I hunt coyotes from Oct 15th to March 15th on Public Lands using a 5.56 AR15 with no restrictions on the size of the magazine that I can use. I avoid going hunting when there are people hunting deer at the same time. I would fear for my life if I went out into the fields during dear gun season.

I guess there are just too many deer hunters as compared to coyote hunters.

But if we can hunt for coyotes using a center fire rifle why can't others hunt deer with a center fire rifle too?

I'm not saying that I want this to happen. But I'm curious as to the IDNR's thinking on this one. I can only think that is has to do with the number of deer hunters out there during deer season. Deer gun season is pretty short compared to the long coyote hunting season.

Or maybe it has to do with the type of game being managed. The IDNR treats coyotes as vermin and deer as a protected asset. They make it easier to shoot coyotes and harder to shoot lots of deer. I guess that fits in with the deer management strategy.