August 11, 2021
A coyote stands in a field in Montana on Feb. 10, 2013. (Karen Nichols/The Daily Inter Lake via AP)
Conservationists had hoped political pressure and other states banning the contests would prompt a different vote.
Unlike predators such as gray wolves or prey species such as elk, coyotes have no species protections and can be killed without licenses.
Frustrated Department of Wildlife commissioners warned that inaction would result in the issue landing in the state Legislature.
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