So the Pinellas County Animal Control says to scare the coyotes away.
Florida Hunting law says you can hunt them year round day or night, of course only on private property.
If you not the land owner you need permission to hunt on the property, and a hunting license of course.
next and obvious question, how the heck do you hunt in someones back yard??? I mean Pinellas County does not have any "LAND" to speak of...
the county says its taking a "Hands-Off" approach meaning they could give a rats :ahole about the Coyote problem.
So if its such a big problem that it gets media attention don't you think something needs to be done?
How can a person go about removing this problem.
Discharging a firearm in a neighboorhood will most certainly get the COPS moving. Explaining to the officer that you were hunting Coyotes in someones backyard will likely earn you a free ride and stay at the Grey-Bar motel as well as a shiny pair of bracelets. Even if you have a signed, notorized and in triplicate form authorizing you to hunt on the landowners property.
Can you resort to bow-hunting? Still may get the attention of snooping neighboors, and that ride to the motel.
Obviosuly trapping is not working out all that well, so that is out of the picture.
So our choices are sit around and do nothing????
Oh and in case you ask, using a dart gun and animal tranqualizers will likely need special permitting from the state, that you and I are not likely to obtain....
What to do????
Trapping them would be the easiest. I am on the FWC's list of trappers for the state, and I have been getting at least 1 yote call a week. I simply tell them that I don't have a trap set up for yotes. They can actually be trapped pretty easily. Sounds like they just don't want to mess with it
Trapping them would be the easiest. I am on the FWC's list of trappers for the state, and I have been getting at least 1 yote call a week. I simply tell them that I don't have a trap set up for yotes. They can actually be trapped pretty easily. Sounds like they just don't want to mess with it
Whats your set up for trapping them? I would like to reduce the numbers where I hunt in Ga.
They make a trap that is the same principle design as a regular coon/possum trap, but much bigger. You can buy them online or at a feed store probably would have them. Bait it with meat or bacon. I just don't have a trap like that, but if I keep getting calls for yotes I may invest in one
Any idea how much the pelts go for? just curious
