Coyotes-can use lights

[peter]

A new regulation allows hunters to use lights to hunt coyotes at night in Kentucky from Feb. 1 through May 31 in permissible areas.
Hunters may take coyotes either during the day or at night year-round in Kentucky. However, lights may only be used at night during the upcoming season.
Hunters should be aware of the different regulations which apply to coyote hunting during the day or the night.
During the day, coyote hunters may use shotguns, rifles, bows, crossbows or air guns with a minimum size of .22 caliber. At night, however, the only firearm a hunter may use is a shotgun. Night hunters must use shells which contain more than one projectile.
Several federal areas are closed to night coyote hunting. These include Land Between The Lakes in western Kentucky; Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in southeastern Kentucky; and the Daniel Boone National Forest in eastern Kentucky.
The Boone forest closure includes certain properties owned by the federal government but managed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. These include Beaver Creek, Cane Creek, Redbird, Mill Creek and Pioneer Weapons wildlife management areas (WMAs).
Other federal areas closed to night coyote hunting include Clark’s River National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall, McCracken and Graves counties; Jefferson National Forest in Letcher and Pike counties; and Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge in Fulton County. Hunters should verify with landowners any property they wish to hunt coyotes at night.
State-owned WMAs are open for night coyote hunting. Night hunting of coyotes is allowed on private and other properties with the permission of the landowner, as long as there are no local ordinances prohibiting the discharge of firearms in the area.
Hunters may not spotlight and shoot coyotes from a vehicle. People may not use a vehicle’s headlights or a light plugged into a vehicle for hunting. Lights that are used for hunting may be any color.
Regulations allow hunters to use decoys, mouth calls and electronic calls to lure coyotes. Unless license exempt, hunters must have a valid hunting license to take coyotes.

[Moveon]

Thanks for posting this. I had not given much though to hunting in KY but I do have a fraternity brother who owns a dairy farm in KY. And I understand that coyotes like to hang around cattle and take calves.

They also will snatch a cat out of your arms if you don't watch out. Small dogs and small children have been attacked by coyotes at times. Most of the time Coyotes avoid humans but there are exceptions.

Coyote eat over 50% of the young of the year fawns in some areas. They also kill a lot of the same game that we hunt. Game animals like rabbits, quail, squirrels if they can catch them. Short eared owls from the Northern Tundra of North America migrate down to this area and they are used to rooting on the ground in social groups which can make them vulnerable to coyote attacks.

Coyotes also eat voles, mice and rats if they can catch them. So they do some good for the farmers in ridding them of vermin like mice. But they eat the house cats that also eat a lot of mice. So it's kind of a wash.

Sheep both young and adults along with chickens, turkeys and waterfowl are at risk to coyotes.

Coyotes are taking over the niche that wolves and bears once occupied. They and bobcats and the occasional puma are at the top of the food chain and are the top predators that compete with man for food.

A new regulation allows hunters to use lights to hunt coyotes at night in Kentucky from Feb. 1 through May 31 in permissible areas.
Hunters may take coyotes either during the day or at night year-round in Kentucky. However, lights may only be used at night during the upcoming season.
Hunters should be aware of the different regulations which apply to coyote hunting during the day or the night.
During the day, coyote hunters may use shotguns, rifles, bows, crossbows or air guns with a minimum size of .22 caliber. At night, however, the only firearm a hunter may use is a shotgun. Night hunters must use shells which contain more than one projectile.
Several federal areas are closed to night coyote hunting. These include Land Between The Lakes in western Kentucky; Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in southeastern Kentucky; and the Daniel Boone National Forest in eastern Kentucky.
The Boone forest closure includes certain properties owned by the federal government but managed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. These include Beaver Creek, Cane Creek, Redbird, Mill Creek and Pioneer Weapons wildlife management areas (WMAs).
Other federal areas closed to night coyote hunting include Clark’s River National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall, McCracken and Graves counties; Jefferson National Forest in Letcher and Pike counties; and Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge in Fulton County. Hunters should verify with landowners any property they wish to hunt coyotes at night.
State-owned WMAs are open for night coyote hunting. Night hunting of coyotes is allowed on private and other properties with the permission of the landowner, as long as there are no local ordinances prohibiting the discharge of firearms in the area.
Hunters may not spotlight and shoot coyotes from a vehicle. People may not use a vehicle’s headlights or a light plugged into a vehicle for hunting. Lights that are used for hunting may be any color.
Regulations allow hunters to use decoys, mouth calls and electronic calls to lure coyotes. Unless license exempt, hunters must have a valid hunting license to take coyotes.