State proposes ban on coyote hunting contests

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 12, 2019.....Motivated by public outcry, the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife has recommended banning hunting contests for coyotes."The recommendation addresses public concerns that these hunting contests are unethical, contribute to the waste of animals, and incentivize indiscriminant killing of wildlife, inconsistent with the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation," MassWildlife said on its website.After holding several listening [...]