Coyote Hunting Is Cool (And Necessary)
Of course they want us to stop
There’s no other way to describe it; coyote hunting is cool. Hours of waiting in ambush as hair-raising howls get closer until a pair of glowing eyes become visible in the darkness. If you’re hunting coyotes during the day it means the baying of trained hounds and an exhilarating off-road chase as the dogs flush the predators from cover into the fields where you can slow your breathing and take the shot. No matter how you do it, it’s really cool.
Like all truly cool things, unelected officials want to make it harder to do. On March 14, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission decided in a 4-2 vote to shorten the once year-round coyote hunting season by 60 days, eliminating the period between April 15 and July 15.
Why would they do this? Those who voted in favor of the new rules offered very little explanation. The commission, whose members were appointed by Governor Whitmer, acknowledged that the year-round coyote season, first introduced in 2016, had no negative effects on Michigan’s coyote population. In fact, according to Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the commission offered no scientific evidence at all, even though it is required to base its decisions on sound science.
