Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. To the editor: Coyotes in Vermont may be hunted 365 days a year, at any time of day, any way the hunter wants, and any amount they want to kill. Coyote ...

This commentary is by Rob Mullen of West Bolton, chair of the Vermont Wildlife Coalition. He grew up in West Bolton and Jericho, has a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Vermont and ...

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Coyote hounding, a practice where packs of powerful hounds are used to hunt coyotes, has long been a contentious issue in Vermont. This practice, while legal, raises profound ethical questions, ...

My son, Damon, has a coyote hound named Toes. He has had a long and colorful career as a hunter, but as old age creeps up on him, he has begun to slow down. A typical coyote hunt can run 10 miles or ...

A Senate bill that would increase the size, composition and role of the Fish and Wildlife Board, as well as ban coyote hunting with hounds, received testimony this week from people on all sides of the ...

BRIDGEWATER, Conn. | American fox-hunting is a sport so steeped in tradition that riders still wear ties and blazers and cry out "Tally ho!" at the sight of prey. But it is adapting to one dramatic ...

Riders in the Shawnee Hounds mounted English fox hunting club have had more than a decade of successful hunts on Southern Illinois farmland without ever seeing a fox. The hunt club, founded in 1982, ...

Most hunting seasons have a start date and an ending. Coyote hunting is one of the few continuous open seasons. The reason for this is a never ending supply of what some consider a scourge upon the ...

The coyote materialized out of nowhere, a lithe shadow floating over the snow about 100 yards from our post in a forest somewhere near Mexico, N.Y. Mesmerized, I watched it slip through the trees. My ...

Legislation was introduced last week seeking to reestablish year-round coyote hunting in Michigan. Sponsored by state Rep. Greg Markkanen (R-Hancock), HB 5721 would allow an individual who holds a fur ...