PorterHouse
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I go back and forth on this one. Sometimes I will and sometimes I won't. It's situation dependent, for me at least.Excellent story so far!
General question- I’m curious why people don’t shoot coyotes while hunt? I heard and read this all the time. I used to be this way also but now shoot them any chance I can. I’ve shot a coyote and walked 10-15 yards around the hill and deer are feeding there. I don’t think a distant gun shot scares away deer.
There are times I have shot them without hesitation, and like @TOGIE said, I may have scared off a buck in the process.
But there are times I have shot them and it seemingly had no impact on the deer hunting (I remember shooting one one time, and not 30 minutes later, killed one of my best whitetails to date).
We hunt them a lot on our place in Texas. If I've been killing them pretty consistently and I'm deer hunting (and know there's a good buck around), it's more likely they get a pass. If it's been a spell since I have killed one, it's more likely it's going to be a bad day for them.
Long story short, it just depends on how I'm feeling in the moment.