Here in WA dogs are not allowed in the pursuit of coyotes in any manor, technically if you shoot a coyote while bird hunting with a dog you could be subject to a citation.
I had used my wirehair for a number of years while coyote hunting, just sitting alongside me for an extra set of ears and nose. With my position in the WPHA I went to the state to see if we could at least get the wording changed to allow decoy dogs and to have dogs at the point of kill. I was quite surprised that a lot of the reason for the band didn't have to do with coursing or running with hounds but videos from decoy dog work, they deemed that decoy dogs finishing off wounded coyotes was too close to "Dog Fighting".
Watch what you post, it could bite you in the butt.
My friend sent the dog when the Coyotes first appeared.
The Dog would lure/decoy the Coyotes in close and then he shot em.
Watching the dog interact with the Coyotes was the best part....I didn't even bring a gun.
At one stand she worked three at the same time....a male, a female, and a yoy pup......he killed two of em with one shot apiece......there's nothing inhumane about that as far as I'm concerned. WA being WA I'm sure the people making up those stupid rules have never actually been in the field with a Decoy Dog.
