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August 27, 2005

Good Fences Keep the Coyotes In

I love stories like these:

Knightstown -- Supporters helped an Amish man pay a $181 court fee after he was convicted of shooting a coyote on someone else's property and of trespassing.

About 45 people attended a Knightstown Town Court session Thursday to support Amos Esh at his trial.

In June, Esh's wife, Emma, spotted a coyote near their flock of about 140 sheep. By the time Esh got his rifle and fired, the coyote was on the property of a neighbor, who called police.

After Judge Hayden Butler found Esh guilty and announced the fine, a swarm of people took cash from their pockets to pay it.

A more detailed account of the case can be found here, which includes this gem about Esh's jerk of a neighbor, "Heyob said he is not opposed to people killing coyotes. He just doesn't want people trespassing to do it. 'High-powered rifle at 500 feet is dangerous,' he said. Some people in the crowd laughed at that comment."

Posted by Zach Wendling at August 27, 2005 11:27 AM

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