I am constantly amazed at the tenor of some of the judgemental and "holier-than-thou posts made by some to this site. Why, according to these comments, readers can only surmise one impression; that some among us "walk on water", and are so perfect they've NEVER EVER wounded an animal/bird of any kind and left it to suffer unrecovered in the bush! What absolute poppy-cock BS! Would you guys take the same pious attitude toward ole Wiley Coyote had you clipped it with your car/truck tire on a cold rainy night and had it drag itself off in the brush by the side of some road to suffer? Are you so pious that you would stop and follow up that suffering coyote for a finishing-off smack over the head? Hardly!
In my worthless opinion, subject coyote didn't go far, or suffer long with that load of #5's up his butt. Furthermore, the shooter did the local turkey, and other small game population a huge favor (and maybe some fortunate farmer, as the 'yotes around here also have a taste for very young calves). I personally don't turkey hunt; but my brother-in-law does; and based on his first hand experience, #5 and #6 shot will take coyotes all day long at turkey ranges from his 10-bore ('yotes regularly investigate his calls). And although I can't speak for all states, GA does not protect coyotes; so my vote is to get off this guy's back, give him two more shells, and tell him to go get another one! And furthermore, I am sick to my stomach with all this PC BS. Why do we automatically believe we have to worry what some anti-gun/anti-hunting idiot who will never have a clue as to our motivation for either hobby might think if he sees these pix? Do you really think such a person is ever going to be the least bid sympathic towards/cast a vote in favor of our privilege/right to hunt or own guns? Absolutely not! And that in spite of the fact that we have, for decades, done all within our power to preserve lands and habitat in our efforts to convince the general public that we are good people and are a primary reason wild animal populations still exist within the US. But the truth is that such people will continue to seek every opportunity to cast us in the worst light possible, regardless of the circumstances. So let's quit "eating our own" and leave this guy alone; for unless coyote shooting is illegal in his state of residence, he did absolutely nothing wrong or unethical (unless of course, his state of residence has a coyote specific law requiring 'oytes be shot in the head, and not the ass end).
