State regulations
Coyote hunting regulations by state
Coyote rules change more than any other part of this sport, and they change by state. Every page below answers the same five questions — season, license, night hunting, electronic calls, lights and thermal — and carries the date it was last checked against the state agency.
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- CTConnecticut coyote hunting regulations
- DEDelaware coyote hunting regulations
- MDMaryland coyote hunting regulations
- MAMassachusetts coyote hunting regulations
- NHNew Hampshire coyote hunting regulations
- NJNew Jersey coyote hunting regulations
- RIRhode Island coyote hunting regulations
- VTVermont coyote hunting regulations
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West
- Alaska coyote hunting lawsNight: LimitedE-calls: Yes
- Arizona coyote hunting lawsNight: LimitedE-calls: Yes
- California coyote hunting lawsNight: MostlyE-calls: Yes
- Colorado coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes — conditionsE-calls: Yes
- Hawaii coyote hunting lawsNight: N/AE-calls: N/A
- Idaho coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, but…E-calls: Yes
- Montana coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Nevada coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- New Mexico coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Oregon coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, but…E-calls: Yes
- Utah coyote hunting lawsNight: By countyE-calls: Yes
- Washington coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Wyoming coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
Midwest
- Illinois coyote hunting lawsNight: 24 hoursE-calls: Yes
- Indiana coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Iowa coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Kansas coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes — permitE-calls: Yes
- Michigan coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, 15 Oct – 1 MarE-calls: Yes
- Minnesota coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Missouri coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Nebraska coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- North Dakota coyote hunting lawsNight: In seasonE-calls: Yes
- Ohio coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes — except deer gunE-calls: Yes
- South Dakota coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Wisconsin coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
South
- Alabama coyote hunting lawsNight: Special seasonE-calls: Yes
- Arkansas coyote hunting lawsNight: With permitE-calls: Yes
- Delaware coyote hunting lawsNight: NoE-calls: Yes
- Florida coyote hunting lawsNight: Private land onlyE-calls: Yes
- Georgia coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Kentucky coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Louisiana coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Maryland coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Mississippi coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- North Carolina coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Oklahoma coyote hunting lawsNight: NoE-calls: Yes
- South Carolina coyote hunting lawsNight: Registered landE-calls: Yes
- Tennessee coyote hunting lawsNight: Night seasonE-calls: Yes
- Texas coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Virginia coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- West Virginia coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
Northeast
- Connecticut coyote hunting lawsNight: NoE-calls: Yes
- Maine coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, in seasonE-calls: Yes
- Massachusetts coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, until midnightE-calls: Yes
- New Hampshire coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, 1 Jan – 31 MarE-calls: Yes
- New Jersey coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, Jan 1 – Mar 15E-calls: Yes
- New York coyote hunting lawsNight: YesE-calls: Yes
- Pennsylvania coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, any hourE-calls: Yes
- Rhode Island coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, private land onlyE-calls: Yes
- Vermont coyote hunting lawsNight: Yes, year-roundE-calls: Yes
Hunting north of the border? Coyote is regulated provincially in Canada — see the Canadian province index.
Get told when a rule changes
Seasons move every year and night-hunting rules move with them. A few emails a season: what changed, where, and what it means for the season you are planning.