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Followingisa50StateCoyoteHuntingRegulationsummary

Followingisa50-StateCoyoteHuntingRegulationsummary.EachstatewasqueriedinFebruaryof2010bytheauthor.Mostofthestateskindlyprovideddirectanswers（oftenbyconservationofficers）whicharecopiedandinsertedverbatim.Afewrespondedbysendingcopiesofhuntingregulationsfortheauthortointerpret.Averyfewdidnotrespondandtheauthorsearchedtheregulationstobestprovidehisinterpretationofcurrentlawsatthattime.Stateregulationsareannuallyrevisedsotheauthoradvisesthatresidentandnon-residenthunterscontactstateandlocalagenciestolearnthemostcurrentlaws.Thisisonlyareviewandnotintendedtoprovideexactregulationinterpretation.Substantivechangestotheselawsmayoccuranditisthehunter’sresponsibilitytoknowthem.–RDS

Alabama

Season?

Noseasononcoyotes.Feralswineandcoyotesareconsideredinvasivenuisancespeciesforwhichthenecessityofdemonstratingspecificdamageisnotrequired.

HuntingLicense?

AnAlabamahuntinglicenseisrequired.

DailyLimit?

None.

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

Itshallbeunlawfulforanyonetouseorpossessanydeviceasapredatorycallduringnighttimehourswhileinthepossessionofanytypeoffirearmorwhenanymemberofagroupisinpossessionofanytypeoffirearm.

334-242-3469

 Alaska

Season?

RegulationmayvarybetweenGameManagementUnitsinAlaska,orchangebyemergencyorder.Pleaseseehuntingandtrappingregulationsavailableonline.

HuntingLicense?

Youmaytakecoyoteundereitherahuntinglicenseoratrappinglicense,butyoumustfollowtheseasons,baglimits,andmethodsandmeanspermittedbythatlicense.

DailyLimit?

Specificlimitsarelisted.

Units1-5.18,22,23,and26A:

Twocoyotes…..Sept1-April30

Units21,24,25,26B,and26C:

Tencoyotes…..Aug10–Apr30

Units6-11,13-17:

Tencoyotesperday…..Aug10–May25

Units12,19,and20:

Tencoyotesperday…..Aug10–April30

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

No.

www.adfg.state.ak.us

907-267-2347

Arizona

Season?

SpecificseasonsandmethodsoftakeforcertainunitsandlocationsareoutlinedintheArizonaHunt-TrapRegulationsavailablefromtheArizonaGameandFishDepartment.

HuntingLicense?

AvalidArizonahuntinglicenseisrequired.

DailyLimit?

Nodailyorseasonallimit.

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

AnindividualmaytakenongamemammalsandbirdsbyanymethodnotprohibitedinR12-4-303orR12-4-318,underthefollowingconditions.Anindividual:

1.Shallnottakenongamemammalsandbirdsusingfootholdsteeltraps;

2.Shallcheckpitfalltrapsofanysizedaily,releasenon-targetspecies,removepitfallswhennolongerinuse,andfillanyholes;

3.Shallnotusefirearmsatnight;and

4.Mayuseartificiallightwhiletakingnongamemammalsandbirds,ifthelightisnotattachedtooroperatedfromamotorvehicle,motorizedwatercraft,watercraftundersail,orfloatingobjecttowedbyamotorizedwatercraftorawatercraftundersail.

602-942-3000

Arkansas

Season?

Yes

HuntingLicense?

Yes

DailyLimit?

None.

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

No.

501-223-6300

California

Season?

Coyotesaredefinedasnongamemammalsandmaybehuntedthroughouttheyear.

HuntingLicense?

ACaliforniahuntinglicenseisrequired.

DailyLimit?

No.

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

Lightsmaybeusedbuttherearelocationspecificregulationsregardinglightuse,lightingtype,locations,nighthuntingandvehicleuseinCalifornia.ContacttheCaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGameforexactregulationsandlocations.

www.dfg.ca.gov

916-653-7203

 Colorado

Season?

Coloradoallowsyearroundcoyotehunting.

HuntingLicense?

Astatelicenseisrequired.

DailyLimit?

Nodailyorseasonallimit.

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

Artificiallightmaybeusedtohuntcoyotesonprivatelandwithpermissionofthelandowner.Aspecialpermitisrequiredtouseartificiallightonpublicland.ContacttheColoradoDivisionofWildlifeforexactpermitdetails.

www.dnr.state.co.us

303-297-1192

Connecticut

Season?

SundayHuntingProhibited-PossessionofhuntingimplementsonSundayintheopenisprimafacieevidenceofviolation.Sundayhuntingisallowedonlicensedprivateshootingpreserveswhentheoperatorhaspermissionfromthetown.

HuntingLicense?

Yes

DailyLimit?

None

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

www.dep.state.ct.us

860-424-3011

 Delaware

Season?

CoyotesarearelativelyrecentarrivalhereinDelaware.Wehavejustdraftedlegislationtodesignatethecoyoteasagameanimal.Oncethatisaccomplished,wewillpromulgatearegulationestablishingaseasonandbaglimit.Rightnowourfeelingisthattherewouldbenoclosedseasonandnobaglimitbutthatremainstobeseen.Firstwehavetogetthegamedesignation. 

HuntingLicense?

DailyLimit?

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

www.dnrec.state.de.us

302-739-5297

Florida

Season?

Coyotesmaybehuntedyearroundonprivateproperty.OnWildlifeManagementAreas（WMA’s）,theymaybehuntedduringmosteveryhuntingseasonexceptspringturkey.

HuntingLicense?

Yes,ahuntinglicenseisrequired.OnWMAs,youmustalsohaveamanagementareapermit.

DailyLimit?

NoLimits

NightHuntingand/orSpotlighting?

Onprivateproperty,youmayhuntcoyotesatnight（bythelightofthemoon）withoutanyspecialpermitaslongasyoudon’tuseanyartificiallight.Tohuntthematnightusingartificiallight（spotlight）,youmustfirstobtainagunandlightandnightpermitfromouragency,whichisusedtohelpcontrolnuisancewildlife.YoumaynothuntcoyotesatnightonWMAs.

www.FWC.com

850-488-8573

Georgia

Season?

Coyotesmaybehuntedyear-round.

HuntingLicense?

BothGeorgiaresidentsandnon-residentsarerequiredtohaveaGeorgiaorWMAlicensetohuntcoyotes.

DailyLimit?

Nolimits

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

Coyotesmaybehuntedatnight.Lightsmustbehandheldandnotaffixedtoavehicle.

770-918-6416

Hawaii

Season?

TherearenoprovisionsforhuntingcoyotesinthestateofHawaii

HuntingLicense?

Ahuntinglicenseisrequiredonpublicandprivatelandforanyspecies.

DailyLimit?

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

www.hawaii.gov/dlnr

808-973-9787

Idaho

Season?

Coyotescanbehuntedallyear.

HuntingLicense?

Yes,youmusthaveanIdahohuntinglicense.

DailyLimit?

No.

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

Ifaprivatelandownergiveswrittenpermissiontodosoorthehunterobtainsa“spotlightpermit”fromaFishandGameoffice,itisallowed.

www.fishandgame.idaho.gov

800-554-8685

Illinois

 Season?

Yes,theseasoninIllinoisisopenyearround. Shootinghoursare½hourbeforesunriseto½houraftersunset,exceptfromtheopeningdayoffoxseason（thisyearproposedforNov10th,2010）throughmidnightofthefollowingFeb15th,coyotescanbehunted24hoursaday. Also,duringtheregularfirearmdeerseasons,coyoteseasonisclosedexceptforfirearmdeerhunterswithunfilledfirearmdeerpermits.

HuntingLicense?

Yes,coyoteshuntersinIllinoisarerequiredtopurchaseageneralhuntinglicenseandahabitatstampunlessexemptbylaw.

DailyLimit?

Nolimits

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

Yes,butonlyduringtheperiodstartingtheopeningdayoffoxseason（approximatelyNov10th,2010throughmidnightofthefollowingFeb15th. Huntingisallowedbytheuseofartificiallightsaslongasthelightisnotshinnedfromorattachedtoavehicleorconveyance.

http:

//www.dnr.state.il.us/admin/Digest/

217-782-7305

Indiana

Season?

FurbearerseasonforCoyoteisOctober15–March15.Landownersmaytakecoyotesatanytimeonthelandtheyownorprovidewrittenpermissionforotherstotakecoyotesontheirlandatanytime,withoutapermit.Coyotesthataretakenoutsidethehuntingandtrappingseasonbyalandownerorsomeonewithwrittenpermissionfromalandownercannotbepossessedliveformorethan24hours,andthelivecoyotecannotbesold,traded,barteredorgifted.

HuntingLicense?

AnIndianahuntinglicenseisrequired.

DailyLimit?

NoRestriction.

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

Acontinuouslyburninglightthatcanbeseenforatleast500feetmustbecarriedwhilepursuingfurbearinganimalsbetweensunsetandsunrise.Itislegaltohuntfoxandcoyotewiththeuseofmouth-orhand-operatedcalls,orwiththeuseofrecordedcalls.Spotlightsmaybeusedtotakefoxandcoyote.Therearenorestrictionsonhuntinghoursorfirearmsforhuntingfoxandcoyote.Itisillegaltohuntfoxorcoyotefromaroadwayorwiththeuseofanymotor-drivenconveyance.

www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3188.htm

317-232-4080

Iowa

Season?

ContinuousOpenSeason

HuntingLicense?

Yes

DailyLimit?

None

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallowed?

Nighthuntingisnotrestricted.Sightsthatprojectalightbeam,includinglasersights,arenotlegalforhunting.Youcannotcasttheraysofaspotlight,headlightorotherartificiallightonahighwayorinafield,woodlandorforestforthepurposeofspotting,locating,takingorattemptingtotakeorhuntabirdoranimal,whilehavinginpossessionorcontrol,eithersinglyorasoneofagroupofpersons,anyfirearm,boworotherdevicecapableofkillingortakingabirdoranimal.

515-281-8688

 Kansas

Season?

Coyotesmaybehuntedthroughouttheyear.

HuntingLicense?

AKansashuntinglicenseisrequired.

DailyLimit?

Nodailyorseasonlimit

NightHuntingand/orSpotlightingallo