Hunting Coyote Hunting! By Outdoor Life Online Editor Updated on Feb 1, 2021 11:46 AM EST 1 minute read An adult male coyote that's a bit worn in the tooth. Outdoor Life Online Editor Deputy Editor Gerald Bethge was at the first-ever Sullivan County, New York coyote contest Feb 8-10. With $2,000 prize awarded to the hunter with the biggest coyote, sportsmen came out in droves to participate. Here he is, above, inspecting a coyote pelt. Outdoor Life Online Editor Radio collars help track coyote movement. Outdoor Life Online Editor Ear tags removed from a collared male coyote. Outdoor Life Online Editor A radio-collared male that was taken on Saturday morning. Outdoor Life Online Editor Hunt officials track the day's take and method of harvest. Outdoor Life Online Editor Warren Krum skins a big coyote. Outdoor Life Online Editor A 45-pound comes to the scales. Outdoor Life Online Editor The hide of the hunt's biggest coyote. Outdoor Life Online Editor This black male coyote was taken in Ulster County, New York. Outdoor Life Online Editor Warren Krum skins a mature male coyote. Outdoor Life Online Editor Hides from Saturday's hunt lie ready for the stretchers. Outdoor Life Online Editor Hunters gather in Warren Krum's skinning shed. Outdoor Life Online Editor The pelt from the radio-collared coyote. Outdoor Life Online Editor Winner Robert Mir from Liberty, New York accepts congratulations- and a check for $2,200 from Sullivan County Federation of Sportsmen Club's Jack Danchak. Outdoor Life Online Editor Hunters celebrated the weekend's events with a roast beef supper. Outdoor Life Online Editor What do 500 hardcore hunters do once deer season comes to a close? Well, go coyote hunting, of course. By Gerald Bethge.