Coyote Cull: May 2023 Entries

Stan Deen trapped this coyote on May 7.

Charlie Chase, of Winder.

Michael Warrak, of White.

Cody Giddens, of Cochran.

Tim Brady, of Quitman.

Johnathan Bonnette, of Statesboro, on May 29.

Brandon Washington, of Jackson.

Erik Hallmark, of Douglasville, with a pair of coyotes taken in a cow pasture the night of May 19.

Chris Lanier, of Roopville.

Zach Ingle with a Catoosa County male coyote that weighed 32 pounds.

David Coffee, of Ringgold, with a coyote from May 22.

Michael Horne trapped this coyote.

Buck Taylor, of Folkston.

Mason Mobley.

Mark Henson with a female coyote he caught on May 9.

Harry Ligon

Jim Wiehe, of Cusseta.

Mia Stauffer, of Alpharetta, with a coyote trapped on May 25.

Jeremy Darden, of Albany.

Patrick Dupree, of Statenville, with a young male coyote trapped in Echols County on May 1, his second of the week.

William Adiel Ware, of Macon.

Scott Noltensmeier, of Lexington, with a trapped yote.

Jeff Andrews, of Bowman.

Nolan Floyd, of Cumming.

Steve Phillips, of Marietta, and his mother Elizabeth Bailey with a coyote that was trapped May 2 in Fulton County. Steve writes, “My mother is 85 years young now and is battling the effects of dementia. She still knows us and still likes to hear about our outdoor adventures. She was raised on a farm in Hart County, Ga but has lived most her life in Marietta. When coyotes showed up on their 5 acres several decades ago, it became a yearly challenge around their pond to catch as many as possible to protect the ducks and geese for the nesting season. I have many photos of her and my father, when he was still alive, in photos with coyotes that were trapped. The coyote issue is a regular conversation and she was delighted to get in this photo.”

David Strickland, of Cairo, helped put this mangy coyote out of its misery.

Mark Starr, of Cairo.

Russell Childs

Dawson Davis, of Dacula.

Wesley Thomas, of Clarkesville, traps coyotes year-round and says it has made a huge difference in the deer and turkey populations where he lives. In addition, he said fewer cats and dogs have shown up missing. Wesley said, “I caught this female on a night latched Duke #2, which is my go-to trap in heavy clay. Thanks for continuing the program and creating incentive for outdoorsmen to get out there and do our part in conservation.”

Gary Sutton, of Batesville.

Shafe Alexander, of Clarkesville.

Mandy Smith, of Oakwood, said, “I shot this coyote in the early morning hours of Memorial Day, May 29 in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia. We just found it today with the help of some buzzards because it made it out of the field and ran off into some thick woods with a stream. Thank you very much for hosting this contest and encouraging people to help get rid of coyotes.”

Ethan Roy Czaykowsky, of Flowery Branch.

Michael Labuz, of Oakwood.

Jim Hill, of Sparta.

Taylor Watts, of Appling, with a kill on May 23.

Jason Prater, of Waco, with a young female he trapped.

Laura Brown, of Carrollton.

Phillip Tully, of Fortson.

Travis Harris, of Clarkesville.

Travis Ballard, of Bowersville.

Mason Gomez, of Bowersville.

Josh Womack, of Roopville.

Tom Smith, of Oakwood, with a female that was nursing some pups somewhere.

Eric Stover (left), of Jefferson, said he enjoys protecting the local farms and livestock.

Shane Martin (center), of Demorest, said he enjoys protecting the local farms and livestock.

Matthew Ripperger, of Adrian.

Chuck Scott, of Griffin, with a coyote that was taken on May 20.

Andrew Standard, of Hinesville, writes, “I trapped a few coyotes back a month or so but didn’t think about entering them. In the past week, I had three different pictures of coyote destruction. This second picture (of a coyote carrying a dead fawn) was taken yesterday, and I put a trap out before dark. It just ‘got my goat’ (or fawn). This one got a headache this morning when I checked the trap. Hopefully I have saved some deer and turkeys for the future. Thanks for nudging me to get out and do my part to protect the game for the future! Coyote taken at my farm in Gum Branch/Liberty County.”

Hank Tankersley with a coyote from May 31.

VR Coggin

Joseph Parker, of Newton.

Clark Cleveland, of Carrollton, on June 4.

Dustin Kerbow, of Shady Dale.

Kyle Smith, of Madison, with some coyotes kiled on May 25. They killed four total.

Scott Noltensmeier with a coyote trapped on the edge of a clearcut coming out of a hardwood draw.

Mark Hamby, of Villa Rica.

Wyatt Tibbitts, of Dallas.

Jonathon Fox, of Tift County, with a Pike County coyote.

E.M. Quinn, of Decatur.

Mike Cordell, of Eatonton.

Colton Gragg, of Tiger, trapped this coyote on May 3.

Jeff Jarrard, of Clayton, with a coyote taken on May 5 at 10:30 p.m.

Josh Jarrard

John Hanna, of Colquitt.

Christopher Williams, of Zebulon.

Chris Lingerfelt killed this coyote in Martin.

Richard McCorkle, of Americus.

Brian Schmeck, of Howard.

Bruce Pittman, of Thomasville.

Matthew Allen

Donald Keys

Ken Ricks, of Adrian.

Randall Whitaker, of Adrian.

Justin Johnson, of Adrian, with a male coyote that came running into a fawn distress call and had a doe chasing him around the field.

Casey Cogan with a coyote from May 6.

Hunter McMillian hit the triple on May 13.

Nate Moore with some success on May 28.

Darrell Hudson, of Thomaston, with a pair of coyotes from May 6.

Glenn Lanxton, of Thomaston.

Dennis Beaty, of Chickamauga.

Ron Rozier with a female that came to a bluejay in distress call.

Ryan Moody, of Tignall.

Cline Souther, of Dalton, with a male coyote killed April 29. “Glad my GON came in the mail today!”

Mike Russell, of Resaca, with a coyote caught in a trap.

Keith Swinford, of Cohutta.

Nathan Fennell on May 25.

Gary Youngblood, of Vienna, with a coyote that fell to a dirt-hole set.

Billy Nipper, of Cordele.

Sawyer Coggins, of Tignall, with coyote No. 72 for 2023.

James Davis, of Washington.

AJ Chapman, of Tignall.

Kim Turner with a coyote taken May 25.

Larry Walters, of TyTy.

Jacob Burdette, of Omega.

Larry Swicegood, of Brunswick.