Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting Blog
- By Steven Mitchell Blue Mountain Eagle
- Feb 23, 2021 Updated Feb 23, 2021
- https://www.bluemountaineagle.com/news/oregon-lawmakers-to-reconsider-coyote-hunting-derbies/article_38310fe2-72ea-11eb-ab95-5fe6e17456f9.html
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A coyote attacks a sheep in this photo from the USDA National Wildlife Research Center, the research arm of Wildlife Services.
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Mark Owens, R-Crane, gives a rundown of his legislative concepts during an October session of Grant County Court.
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A coyote attacks a sheep in this photo from the USDA National Wildlife Research Center, the research arm of Wildlife Services.
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A bill outlawing coyote-killing contests has made its way back to the Oregon Legislature.
Oregonians can hunt coyotes year-round, and current regulations do not limit the number of coyotes hunters can kill.
Rep. Mark Owens, R-Crane, said coyotes are predators that affect the livelihood of ranchers. He said the hunting contests are one way to keep the populations down. Owens said…
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