by Barry Kent MacKay in Canada, Coexisting with Wildlife on February 15, 2021

https://www.bornfreeusa.org/2021/02/15/coyote-killing-contests-serve-no-purpose/

The original idea promoted by Chesher’s Outdoor Store, in Bellville, Ontario, was to hand out cash and prizes to the hunters who killed the biggest coyotes, the smallest, and the highest number, as well as a prize for each dead coyote. But, under Section 11 of the provincial Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act – unless specifically authorized by the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry – it is illegal for a person to (a) hunt for hire, gain, or expectation of gain; (b) hire, employ, or induce another person to hunt for gain; (c) trap for hire, gain, or the expectation of gain; (d) hire, employ, or induce another person to trap for gain; or (e) pay or accept a bounty.

Despite the clarity of the law prohibiting this type of contest, the government allowed…