Boone and Crockett Club: Coyote Management and Fair Chase

Animal rights groups attempting to end all public hunting is nothing new. Their most recent efforts have focused on banning local contests that encourage hunters to help reduce coyote overpopulation. Some states are now considering these bans pri…

arily based on a question of fair chase. Animal rights groups have gained support for these initiatives by incorrectly using the Boone and Crockett Club's principle of fair chase, claiming such contests use methods that violate these principles.