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My friend shot this buck, never recovered it until 3 days later.....nice deer but the Coyotes ate good.

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"It's not meat until it's in the freezer".E.Don Thomas

Wow...You have definite coyote issues in your neck of the woods. Time to break out some traps or predator calls to do the deer a favor.

They can do their job for sure!!

Great job in cleaning up what wasn't finished.

They would'nt miss such an easy opportunity!

so did the coons, crows, ravens, strays, mink, on and on, just nature's clean up crew.

Nothing goes to waste.

It's them killer chick-a-dees.  Where do you think they developed their taste for suet?

Like little pirrahna with wings!

QuoteOriginally posted by joe ashton:
"It's not meat until it's in the freezer".E.Don Thomas

Its still meat! just not yours!!    :knothead:

 
J

at least you got antler for buttons and maybe a couple inches of sinew...


plenty of bone there for arraheads too...

-hov

Dandy of a buck though! They sure did a number on it.   :scared:

Yup, we definitely have yote issues in this neck of the woods!

Yotes ate 3/4 of a doe in less than 9 hours a couple of years ago.  I'll call a guy with a tracking dog before I leave another overnight around here.

The amazing thing is when you do see one in the daytime, the bugger looks like its starving!

You think that maybe some ole yote is running around bragging about the big buck that he pulled down all by himself  :biglaugh:

Hungry friggers - sheesh but they're efficient.

I would still throw my tag on that buck. That is a nice buck and tell your friend congrats and way to keep looking.

Paul

Well at least they didn't gnaw on the antlers.
Good on you for recovering what you could. Since I don't eat antler soup I would have considered it a total loss except for the educational factor.

Like others have said, time to do some predator hunting!

Nothing goes to waste out there. Even worms have to eat!

Nice rack!

You can be glad those vicious squirrels didn't get their teeth on it.

God bless,Mudd

Damn sorry about that.

But at least the hike back will be easier with the "lightened" load?    :dunno:

Something just a little bit...wilder...in knowing we're not the only predators out there. I would personally be worse off without their presence.

Still, too bad about losing such a fine deer. The rack would be a little solace perhaps.

So much for a shoulder mount.

Thats a nice buck, sorry about the meat but you still have a nice trophy

Some areas the coyotes can do that in 3 hours!

Around here if you have to leave them overnight it's about a 50/50 chance of that happening.

My bet is that, after 3 days, coyotes weren't the only critters feeding on that deer.  A lot of creatures ate good!!

Joe

QuoteOriginally posted by BlacktailBowhunter:
I would still throw my tag on that buck. That is a nice buck and tell your friend congrats and way to keep looking.

Paul

DITTO

Don't take any naps in that woods.    

Nice natural cleanup. Lighter haul... Good on ya for finding it again.

Several years ago, I went back in the morning to recover a doe and found a skeleton and half a hide.  Looked like the piranha had gotten it.

Well, I must agree with the others who said that all of God's creatures thank you for such a fine meal. Too bad about losing such a nice buck, but critters got bellies to fill too and in nature nothing goes to waste.

QuoteOriginally posted by Stumpkiller:
It's them killer chick-a-dees.  Where do you think they developed their taste for suet?

Like little pirrahna with wings!

Now that's funny!

But true.  I've seen cute little Chickadees visiting a carcas or gut pile before.  Nothing goes to waste in nature.  :)

Yeah they are bad in some parts of New york. I'm lucky we don't have them on Long Island ...yet. They say all it is going to take is for a couple to come over one ofthe bridges at night or across the frozen LI sound to get a population started.

Even here in N.H. I've twice had deer "cleaned up" when left overnight.

Skipper, If that was me I would have left the carcass and killed every last one of those SOB'S!   :saywhat:   STIFFROD

Too bad about the deer.

Michigan `yotes have evolved to the point where they now boil the bones, add some carrots and potatoes, a little celery, some seasonings...

If they had thumbs, they could make biscuits, but they can`t hold the spoon to stir the flour mix.

Nice deer Joe.

It happens. I was at Brown's the other day and he said it happened to his buddy in the ADKs. this past season when left overnight.

I would do some yote hunting for sure

Carl

It is a major problem within NYS.  As Jeff said, they're not yet on LI, but being that they've been into Manhattan, and the Bronx, soon, they'll get their EZ Pass and cross the bridges.  They should be hunted all year, not just part of the year.  There are several large packs in my area that compete in howling contests, amusing, but scary at the same time.  My cousin was bitten on his pants leg while having a smoke in a chair outside the kitchen door!!!!  No fear, and with the bredding of wild dogs, some top 70 pounds.  Recover your deer, then post over the baitpile and decrease the population.

yes they are!

I really feel that coyotes have more of an effect on deer populations than many realize.  As an example:  I grew up in Iroquois county Illinois.  This county has much of the most fertile ground in the world.  Before the coyotes really took hold here, it was not uncommon to see does with triplets as a result of the fertile conditions.  I mean you would see it all the time!  The last time I have seen a doe with triplets here since the coyotes really got ahold was back in the late 90's.  Also, I firmly believe that coyotes DO sometimes hunt in packs, and when the snow is deep they will be able to take even adult deer.

I agree that coyotes have a heavy impact on deer as well as other wildlife. They should be heavily hunted yand/or trapped year round. To me, they are very much out of control. Sure, they have to eat too, but they are eating far too well in many areas. I believe they are the major reason I am not seeing near as many fawns as in past years and wopuld  never pass up  a shot at one, even if I am only throwing spitballs.

THEY SURE DID....

I hit a muley about liver in OR one evening and backed off.  Early the next morning I went back and it looked like a quail flush.  Must have put out 7-8 coyotes out of the brush patch.  Only thing left on the bones was a bit of one front shoulder and the upper neck..

Was a tv show the other day in which a guy arrowed a buck.  It ran out into the field and started staggering.  Two coyotes took off after it and never left until the guys left their blind and scared them off.