Opening Season 2013…..Coyote!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Season opened yesterday. Our trapper set a trap yesterday and caught a nice'n.

He's only setting 3 traps right now since we are in full blown Rabbit hunting. Didn't want to catch a bunch of Beagles.  :D



  

 

[m wood]

he kinda looks content in there.  I'm a bit surprised.  I followed a blood trail the other night till 9pm, ran thru 3 flashlights and was across 2 neighbors properties...where I dont know any of the landmarks.  The ky-otes were a barking, chirping and howling the whole time I was crawling thru the brush.  ooky spooky in the pitch black :D
TRAP AWAY!!!!!!
mark

[beenthere]

m wood
You peaked my interest, so what did you find at the end of the blood trail?

Son and I were on a blood trail 4 wks ago, and decided at 9:30 pm to quit and resume looking in the am.

About 9:30 am kicked out a coyote and then found the deer hide, head, lower legs and just a few short ribs left standing.
Trap away!!

[Ron Scott]

Yes, coyotes are a real problem here, especially for the bow hunter. If you have to leave a blood trail overnight, the coyotes are sure to have your deer before you find it in the morning.

[clww]

Nice job catching Mr. Wil E. Coyote. ;)

[samandothers]

CLWW
Happy Birthday

Mr Will E got the short end yet again!

[m wood]

BT i got almost the exact same story.  Went back after her Sunday morn and found the remains.  Always a low point for the season if that happens to me.  Hate to leave...can't keep going...decisions, decisions

[hardtailjohn]

They're "fair game" all year round here. There used to be more of them, but the wolves have cleaned a lot out already. We still get a few every year, slinking around the calves when  they're new.  Good job!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

They're "fair game" all year round here. There used to be more of them, but the wolves have cleaned a lot out already. We still get a few every year, slinking around the calves when  they're new.  Good job!

Fair game year round here for shooting.......we have a season on trapping.

[terry f]

   Am I the only one who is wondering why that thing is still alive.

[m wood]

yeah, what do you do with a live, trapped coyote?

[Seaman]

I need to come down to see that trap! I need a half dozen.
Frank

[Chuck White]

Nothing much more devious than a coyote!

If I was trapping yotes, they wouldn't be released from the trap until they've met their maker!

[NWP]

Poston is going to put it on a leash and keep it as a guard dog.  :D

[chevytaHOE5674]

I got one the other day when I was out checking the cows still a few more around that need to disappear though.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Poston is going to put it on a leash and keep it as a guard dog.  :D

:D :D :D :D :D

The trapper takes the live Yotes and takes them South. Somewhere they have a 100 plus acre, fenced in place to train dogs to hunt them.

[m wood]

ok then! thats an acceptable answer ;D.  glad to hear there are still places that dogs are allowed to hunt nusiance predators.

[gspren]

  What type of trap was it caught in, box, snare, leg hold?

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Wire box. Dead chicken on trigger.

[Magicman]

Just take um to the pond and see if they can swim.  Works with armadillos and skunks, so I doubt that coyotes can swim either.

[drobertson]

Allot of folks are against trapping, and hunting, its hard for me to figure their way of figuring, my barber posted this one this morning after, I guess getting an ear full from someone, off his trail cam,


  
I say trap away,   david

[Jeff]

That's hard to look at.  :-\

[VT_Forestry]

I've seen that series of photos before, friends of mine with USDA Wildlife Services were passing them around several years ago.  There is a website that has the entire event, several hundred pictures worth, of a couple coyotes taking down what appears to be a healthy 10-pointer.  There was some speculation that the deer was already wounded by a vehicle or maybe hemmoragic disease, but either way like Jeff said, it's tough to watch.  Alot of non-outdoorsy folks see pictures of coyotes and the resemblence to dogs and begin to think of them as cuddly pups instead of the crafty, instinctual predators that they really are.  Everytime I see that picture in an email or a thread like this one, it only solidifies the fact that I will feed any and all coyotes a healthy lead sandwich at every opportunity  :D

[Bandmill Bandit]

Coyotes are the most ruthless of killers! And we will NEVER run out of them.

While they are an important part of the Eco system of the plains but we still need Trap, hunt, snare, and  use what ever other means you can think of to keep them under control. I understand that Alberta has reintroduced bounty for coyotes this year. I haven't checked my self yet but will be after christmas. May do some trapping my self.     

[drobertson]

I've seen that series of photos before, friends of mine with USDA Wildlife Services were passing them around several years ago.  There is a website that has the entire event, several hundred pictures worth, of a couple coyotes taking down what appears to be a healthy 10-pointer.  There was some speculation that the deer was already wounded by a vehicle or maybe hemmoragic disease, but either way like Jeff said, it's tough to watch.  Alot of non-outdoorsy folks see pictures of coyotes and the resemblence to dogs and begin to think of them as cuddly pups instead of the crafty, instinctual predators that they really are.  Everytime I see that picture in an email or a thread like this one, it only solidifies the fact that I will feed any and all coyotes a healthy lead sandwich at every opportunity  :D

I haven't spoke with Josh, I just assumed it was from his camera,  I did wonder, either way, sorry for the graphic nature,   david