I wish we could night hunt with rifles here in Oklahoma too. I think this change is unwarranted and probably doesn't mirror the popular opinion of the sportsmen and women in Oklahoma. As far as the cattle issue, I don't know what to say. It really kind of insults me that someone would think that I couldn't tell the difference between and coyote and a cow. I also think that most hunters that predator hunt are responsible people.
I've heard that the laws were changed to stop deer poaching at night. I dont believe that, if they are sorry enough to poach, they will anyway. I would like to see the numbers of deer poaching arrests before and after the night predator hunt laws changed. I bet it has had very little effect on the number of arrests. However I may be wrong as numbers can be made to say what you want them to.