Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Jack Whitmire Jr on November 13, 2013, 09:53:00 PM
-
I hunted one of my favorite stands in WV this AM that I call the tater patch . We had the first snow of the year and it made for a beautiful morning. I hadn't been in the stand more than 10 minutes when a coyote came blasting by me . I queaked on the back of my hand but he was having none of it .
About 8:45 I saw a deer coming and she fed all the way to me on browse as we have no acorns here this year . I took a slightly quartering away shot and the hit looked very good , the deer went into a draw that is right below my stand and out of sight .
Since we can now take 2 deer in one day I stayed in the stand hoping to get a shot at a buck . About an hour later I heard Coyotes yipping down the hollow at what sounded like 500 yards near mt neighbors house which seemed odd .
A total of 1.5 hrs after the shot I climbed down and starting tracking which was difficult because the snow was melting rapidly . I found my deer about 125 yds of trail 80 yards from my stand ,but the coyotes I heard had been on my deer. This picture is Grpahic .
-
(http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo359/luckyjack123/Doe11-13-2013249_zpsc17528e1.jpg) (http://s391.photobucket.com/user/luckyjack123/media/Doe11-13-2013249_zpsc17528e1.jpg.html)
-
Did you shoot it with your new bow Jack?
-
I'm getting where I hate coyotes .
-
Yes sorta sad that was how it started with this !
-
Here is Charlie before Coyote adventure as the sun was just coming into the tater patch .
(http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo359/luckyjack123/Doe11-13-2013248_zps07cec364.jpg) (http://s391.photobucket.com/user/luckyjack123/media/Doe11-13-2013248_zps07cec364.jpg.html)
-
I already hate 'em! They've found a couple of mine before me too.
-
Kill them all guys,spend more time chasing them.
-
They got my "Hope" doe this year...I know they are just doin what they do but damn them. I am now at war with them Knuckleheads!
-
Yep, it sucks! Had the same thing happen to me two seasons ago!
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/Coyotehole.jpg) (http://s579.photobucket.com/user/archeryrules/media/Coyotehole.jpg.html)
Congratson your doe and sorry the yotes got her first!
Bisch
-
I don't know.... looks like classic Sasquatch gnawing to me ! :laughing:
I lost one to coyotes, I mean... Sasquatch, years ago. No fun at all.
ChuckC
-
Bummer!
-
Trapping is the key. We should all make it a goal to trap Them over the winter. A buddy in PA took 6 off a 200 acre farm. He saw an increase in turkey and deer the very next yr.
-
They hold a hunt in Elko County annually Ladt year they killed 400. The bastards ate my antelope this September-all of it. I oew them now
I reloaded 22-250 rounds as their just reward.
-
They left you some good cuts of meat!!!
Sorry! I can get stupid when I stay up past my bed time..lol
God bless,Mudd
-
Was it E. Don Thomas that said "It's not meat until its in the freezer"
-
Got some high class wolves up here in Canuckistan. They only ate the hind quarters and left me the front.
-
I see canine, feline, and aerial hunters more as our brethren than enemies. They do a very good job of hunting and scavenging. It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
I hesitate to say this because I don't mean to offend you and I'm afraid you might take it as such, but honestly, this is what I'd think if it happened to me... if I hadn't decided to stay and wait for the chance at a buck, they wouldn't have had a chance at my doe. My 'greed', their feed. Next time I'll just take the doe and go.
Congrats on the deer by the way.
-
Bowjunkie you won't offend me saying that but I would have waited regardless because the deer acted weird after the shot . Sorta like it was gut shot but wasn't .I didn't say that in original post .The shot was good on disection .
Yes the coyotes have to eat also . But I have a vendetta with them they killed my Jack Russell Terrier a few years ago .Neighbor trapped 13 a few winters ago and it made a difference .
It may offend a few here but this is how I feel , the coyotes eat my deer they should eat the tag also . I will not eat a deer that has been half eaten by coyotes , sorry but that is where I stand .
-
Jack , I agree with you about eating the deer. You never know how many bite the meat and the chance of disease transfer through the saliva. We have some small terriers and they killed several of our barn cats so I feel your pain. After one ate on of my doe kills, I decided to get some payback. I killed several and make it a after deer season ritual to kill as many as possible through various methods. That initial winter I trapped a big female and the tides turned. When it comes to controlling the coyote numbers, I think vigilance is the key due their reproduction rate.
-
congrats on the doe these darn yotes need a reall good thinning of the herd!!
-
They just seem to get more and more agressive. I just this week picked up a LED red light. Planning on grabbing the boy I've been mentoring and doing some night hunting after the season.
-
Two years ago my buddy shot a nice buck opening day evening and it fell in a thicket 60 yards from his stand. He couldn't see it but heard it fall. There were several bucks still in the field near his stand so he waited for them to leave before going to find the deer. Less than an hour had passed and a coyote had already found the buck and eaten a portion.
The following evening I shot a buck in the same area. Even though I originally felt I had made a good shot the arrow didn't pass through and the blood trail was marginal at best. I began to second guess my shot and decided rather than take a chance of jumping the deer searching for more blood in the dark I marked the last blood and slipped away. The next morning we found the deer less than fifty yards from the last blood. Or, I should say we found what was left. Coyotes had eaten the entire deer and all that was left were the skin and bones.
-
I saw a recent thread on a website I won't name. Seems a guy shot a beautiful buck and left it for a morning recovery. Coyotes got to this buck and basically destroyed everything except the antlers. There was some mention in the story of "at least 'Joe' was able to recover his buck" and he appeared very happy. I would personally find that very dissatisfying, to just recover a big set of antlers. Many value the bone more than the meat...definitely not me. Losing valued meat like this is a definite downer. I know from losing about 600 pounds of moose meat to a grizzly last year. As far as coyotes go...just another predator in the woods, doing what predators do. I'm a bigger predator, and I have the option to kill them. They haven't taken a deer from me yet, but it will happen. I'll be upset, but that's part of the world we live in.
-
My son shot a main frame 8 point with 13 points total. We bumped it looking for it and backed out to let it die. Came back the next morning at first light and there was not an ounce of meat left on it. It was very upsetting to loose all that meat.
-
I have lost meat on deer from both bears and coyotes when I had marginal shots and left them overnight. Yes, the loss if bad but pushing marginally hit deer is bad also as they can go a long way and may not be recovered at all. I also won't eat a deer that has been fed on but I have and will tag it-I caused the death and repect that animal.
-
Originally posted by pred80:
congrats on the doe these darn yotes need a reall good thinning of the herd!!
I agree
-
What a shame. Congrats on the doe. It really is getting to the point where all hunters should seriously considering taking and coyotes seen while hunting. I personally plan on taking the state trapping course and also hunting them this winter.
-
Here's one I couldn't find until the next morning a year or two ago.
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n217/dave27615/Snapshot110-20-201110-30AM.png)
Yote's gotta eat too. It's disappointing of course but no hard feelings. I won't begrudge an animal its natural food just because it interferes with my hobby.
-
Thats a bummer! My son lost his first longbow deer, first deer period to coyotes this year in CO. They need to be thinned out for sure!
-
I was told of a case this year. A kid shot a buck and went after it. Jumped it once and then found it again. He dressed it out as best he could, first deer, put his jacket over the deer and went for help. He got back to the deer two hours later, the coyotes pulled his jacket off the deer. Luckily they chased the coyotes off before too much damage was done. Perhaps, putting his jacket on the deer may have kept the coyotes from charging right in and eating his deer.
-
Sorry to hear about that! I used to hunt Scott's depot down camp creek road near the YMCA. Killed a few good bucks out of there. Used to trap coyotes too, always plenty of them.
-
I make it a point to try and kill every coyote I see.
-
I haven't lost a deer to a coyote yet, but I know they are getting more and more prevalent. I can recall a time early last year in the stand that I had 3 different coyote howling and they sounded no more than 50y from my tree. Was an eery walk out in the dark- that's for sure.
-
Jack that is one beautiful bow. I'm hoping to add one to my arsenal.
-
Just had the same thing happen to me on the exact same day.
coyotes suck. period. they were cool when we only had a few and they were exciting to see occationaly. now they are so thick they even sound off at sunrise and you see them running the roads all the time.
So tired of yotes.
-
I know the coyotes are predators and need to eat also . But when they killed my dog a few years ago I declared war on them . I would never purposely run over an animal on the road except a coyote . I have no ethics when it comes to coyotes . Atom bombs, Acme Hand gernades , gorrilla warfare , trucks and rifles/bows are all tactics I'll use :) Yes I'm upset about losing the meat .
-
I can't blame the coyotes for getting to a deer before I get to it, but I can blame them for dropping the numbers of deer in my area to a scant few.
-
Coyotes need thinning just as bass do in a pond or even deer in a woods. If you shoot a deer and want to leave it until the next day and the thought of coyotes come into your mind. You have way too many.
-
I killed a big doe in KS 2 yrs ago in the morning. Hit was a little high, but I knew I had her. Decided to go eat breakfast was back in 1.5 hrs and the coyotes had eaten everything but one front quarter! This was 180-200 lb doe! I hate yotes and kill everyone I can.
-
I had coyotes on my mind a couple wks ago while walking through the woods a couple hrs after dark.
My backpack was full of fresh boned out deer meat and had a buck's head dangling from one hand to the other brushing against the undergrowth, etc.
I just gave thought to what a good scent trail I must be leaving and how brazen some of these coyotes have gotten.
I'd be getting revenge for my dog also.
-
Congrats on the deer. It's sad that the coyotes beat you to it. I have trapped coyotes for the last eight winters. I have killed hundreds of them in my hunting area. It doesn't seem to matter how many I get there are always more to replace them. I think sometimes all I do is help the survivors eat better and have more pups.
-
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/foxbo/100_1814_zps81cb2e3f.jpg)
I nailed this sucker the first morning of the season. First one I've ever seen in the VA woods and the first shot I've ever taken at one in VA. It was a female which made it all the better. I used my Sunset Hill and chundoo arrows tipped with the Ace Express heads. Nate crafted the quiver too.
-
They are the smartest animal in the woods here , you hardly ever see them . Congrats on killing the coyote hope you get many more .
-
I feel for you Jack. They got my buck this year. By the next morning there was hardly anything left of him. By the second morning there was nothing but bones... the vultures ate what the 'yotes didn't.
Good luck hunting.
Wayne
-
Thanks Jack. I'd like to kill everyone I see! So far, I'm one for one! :)