Caught a coyote in a snare
I've been tracking him for a few weeks now, and I caught him in a steel snare on a small game trail. He was a big alpha male.
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Coyotes have such a thin hide that they are very easy to braintan. I suggest telling your gf that it was your best friend, "Rex", and when he died you couldn't bear to be separated. If she's going to...
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Are you gonna eat that? I've eaten fox and bobcat but something about eating top predators gives me the hee-bee jee-bees.
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No, I didnt eat it. The animal itself didnt smell bad. The fur smelled woodsy, like it had been sleeping in the dirt or something. The meat smelled like a fox, very sour and greasy smelling. I...
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Sorry if this sounds gruff but what did you kill it for if you aren't going to eat it? There are plenty of road killed coyotes if all you wanted was the skin. I didn't prepare the fox, just had a bite...
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The coyotes that are roadkilled have been there an unknown amount of time and probably starting to rot, fur slippage is a guarantee. If you want a fur, you have to go out and earn it. Picking up...
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I wouldn't say picking up roadkill is weird or cheap. What is weird is that we live in a culture that ignores millions of pounds of free, fresh, completely free-range, organic meat sitting on the side...
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Correction: I've SEEN several beautiful skins. Don't have any nor have a ever tanned a coyote.
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Nice coyote u got there. I myself have picked up a roadkill otter and got a really nice hide from it. I don't think picking up roadkill is weird unless it is super rotten. I also don't think its...
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Nice catch! Beautiful fur! When it comes to eating predators and scavengers, they are often quite full of heavy metals these days. I wouldn't eat them unless I had to. I can only give an example from...
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I wish it wasnt illegal to snare here in NY. Nice reply torjusq I agree with you. I just wish there was a free shipping freight straight to my house where you all could send your unwanted meat. Within...
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JunstinL Ill send you all the beaver you want, u pay shipping.
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Im interested. I imagine you would be keeping skin and tail atleast. Would be best to come whole with meat on the bone claws and teeth attached preferably. If you have some now I would be interested....
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Congratulations on the coyote! If you don´t mind, I´d like to know a little more about the process - how did you track the animal (what kind of conditions were there - a trail through a meadow, tracks...
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Thanks for all the replies. The area he was caught in was a 1700 acre wildlife management area. The terrain is hilly and steep and heavily wooded with a large stream running through it. To see the...
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Thanks for the detailed reply CoonGitter. I´ll keep your tips in mind when I start snaring coyotes...
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