This post probably won't win me any friends, but here goes.
(no disrespect intended).
For the life of me I can't understand why you would want to require a Furtakers license to shoot coyotes,
Hunter led efforts in general suffer because of the division within our own ranks. Bowhunters are split by compound vs crossbow, M-loaders by flintlock vs. in-line, bow vs M-loader, callers vs. trappers...each special interest group fights for "their" rights and does not mind doing it at the expense of another group who they think has an unfair advantage.
To further divide because of coyotes being shot and left lay, (something that we have anecdotal stories of, but no numbers, or any indication that it is hurting the population), doesn't work for me.
How many Game Wardens would push a "wanton waste" charge for a coyote? How does that law even apply to coyotes, groundhogs, etc?
I get the whole "respecting the kill" thing, but truth be told, a coyote is killed to put a few bucks in your pocket. If someone makes the decision not to drag the stinking carcass out of the woods and conduct the (let's face it), rather gruesome task of skinning out the animal for a $20 bill, that is kind of their choice. Why does a coyote deserve more respect than a groundhog?
