Legal to shoot Coyote on your property?

[waveslayer]

Get a good PCP and shovel
Don't tell a soul. Does that help?

I have friend that shot a wolf in self defense, cost him thousands upon thousands after calling it in by, "doing the right thing" he said he'd never do that again. He even had to contact the NRA to help him out. Soooooo make up your mind and don't be coming to an open forum asking do do illegal things, just my advice [emoji6]

My wife thinks I only have 3 guns

[JagerDog]

Shoot 'em in the gut so they die somewhere else.

[TRICKSTER]

They leave me alone, I leave them alone. But it is perfectly legal to shoot them on my property

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[ChuckD]

. . . don't be coming to an open forum asking to do illegal things, just my advice

Use a "nom-de-plume" and a VPN based in a non-"5 eyes" country.

In fact the way things are going in this country that's a good idea for anyone here - even if you don't think you're discussing illegal activity, who's to say what the FBI might be able to make of your comments?

[Subotai]

Pellet rifle, for sure. Great for ground squirrels too.

[NoHeavyHitter]

So my question is if the situation ever arose where my dogs were to get into it with one or a few coyotes in my backyard would it be legal to shoot the coyote or would it be something I regret?

I strongly suspect that's a regional issue and we're in North ID.. That said, I would not want to have to sort out what animal that I'm shooting in some kind of "close in dog-pile". Around my area, .300 Blackout w/suppressor is the favored coyote rig.

One thing interesting in North Idaho are the nights when @ ~1-2 am when EVERY coyote in the entire valley joins in the howl-fest! I can't help but laugh when I realize how most people from CA would like that.

[Che762x39]

Yeah I figured I could not do much if there were not on my property...but what what if they are in the middle of my back yard causing hell with my dogs...?

Coyotes are in downtown Torrance so I really can not light them up either.

I had a cat that was torn asunder by a coyote. I got another cat.

[Che762x39]

11 year old thread bump from a first time poster? yeesh.

I just noticed that too

[TheDadLife]

11 year old thread bump from a first time poster? yeesh.

[ar15robert]

You need to see what the city/county laws are. The coyotes don't climb fences, they go under them. It would take a small pack of coyotes to do anything to your dogs anyway. They are just looking for food.