A tragic accident, to be certain... but shooting at the presumed glow of a coyote's eyes at night? Sorry, but there's no excuse for that. I've done a lot of coyote sniping at night, and the cardinal rule with all the nightime coyote snipers I know is to BE CERTAIN OF YOUR TARGET -- it doesn't get more fundamental than that -- because we've had all sorts of things show up at night, including deer, mountain lions, bobcats, bears, federally protected kit foxes, etc. Things can get pretty tricky at night, and there's often a temptation to shoot quickly before something "gets away." It's easy for your brain to misinterpret what your eyes are telling you. In reality, shooting at night always demands the exercise of extreme caution. You need to be certain not only of your target, but what's behind the target as well.
A sad reminder to all that you can do many things with a bullet... except call it back.
