I don't think I'd have the heart to kill the pups. That's the rationale for the states that have a season, since late winter-early spring is pup season.

I would probably feel differently if I owned a farm and they were going after my livestock. But some coyotes are better-behaved than others; if you take out the well-behaved ones, then it creates a void where new coyotes will move into the territory and they might not be so well-behaved.

It bothers me that you can kill a coyote at any time; regardless of if it has pups.
I don’t mind that someone has killed a possibly pregnant coyote; like the operator has here. But no young one deserves to starve to death because their parent was killed. However, I do realize that can happen no matter what. No offense to the OP

The way I look at it is six dead for one shot and I’d do it tomorrow in a heartbeat. People’s tune changes if it’s your livestock or pets these rascals are killing