Yote hunting regulation question?

[wooly]

Can someone clear this up for me?

Would like to do some yote hunting with the smokepole with the same loads I use for deer hunting. Is that ok to legaly do?

Not sure what category below that falls in. I think what's confusing me is the whole shotgun loaded with shot.....does that mean no slugs? :-\ 

For some reason I have a piece of regulations from somewhere stuck in my head from a while back that said nothing larger than #2 or #4 shot????

Furbearer Hunting  Furbearer Hunting at Night  You may hunt furbearers at night, with or without a light, as follows:

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• Use any handgun or bow.
   
• Use a shotgun loaded with shot (any size).
   
• Use a rifle chambered in any cartridge, except that you may not possess a centerfire rifle afield, during the day or night, during any open season for deer in areas restricted to using a shotgun only for deer.
   
• If hunting without a light, the use of a light gathering ("starlight") scope is legal on any firearm listed above.
  

  NOTE: Westchester County and Long Island - Rifles are not allowed

[letinmfly]

On page 51 of the Hunting Syllabus it doesn't mention anything about shot size for a shotgun.  It says that a ML can be used.

[WNYBuckHunter]

What you quoted are the restrictions for night hunting, not daytime hunting. The rules are slightly different.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

do you need a valid ML license to use one on yotes?

[apertureguy]

I don't think so...but you should try to call a DEC office for clarity.

[Big John]

Furbearer Hunting  To hunt furbearers, you need to possess a junior hunting, small game, small/big game, sportsman, super sportsman, non-resident hunting, or non-resident super sportsman license. A trapping or big game license does not allow you to hunt furbearers. Furbearers may be hunted with a bow or firearm as described below. All laws pertaining to the use of a spotlight and firearm apply.

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• You may hunt red and gray fox, coyote, bobcat, raccoon, skunk, mink, weasel and opossum.
   
• If you take a bobcat, it must be tagged and sealed.
   
• You may use a call, including an electronic call.
   
• You may hunt furbearers only after sunrise on the opening day. They may be taken at any hour, day or night, for the rest of their hunting season.
   
• Skunk may only be hunted during their open trapping season.
   
• Mink may only be hunted in the Southern Zone with a firearm not larger than .22 caliber during their open trapping season. Mink may not be hunted with a firearm in the Northern Zone
   
• Muskrat may only be hunted on Lake Champlain during the open trapping season with a firearm not larger than a .22 caliber.
   
• You may hunt furbearers during the day using any handgun, shotgun, rifle or bow. Air guns may be used to hunt furbearers. An air gun is defined as a firearm that uses spring or compressed air (not gunpowder) to propel a single projectile that is .17 caliber or larger and produces a muzzle velocity of at least 600 feet/second.
   
• You may hunt at night as described below.
  

[martin]

You need to also check the rules for your local county. Some are different than others. Its best to call DEC and ask. Some counties allow rifle and some do not. During deer season its can be different as well. Good luck and go WHACK "EM

[nycoyotehounds..BUB]

I remember in the old days, in order to use a rifle in NZ while hunting coyotes with hounds we had to get a special permit to carry a center fire. Another one of those dumb rules..Didnt need one for SZ though. Sure glad they did away with it.

[Santamour123]

That was the reason I loved my 22 mag.