To encourage taking coyotes from March to August, the Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division is introducing a new Coyote Challenge.
Each hunter or trapper will earn an entry into a monthly drawing for a lifetime license (or equal credit for purchase of hunting/fishing licenses) for each coyote killed, up to five a month per.
“Currently, scientific research suggests that removal of coyotes during the spring and summer is the most advantageous time to reduce the impact of predation on native wildlife,” says Mark Williams, DNR Commissioner. “We want to encourage coyote removal efforts during this critical period.”
The coyote (Canis latrans) is a non-native predator that can be found in every county in Georgia and has the unique ability to live in a variety of habitats. Trapping and/or hunting are legal and recommended methods for managing coyotes. Because they did not historically live in Georgia, there is no closed season for their harvest.
Participants may bring a coyote carcass to any of four Wildlife Resources Division offices Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Game Management Region offices are the Riverbend WMA, Waycross Fisheries Management, Demeries Creek Fisheries Management and the Richmond Hill Hatchery office
For Game Management regional office location and addresses click here.
Participants can submit up to five coyotes for five entries in the contest in a single month, and must be present at the submission.
Coyotes must have been killed between the first and last days of the submission month. Road-kills, spoiled carcasses, and live coyotes are not eligible.
The sponsor of the first lifetime license (or equal credit for purchase of hunting/fishing licenses) giveaway is the Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation.
For more information, click here.
Coyote carcasses will be returned to participants, who must ensure proper disposal. For disposal guidelines, click here.
The Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation is sponsoring the first lifetime license (or equal credit for purchase of hunting/fishing licenses) giveaway.