Hey all,
I know the legalities of hunting these things as I grew up in the country. Hell, we used to shoot them all the time. However, I now live in snob-burbia and we've seen or heard of numerous coyote sightings. The below pics are from 9am this morning in my neighborhood, which is a very densely populated sub-division in East Cobb. In fact, the same trail you see in these pictures, I frequently take my dog on walks through. It's a pasture leading into the woods, maybe 1/2 mile long right up the street from my house. I walk this trail frequently at night with my night vision. I always carry! I obviously can't hunt these things in my neighborhood....you know with close proximity of neighbors, HOA bull ****, and "laws"....LOL. With that said, does anyone know the legality of "emergency euthanization" of these predators? I know it's legal in Georgia to euthanize domesticated animals in an emergency situation, so I'm assuming the laws are a little more relaxed on predatory, nuisance animals. In other words what I'm asking .... what if I "hypothetically" went on a night walk with my dog, a coyote approaches us violently, I pull out my pistol, and drop that ****er..... can I get into trouble if I shoot the damn thing? In such a populated area? In a subdivision of metro Atlanta? What if I leave a neighbors party and I've had a couple beers? A lot of things happen and there are so many factors, so I just wanted to get the ODT's opinion.....regardless, I would protect my self and my dog....just don't want to go to jail if I shoot one of these things in my neighborhood...
I know the legalities of hunting these things as I grew up in the country. Hell, we used to shoot them all the time. However, I now live in snob-burbia and we've seen or heard of numerous coyote sightings. The below pics are from 9am this morning in my neighborhood, which is a very densely populated sub-division in East Cobb. In fact, the same trail you see in these pictures, I frequently take my dog on walks through. It's a pasture leading into the woods, maybe 1/2 mile long right up the street from my house. I walk this trail frequently at night with my night vision. I always carry! I obviously can't hunt these things in my neighborhood....you know with close proximity of neighbors, HOA bull ****, and "laws"....LOL. With that said, does anyone know the legality of "emergency euthanization" of these predators? I know it's legal in Georgia to euthanize domesticated animals in an emergency situation, so I'm assuming the laws are a little more relaxed on predatory, nuisance animals. In other words what I'm asking .... what if I "hypothetically" went on a night walk with my dog, a coyote approaches us violently, I pull out my pistol, and drop that ****er..... can I get into trouble if I shoot the damn thing? In such a populated area? In a subdivision of metro Atlanta? What if I leave a neighbors party and I've had a couple beers? A lot of things happen and there are so many factors, so I just wanted to get the ODT's opinion.....regardless, I would protect my self and my dog....just don't want to go to jail if I shoot one of these things in my neighborhood...
