True, but do you really think a warden will believe you are hunting 'yotes with a 40 S&W or a 9mm?
It really doesn't matter what people "feel" or "believe". If it's legal to hunt coyotes with a handgun (fairly certain it is) Then what they believe means SFA (Sweet **** all).
Edit: From the "Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules"
Handguns:
Big game, except cougar, may be hunted with
handguns with a minimum barrel length
of 4 inches per manufacturers specification,
and fire a minimum 24 caliber centerfire
cartridge The minimum for cougar is a 22
caliber centerfire handgun Rimfire handguns
are not legal for big game