Baiting

[deadeer]

Is it legal to hunt/shoot crows and coyotes over bait?

[morrison]

The federal regulations control the hunting of migratory game birds and waterfowl. I have copied and pasted crow regulations below. The federal regulations 50 CFR 20.133 allows for the state to develop statutes to regulate crow hunting. The Administrative rules below establish hunting seasons for crows as well as a regulation to allow for the taking of crows that are causing depredation, being a nuisance, or a risk to human health.

Indiana does not restrict an individual from hunting coyotes over bait.

50 CFR
§ 20.1 Scope of regulations.
(a) In general. The regulations contained in this part relate only to the hunting of migratory game
birds, and crows.
(b) Procedural and substantive requirements. Migratory game birds may be taken, possessed,
transported, shipped, exported, or imported only in accordance with the restrictions, conditions,
and requirements contained in this part. Crows may be taken, possessed, transported, exported, or imported only in accordance with subpart H of this part and the restrictions, conditions, and
requirements prescribed in § 20.133.
SUBPART H -- FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN LAW
§ 20.71 Violation of Federal law.
No person shall at any time, by any means or in any manner, take, possess, transport, or export
any migratory bird, or any part, nest, or egg of any such bird, in violation of any act of Congress
or any regulation issued pursuant thereto.
§ 20.72 Violation of State law.
No person shall at any time, by any means or in any manner, take, possess, transport, or export
any migratory bird, or any part, nest, or egg of any such bird, in violation of any applicable law or regulation of any State.
§ 20.73 Violation of foreign law.
No person shall at any time, by any means, or in any manner, import, possess, or transport, any
migratory bird, or any part, nest, or egg of any such bird taken, bought, sold, transported,
possessed, or exported contrary to any applicable law or regulation of any foreign country, or
State or province thereof.
§ 20.133 Hunting regulations for crows.
(a) Crows may be taken, possessed, transported, exported, or imported, only in accordance with
such laws or regulations as may be prescribed by a State pursuant to this section.
(b) Except in the State of Hawaii, where no crows shall be taken, States may by statute or
regulation prescribe a hunting season for crows. Such State statutes or regulations may set forth
the method of taking, the bag and possession limits, the dates and duration of the hunting season,
and such other regulations as may be deemed appropriate, subject to the following limitations for
each State:
(1) Crows shall not be hunted from aircraft;
(2) The hunting season or seasons on crows shall not exceed a total of 124 days during a calendar year;
(3) Hunting shall not be permitted during the peak crow nesting period within a State; and
(4) Crows may only be taken by firearms, bow and arrow, and falconry.

312 IAC 9-4-7.1 American crows
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.1. (a) An individual may hunt American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) from July 1 through August 15 and from December 13 through March 1 of the following year.
(b) An individual may take an unlimited number of crows.

312 IAC 9-4-7.2 Brown-headed cowbirds, common grackles, red-winged blackbirds, rusty blackbirds, Brewer's blackbirds, and crows
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.2. An individual may take:
(1) brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater);
(2) common grackles (Quicalus quiscula);
(3) red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus);
(4) Brewer's blackbirds (Euphagus cyanocephalus); and
(5) American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos);
if the birds are committing or about to commit depredations upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife or concentrated in numbers and in a manner that constitutes a health hazard or nuisance