The winter of 2020-2021 has been a busy one for coyote hound hunters who use private Facebook groups to share photos and videos of their legalized cruelty. Photo shared on Facebook by Makayla Lysinger on February 8, 2021. Notice the injuries to the hounds as well. Exhausted from an hours long chase, many coyotes are overrun by hunting hounds and killed before the hunters even arrive at the scene. Often when coyote hound hunters “bay” their prey, that is corner and surround it, coyote hounds are then encouraged to fight and kill the exhausted coyote. Most hound hunters hunt in groups with packs of fresh dogs read to replace tired ones in a coyote chase, which can last hours and dozens of miles.
Today’s hound hunter couldn’t find a coyote in a cornfield, if it wasn’t for the Global Positioning Satelittes (GPS) collars fitted on each hound or the radios and trucks they use to corner and kill coyotes. Photo shared on Facebook by Greg Elpers on February 9, 2021. A coyote clearly still alive being mauled by a pack of GPS-collared coyote hounds. But in the off-season, it’s coyotes that many hunt to keep their dogs in shape.
Most coyote hound hunters use their dogs to hunt bear, bobcat and other game as well.
With the argument that coyotes are an abundant “out-of-control” predator threatening livestock and pets, most states like Wisconsin allow coyotes to be hunted with a variety of means including hounds. A photo shared on the Facebook private group, “Coyote Hunting with Hounds” on Februby Jonathan Graff.
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