Coyote Killing Main Reason?

[wsucowboy]

Yotes give me a reason to carry a weapon in the woods year round.

so do tweakers

[high country]

So no one eats em they just shoot em take hides and the meat goes to waste why shoot something your not going to eat. Just my opinion

I will start donating the meat to the local jail.

[bobcat]

So no one eats em they just shoot em take hides and the meat goes to waste why shoot something your not going to eat. Just my opinion

So more animals we do eat get to grow up.  

  Less coyotes means more deer and elk that we CAN eat.

[Kain]

I started hunting them three years ago because I starting seeing more coyote and bear sign than deer in my areas.  When I did see doe's most didnt have any fawns with them.  Figured I better do my part and see if I could kill a few.  I kill lots of things I wont eat like slugs, sparrows, starlings, rats, moles, spiders, flies, crows.  Coyotes are just another pest IMO.  I can respect that some people have the "dont kill it unless your gonna eat it" philosophy but I just dont think its realistic when it comes to managing varmints, pests and predators.  

[runamuk]

So no one eats em they just shoot em take hides and the meat goes to waste why shoot something your not going to eat. Just my opinion

I used to feel this way...very strongly...then I raised sheep...I never lost any to yotes but they always showed up during lambing and the neighbors calving and I went from against shooting coyotes to completely understanding the reasoning and need.....and now I am one who would shoot one and yeah let it go to waste ...complete reversal of my past beliefs its interesting what time and experience will teach you if you are willing to be open and pay attention.

[CAMPMEAT]

It's fun and very entertaining.

[bearpaw]

ALL OF THE ABOVE... 

[halflife65]

Honestly I think many shoot them just to shoot chit.....but it does serve a management purpose which is why they have no season...it helps keep their numbers in check which helps game animals, birds and livestock...they have no real natural controls anymore they are very adaptable and will thrive even in cities so they do need to be controlled and we seem to be the predator for the job in the current environment

   Good answer.

[boneaddict]

All the above.

[NWwildman]

We hunt coyote because if we didn't are wives would kill us from driving them crazy and i have to say all of the above reasons.

[Decker]

Because someone has to be the Anti-Coyote.

[granola/hippyslayer]

Yotes give me a reason to carry a weapon in the woods year round.

so do tweakers

[Black Plague]

because the jerks kill the chickens that lay the eggs that we eat for breakfast lunch and dinner!....oh and its fun...and all of the other reasons mentioned....and cuz I have seen them chase after game birds...and that's my job thankyou very much 

[danceswitharrows]

Because they're there.

That is the best answer and what I meant by picking other 

[edmondshunter]

I kill yotes for 2 reasons.

1. preventing over population of that species, which left un controlled will decimate the ground bird pop..
2. good practice for the eyes and ears. when calling them in you have to keep your senses alert to there presence to know when to call and to not call