MA Coyote Zones 1 – 14

COYOTE & FOX
Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and end at midnight, except 1) on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail during the
pheasant and quail season when hunting hours begin at sunrise and end at sunset and, 2) when hunting coyote during the
shotgun deer season (see below). Coyote and fox may be hunted with shotguns, muzzleloaders, and archery, as well as rifles and
handguns with special nighttime restrictions (see page 29). Coyotes may be hunted with shotguns using numbered or lettered birdshot
(≤ 0.230 inch pellet diameter; up to FF), except during the shotgun deer season (see below). Fox may be hunted with numbered
birdshot only (≤ 0.160 inch pellet diameter). It is legal to hunt coyote and fox using bait, decoys, electronic or manual calls, and
dogs. Artificial lights are prohibited. Coyote

Coyote and fox pelts/carcasses must be checked/reported within 4 working days of the end of the season by either 1) checking them
at an official check station (see page 44), or 2) reporting them online and writing the harvest confirmation number on a tag of
your own making, then attaching the tag to the carcass or pelt (see page 44 for details). Confirmation numbers must remain attached
to all pelts/carcasses, with the specific confirmation number issued for each particular pelt or carcass, until the carcass
is prepared for mounting by a taxidermist, or the pelt is sold or tanned.

During the shotgun deer season it is legal to hunt coyotes, but not fox; however the following additional regulations apply:

• Hunting hours begin ½ hour before
sunrise and end ½ hour after sunset.

• Use of manual or electronic calls and
dogs are prohibited.

• Rifles and handguns are prohibited.

• Shotguns and muzzleloaders loaded
with slugs, single balls, or buckshot are
permitted.

• All hunters must wear a minimum of
500 square inches of hunter orange on
their head, chest, and back.

NOTES: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as a quick reference only. Please check the official website for any updates before hunting. We will not be held responsible for outdated information, it is the individual’s responsibility to do your due diligence before hunting. http://www.eregulations.com/massachusetts/huntingandfishing/