Hackles were up once again this weekend at the annual coyote drive in Modoc County, which has provoked outrage among wildlife advocates and prompted a statewide campaign to halt the hunt.
My husband and I run 300 mother cows who calve safely in pastures alongside coyote packs and other predators.
California’s Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to consider a ban on hunting contests such as this weekend’s secretive coyote drive in Modoc County, with one Commissioner suggesting such contests are unethical.
Penning, the practice of confining coyotes and foxes in fenced enclosures and exposing them to mauling by packs of dogs for “sport” and “entertainment,” is a cruel and vicious practice that is, unfortunately, prevalent in states like Virginia. Foxes and coyotes suffer horribly and die in the pens- literally torn apart.
State Game Commission Chairman Scott Bidegain and his partner finished in sixth place, winning $1,300, in a major coyote-killing contest last month in Nevada.