Hunters paid $50 to kill coyotes; Pulaski begins bounty program.(METROPOLITAN)

Byline: Amy Doolittle, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A bounty hunting program in Southwestern Virginia will allow residents to earn money while ridding the area of coyotes, which kill livestock and other animals. Hunters will be paid $50 for every female coyote killed with a $2,500 annual cap under the program that Pulaski County officials approved last month. Pulaski is one of several counties in Southwestern Virginia that have considered programs to curb a growing coyote population. Officials in Northern Virginia said they don't allow hunting or bounty programs even though coyote ...