This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Organizer of upcoming annual coyote hunting tournament in Alberta, DKD Coyote Tournament, has assured that the competition will take place this weekend despite the protests from critics who assert that it glorifies killing animals. The fourth annual competition is scheduled to take place in Lac Ste. Anne County, i.e. about 100 kilometres west of Edmonton.
According to the contest rules, participants should make two-person teams to hunt and kill as many coyotes as possible in one day and the winning team, with most kills, will be awarded prizes. Quite expectedly, all participants must be eligible to hunt in Alberta and have a valid hunting licence and firearms training in order to partake. Event organizer, Paul, has alleged to have personally received threats from animal rights activists over the tournament. In his remarks, Paul stressed that he fails to understand why the event is becoming controversial when farmers regularly kill coyotes. He alleged that “ninety per cent of farmers will take care of coyotes as needed all year long.” Explaining his point of view, Paul mentioned that the first year of the tournament resulted in less than 10 animals being killed, whereas the figure was just 13 last year.
On the other hand, Lesley Sampson of Ontario-based Coyote Watch Canada alleged that she doesn’t believe the tournament is really about controlling the coyote population. She mentioned in her remarks that “it’s not about helping the neighbour; it’s just about killing a lot of coyotes in one day.”
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