coyote hunting caliber restrictions/bounty?

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I am asking about coyote hunting caliber restrictions and bounty's province by province?

I read here in NB it is .22 max on yotes
A guy was telling us about bounty's in NFLD

So I will start...;)

In Alberta there is no bounty or caliber restrictions that I know of.
 
Hunting and Trapping Guide for Nfld. & Lab. 2009-2010
Coyote Hunting Licence - Centerfire rifle cal.'s up to and including .225 and Shotgun No. 2 shot or larger. No Rimfire.
Coyotes can also be harvested by holders of a valid big game, small game, or wolf shooting licence during the open season when and where the licence is valid. Hunters under these licences can use firearms and ammo permitted by the type of licence they possess.
A $25 collection fee ( bounty ) is offered for coyote carcasses.
 
in Ontario, most southern part of the province has a caliber restriction of no greater than a .270, some townships may have there own restrictions as well, but generally speaking, .270 or less in the most southern parts of Ontario and open all year round...no limit, no bounties...
 
In the north of Ontario

No bounty- I actually have to pay to shoot them. ($9.75/tag and a silly 2 tag limit) This is on top of small game license.

No caliber restrictions "kinda" but if hunting wolf/yotes during an open gun big game season you must have a valid big game tag for either deer, moose or bear if not your restricted to hunting them with only 22 S ,L ,LR rimfire or bird shot(nothing larger then #2). Anyone else think this is really silly. So basically if caught in the bush during open big game season with say a 223 and no big game tag but a small game tag and wolf/yote tag your guilty of poaching deer, moose or bear. I don't understand it either. I guess the MNR want you to leave the dogs alone until after the other seasons closes? either that or sell more big game tags!

Only good point, I will say this rule confused the heck out of my wife and it helped me convince her I needed multiple guns...to hunt the same animals at different times of the season...LOL
 
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Manitoba:

-No bounty
-No caliber restriction
-can be shot in defense of property or personal safety, year round
-can be shot under trapping license,$5, coyote season Oct.14-Feb.29,no bag limit


The following season is Aug.31-March.31,bag limit is 1 (every coyote/wolf shot is the first one,no tagging requirements :) )

A resident may hunt gray wolves and coyotes during the wolf and coyote season if they possess any big game hunting licence for the current licence year. However, if hunting in a GHA while the area is open to deer, elk, moose, black bear or caribou hunting, the wolf or coyote hunter must have an unused deer, elk, moose, black bear or caribou game tag (personal or party), which is valid for that area, species and time period. Where the deer, elk, moose, black bear or caribou hunting seasons are closed, a resident may hunt wolves or coyotes provided he is in possession of a used or unused deer, elk, moose, black bear or caribou licence (personal or party).
-•A non-resident and a foreign resident may hunt gray wolves and coyotes during the wolf and coyote season only if they possess an unused deer, moose, black bear or caribou game tag (personal or party), which is valid for that area, species and time period.
•Foreign resident gray wolf and coyote hunters must be accompanied by a licensed Manitoba guide. No more than three hunters may use the services of a guide at the same time.
-big game caliber restrictions- must be centerfire, no min. bore diameter
 
Manitoba: was informed today by a co-worker who was informed that we are now allowed to carry 2 guns in the field for coyote season - i.e. a shotgun for backup with No mag restrictions.
 
ruger22 said:
I am asking about coyote hunting caliber restrictions and bounty's province by province?

I read here in NB it is .22 max on yotes
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no bounty in NB and yotes are considered a fur bearer under the fish and game act.

small game permit (about 20 bucks) covers you from oct.1-feb 28th and there is no bag limit on coyotes.

varmit permit (coyotes, crows, cormorants, ground hogs) is about 15 bucks. that covers you from march 1st to the second week of september. no bag limits on any species.

for either of those, you need a shotgun loaded with shot, or a rifle with a bore of .23 or less, any muzzle loader or a bow (no crossbows yet, its being changed though).

third, deer (fall) and bear (spring and fall) also allow shooting yotes with any caliber as long as the tag is still attached to the licence.

fourth way is a fur harvester permit and you can trap and snare them for pelts, and have a firearm (same as above).

finally, i believe any landowner can shoot them in defense of their livestock without a permit.

you can use any types of calls, decoys or baits.

you have to wear hunter orange vest between oct.1 and dec 31 for any hunting or fur harvesting.
 
Straight from MNR for Ontario. Looks like im good in Kawartha Lakes to shoot coyotes with a 30-06

In an area where there is an open gun season for deer, moose or black bear, if you are the holder of a small game
licence you may not possess or use a rifle of greater
calibre or projectile power than a .22 calibre rim-fire rifle
chambered to .22 short, .22 long or .22 long rifle shells or shells loaded with ball or with shot larger than No. 2 shot (or if using non-toxic shot, you may not use steel shot larger
than triple BBB steel shot, or bismuth shot that is larger
than double BB bismuth shot), unless you possess a valid
licence to hunt deer, moose or black bear as the case may be.
The holder of a small game licence may not use a rifle of greater calibre than .275, except a flintlock or percussion cap muzzle-loading gun, for hunting small game in the counties of Brant, Elgin, Essex, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, Northumberland, Oxford, Perth and Wellington and the regional municipalities of Chatham/Kent, Durham, the former regional municipalities of Haldimand-Norfolk and Hamilton-Wentworth, Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and York and the City of Toronto.
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"...Ontario, most southern part..." It's not 'most'. Only certain municipalities. Wellington County and West, the calibre restriction is .275, by the cartridge name, not the bullet diameter. A .270 Win is ok, but a .276 Pedersen, for example, isn't.
A bunch of the municipalities around TO say .270. Means a .275 Weatherby is out. Same bullet diameter.
The whole thing is idiotic. Arbitrary cartridge limit decided upon by idiot civil servants.
Saw a TV show(Canadian Geographic) the other day that said about 40,000 coyotes are shot annually. Wiley's numbers and range is still increasing. Apparently shooting them makes them randy.
 
Does anyone have the particulars for Nova Scotia on calibre/firearm limitations? I tried figuring it out this summer, out of vague interest, but their messed up regs hurt my head. Now I know Im headed out there to live in the summer and Im keen to get into their 'yote population! In the meantime though Im stuck in SW Ontario and considering getting either a .243 or a .270 - dont want to buy it though then find out its illegal to use on yotes elsewhere!
 
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