Coyotes may be hunted year-round with no bag limit.

A person may take a coyote after daylight hours, except that:

• (a) It shall not be allowed in a county or area where a deer or elk firearm season is open;
• (b) A person shall not use artificial light or other means designed to make wildlife visible at night from June 1 through November 30;
• (c) Any artificial light or other means designed to make wildlife visible at night shall not be connected to or cast from a mechanized vehicle;
• (d) A person shall not use any weapon other than a shotgun on public land;
• (e) A person shall not use any weapon other than a shotgun, or a rifle of 6.5mm Creedmoor caliber or smaller (equivalent to a .264 caliber; .223 and .243 calibers may be used) on private land from December 1 through March 31;
• (f) A person using a shotgun shall not use a shell with a single projectile.

Hunting

Trapping

Additional Information

License needed:

Younger than 12:

• License exempt

Youth 12-15:

• Annual youth hunting license*

*Included in Youth Sportsman's License

Ages 16 and older:

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual hunting license**

**Included in Sportsman's and Disability/Senior License

Click here for exemptions and requirements and Spring Hunting Guide.

Buy your license.

License needed:

Younger than 12:

• License exempt

Youth 12-15:

• Annual youth hunting license*

*Included in Youth Sportsman's License

Ages 16 and older:

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual hunting license**

**Included in Sportsman's and Disability/Senior License

Click here for exemptions and requirements and Spring Hunting Guide.

Buy your license.