DES MOINES, Iowa — Coyote hunting season in Iowa is always open, but the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the state’s top predator is most often hunted in the winter.

Other prey include deer, including hunting sick ... an urban coyote management plan — the first in Iowa. Per the plan, report coyotes approaching people and pets, sick or injured coyotes ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the state’s coyote population is increasing slightly. They say that’s partly because fewer people are hunting the animals. Jim Young lives just ...