WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, N.Y. — A Sullivan County coyote hunting/trapping contest next month could be for headed for a record number of participants with some $10,000 in cash and prizes offered.

“The last couple of years we’ve increased our prizes,” said Jack Danchak, president of the Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs of Sullivan County.

“Last year, we had 644 participants. This year, we’re looking for over 700,” he said. “We’re a little ahead of where we were (registration-wise) this time last year.”

The three-day competition, set for Feb. 7-9, will be headquartered at the White Sulphur Springs Fire House. The contest is open to coyote hunters across the state, along those from six counties in Pennsylvania (Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, Monroe and Tioga).

Among the prizes offered will be a $2,000 check for the hunter who turns in the heaviest coyote. Hunters will…