WHBD
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Haven't seen a thread about this in here. Post up your MD, or anywhere, coyote kills.
Make sure you keep that sheet out there.Spent a hour about at sunset last night. Snow coming down too hard for NV.
I wouldn't recommend eating them... unless you like the taste of dog meat. it's essentially the same. Not technically inedible, but definitely not on the delicacy menu.Not a hunter, but seriously thinking of getting into it (deer are thick on and around my property... That's a lot of free meat right there). I haven't seen the coyotes here, but I've heard them very close on occasion.
I'm sadly ignorant on the subject... Not counting the protection of animals, what is the motivation for killing coyotes? Do you eat them? Is the fur valuable? Sport?
I'm not suggesting anything wrong with it, and I'm trying not to be fancy dancy liberal pansy (especially if they are a nuisance or a hazard). I simply don't know.
Here’s my take on it as a deer and sometime turkey hunter. It’s protecting your hobby. Kind of like keeping the snakes and coons out of the hen house if you like chicken and eggs. Coyotes are not native to the area, they only moved in when competing predators moved out or were significantly decreased. They can decimate the local deer and turkey population. I have not hunted coyote as of yet. Thought about it, but other things have kept me occupied. Not sure what pelts go for, but there is that aspect for those who wish.Not a hunter, but seriously thinking of getting into it (deer are thick on and around my property... That's a lot of free meat right there). I haven't seen the coyotes here, but I've heard them very close on occasion.
I'm sadly ignorant on the subject... Not counting the protection of animals, what is the motivation for killing coyotes? Do you eat them? Is the fur valuable? Sport?
I'm not suggesting anything wrong with it, and I'm trying not to be fancy dancy liberal pansy (especially if they are a nuisance or a hazard). I simply don't know.
Yeah, NV can be tough depending on conditions. Rain, fog, snow, etcSpent a hour about at sunset last night. Snow coming down too hard for NV.
Tube spec sheet?Make sure you keep that sheet out there.
Well, the sport aspect is definitely there. Especially here on the East Coast, you earn the dogs you kill compared to out West.Not a hunter, but seriously thinking of getting into it (deer are thick on and around my property... That's a lot of free meat right there). I haven't seen the coyotes here, but I've heard them very close on occasion.
I'm sadly ignorant on the subject... Not counting the protection of animals, what is the motivation for killing coyotes? Do you eat them? Is the fur valuable? Sport?
I'm not suggesting anything wrong with it, and I'm trying not to be fancy dancy liberal pansy (especially if they are a nuisance or a hazard). I simply don't know.
We only skin and tan the exceptional ones that we want for ourselves. The juice just isn't worth the squeeze when you're trying to sell the fur anymore.I wouldn't recommend eating them... unless you like the taste of dog meat. it's essentially the same. Not technically inedible, but definitely not on the delicacy menu.
As for value, the fur has some value, but unless they're trapped and processed properly (no bullet holes!), it may not be worth the trouble. Back in my trapping days in the 1970s in Mississippi, I can remember getting $50 or $60 for a decent Coyote pelt. I haven't trapped in several decades, so I don't know the current price point, but it can't be much. Likely not as much as it used to be, since the demand for fur has severely declined. With gunshot damage and not being super cold this time of year (pelt not prime), the amount you could get would be extremely close to not being worth the effort. If I was a betting man, today's market is very likely in the $10-15 range per pelt.
Most people hunt/harvest them because they are a nuisance. A threat to pets and small farm animals. Chickens, Rabbits, small dogs, cats, lambs, small calves, etc. They are also very prone to mange and rabies, so allowing them to breed and overpopulate runs that risk, which makes it dangerous for any pet to encounter them, even if they're not "prey sized". Lastly, for folks that do trap for furs, they over-compete with other more valuable furbearers, like Fox, Bobcat, etc... if the Coyote population gets too large, not enough food to go around and the "good ones" will just be displaced.