Do you have something besides what has been posted here for that belief?
No, only what I've read here. The key line from SF 7 is this.
(2) a person taking coyote or fox as provided under section 97B.075 and rules adopted
under section 97B.605.
It only references 97B.075 which says:
97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING.
(a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, except as provided in this section.
(b) Big game and wolves may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset.
(c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner.
and 97B.605 which says:
97B.605 COMMISSIONER MAY RESTRICT TAKING SMALL GAME ANIMALS.
The commissioner may by rule set open seasons for, prescribe limits and restrictions on, and designate areas where small game as defined in section 97A.015 may be taken and possessed.
It doesn't reference 97B.081 which references artificial light and has the Jan 1 to Mar 15th restrictions.
Coyotes are unprotected so 97B.075 and 97B.605 shouldn't apply.
But this is Minnesota, the state where nothing is allowed. The commissioner will probably come up with five pages of ********.
Some days it is tempting to move to North Dakota, where the laws are fewer and understandable, rather than the book that MN publishes. Here's North Dakota's coyote regulations:
https://gf.nd.gov/hunting/coyote.
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Firearms at night – Coyote and fox (red and gray) may be hunted at any hour. Any person who engages in coyote or fox hunting from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise must hunt exclusively on foot. Use of night vision or thermal imaging equipment is allowed. Use of spotlights or any other artificial light, including infrared lights, are prohibited.
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