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I’ll have to admit, I am feeling a bit of remorse for killing my first hunted coyote? I am an older guy in my (late 20’s) and new to hunting, but always wanted to try hunting and get into a new hobby that takes me away from the house and chaos. My brother-in-law has a ranch and asked me to come over and shoot some coyotes that are becoming a problem. Anyway, he also has a lot of deer on his property and thought it would be a good all around deal type thing for future deer seasons.
They say hunting coyotes is a hard thing, but it was simple my first time and extremely lucky because it was 7:00 or so in the evening and when I came around the barn to setup there was a coyote digging under a duck cage. I took aim and dropped him on the spot. He was a young coyote and my brother-in-law gutted him and pinned him to a fence post.
I understand Coyotes are varmints and populations are lopsided, but I feel it was a waste of an animal? You can’t eat them and to disgrace them? I have no problem taking edible game but for some odd reason my first coyotes just did not sit right with me and have an odd feeling of remorse.
Anyone else ever feel this way?
Matt
Maybe its not your thing. Its completely normal to feel that way on a first kill. Its a little traumatic the first time. If I were you I would keep to killing animals you have a reason to kill. Its OK to kill for food, or pest control its always a good policy to kill what you need to kill, and not kill for fun. Then again, if an animal is going to feed your family there should be no remorse. I can see where the line is when hunting varmints and maybe should just not do it?