If you are going to do this, I would cage the bait to ensure that the coyotes dont reach the critter. Not even sure that live bait is legal.
A guy would sure want to make sure its on the up and up before going ahead with it.. Probably never will do it but just something I was tossing around. Can't see why it would be ilegal sure dont see anything in any regs about it. badback,, I hear what you are saying but to be honest with you I am to the point in my life where I could really care less what them PETA freaks think. We will never do anything to keep them happy and why would we even try, they live in their world lets just live in ours.
Screw them and their tags..
X2...Also I wouldn't post the results since many Eco/PETA types scans forums looking for items to get free publicity for their cause....
I wouldn't worry about what PETA thinks (Not sure what "Eco types" are)But there is a large number of on the fence "non-hunters" and they could go ether way. I think it is in our best interests (and that of future hunters) to NOT do things that the non-hunters would find offensive.
A "non-hunter" is not an "Anti-hunter". At lest not yet. Someone who does not hunt and does not know too much about hunting may see some of our actions as hunters and decide to become or be more sympathetic to the PETA anti-hunters. then we have lost a potential alley to the other side.