I am not qualified to discuss, nor particularly concerned about, how the determination is made, or the methodology of "official" coyote dispatching in Denver, or any other city. Just thought it was cool to find a picture of a working man's Handi in the NYTimes... 
I figured this guy could probably bring whatever coyote dispatching tools there might be on the market to his job, and in this case, he chose a Handi. [img width= height= alt=" border="0]http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/Themes/babylon/images/post/thumbup.gif[/img]
If I would have stuck with the intent of your post I would have said Hurray For The Handi!!!....We all know that they are more than capable for the task of P-Dogs to Coyotes. I do not own one myself but there is a possibility that IL may join the ranks of Ohio or Indiana where the pistol calibers only are legal for deer hunting in a rifle. If this were to happen, the Handi would be my first choice.
If it wasn't for the tree hugging liberal hippies the American population is turning into there wouldn't be a coyote problem in Denver. The Coyotes where I'm from still fear humans. I rarely see them. The last one I did see met an untimely end.
+1 on that here. Those Coyotes just dont mean to be seen for the most part and they can be very good at it. Occasionally, but not too often, I will get caught out in the full dark on an evening hunt without any night hunting accessories.
On one such hunt I was in the wide open lying prone in the frozen corn stubble when I had coaxed an entire pack from perhaps 1 mile away down to 300yds when it turned full dark. I had shut up (read quit calling) and had been peering intently for the silly-wets or movement just prior to this but it was a no go on spotting one with any shooting light left. This was quite exciting because the group was very vocal. It sounded like there was 15 or more but in reality, there was probably just six to eight of them. So Here I Was, Laying Out In The Full Open, Pitch Black River Bottoms Due To Cloud Cover, Three Rounds In The Bolt Action, Not Even A Flashlight, And I Could Hear Those Yotes Hitting The Frozen Stalks As Close As 100yds Away As They Came To Eat Me Alive.
Reality...I was just scared that this group would get behind me and catch my scent which may educate them or make them call wise to any future hunts. As it turned out, the group made a hard left when they were within 100yds or closer and I knew that there was a draw in that direction that they would hunt out. At no time was I worried about my personnal safety though because these yotes know that human scent or dwellings = bad news for them.
Mr. Moderator, Please Excuse Me. No more hunting storys in a forum for rifle discussion. I promise..
...yes, I really do promise!. It is just that sometimes (ok, a lot of times) I live & breath Coyotes and their behavior & Coyote hunting.
