a huge impact on keeping down the rodent populations.  We would be overrun with rodents in SE WA if the coyotes weren't working them over. I've watched coyotes hundreds of times while they are hunting, and rodents are their mainstay meal.   

Coyotes have negligible impact on deer and fawns in our area, and the same with elk calves.  Deer populations are way up, especially whitetails.   I'm sure this might be a different result in areas without high rodent populations like SE WA where we have a lot of grain and legume crops that attract rodents. 

If you have ever seen a doe with a fawn (or a herd of does around fawns) deal with a coyote, you can see why coyotes stick to the rodents.  The odds of a coyote getting to an elk calf and killing it is, well, pretty much zero.  Coyotes will work over the family pets and lambs and cow calves given a chance, but it's not very common around the area we live.  They also can do some damage to upland birds at certain times of the year. 

Blue collar workers is how I and a lot of property owners around us consider coyotes, and unless a coyote is causing obvious problems, they get a pass because they do a lot of good. 

[grundy53]

I've found a lot of coyote scat with fawn hooves and deer hair in it during the summer months. They do more damage to the deer population than you think.

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[Landowner]

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. 

[splitshot]

 when rifle hunting don't blast the yotes cuz it tells the land owner  I am trespassing.  lol   mike w

[wheels]

had a chance few years back during modern deer beautiful coat  watched him for a while  made it hard to pass dang thing sat like a good dog but 2 things didnt want to scare deer out of the country and i knew there was someone on the hill near didnt want to make him change his shorts lol

[Landowner]

when rifle hunting don't blast the yotes cuz it tells the land owner  I am trespassing.  lol   mike w

Good viewpoint.  I've busted a fair number number of road hunters by keeping an ear out for 'em.   

WDFW and the Sheriff love road hunter calls.