Coyotes

Thumper Dunker · January 17, 2011, 11:44:00 PM

Thats a cool looking coyote.

LONGSTYKES · January 17, 2011, 11:57:00 PM

I think most of us, in all states, have the same problems with coyotes, I have a high fawn kill on our ranch almost every year from coyotes. I use fawn bleats, as well as dying rabbit calls. Both work well for me. Good Luck Don

tradshooter · January 18, 2011, 12:25:00 AM

We used to have lots of coyotes here in Idaho, but we are seeing a decrease in their numbers as we see an increase in the wolf population. Talk about losing deer and elk, a wolf pack is relentless. They don't mind killing the coyotes either. One of the problems is, we can't shoot the wolves but of course we still can shoot the coyotes...just not as many of them anymore. I sure liked having more deer and elk better.

Jerry Jeffer · January 18, 2011, 12:52:00 AM

I try to take yotes any chance I get. Mike, those are some nice ones!

January 18, 2011, 01:50:00 AM

It's amazing how the numbers of these bad dogs has increased in Michigan! They are now found everywhere where as 22 years ago you were lucky to see 'em in Lower Peninsula.

They have had a drastic effect on the on the herds but the Michigan DNR takes this all into consideration when managing the herd.

I have seen a few while hunting Whitetails over the years...some are down right beautiful! I have never been able to get a shot tho...they are always incredibly spooky..

ti-guy · January 18, 2011, 06:23:00 AM

I guess the fresh dog tracks after a snowfall during the night are coyotes or foxes,especially when it's six in the morning and there's no human tracks!?...hummm...

bobman · January 18, 2011, 07:33:00 AM

I like coyotes they kill a lot of mesopredators that hurt upland bird, turkey and duck populations, I killed one once many years ago and have always felt bad about it

GingivitisKahn · January 18, 2011, 07:54:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by ti-guy:
I guess the fresh dog tracks after a snowfall during the night are coyotes or foxes,especially when it's six in the morning and there's no human tracks!?...hummm...

That or feral dogs - just as bad.

SEMO_HUNTER · January 18, 2011, 09:35:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by GingivitisKahn:

QuoteOriginally posted by ti-guy:
I guess the fresh dog tracks after a snowfall during the night are coyotes or foxes,especially when it's six in the morning and there's no human tracks!?...hummm...
That or feral dogs - just as bad. [/b]

Yep, sometimes worse because they have little fear of humans and that spells trouble.
I've got one on my hit list right now that has shadowed me several times. The neighbor down the road puts food out for him, but he is anything but a pet.
As soon as the oppurtunity presents itself, he's gone.
He's also ruined more than one turkey and deer hunt, not to mention made the hair stand up on the back of my neck when I knew he was close, but just couldn't see him.