Dead cow = bait?

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mach243

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Any of you folks ever hunt over a dead cow as bait? if so when seems to be the best time to be there? What is another good bait?

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I have taken out some dead cows and have gone back a hour later and had yotes working on it. but then on the other hand I have had it sit for a week and had nothing come to it. It depends on the population you have and how hunger the yotes are.

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Yotes seem to be pretty happy with most any ruminant. I hunt over bait all the time and have great success. Keep checking the bait daily until they start feeding, then try to figure out when they are coming. That can be the really hard part. I've seen them come all hours of the day and night, especially once they get comfortable in an area. If you can keep an area baited for a while, they will get used to coming in.
 
You know, I have one of those electronic devices that will tell you when something has broke the beam in front of it. It will tell you which year, month ,day , hour am/pm and minute. It will record up to 500 trips. This would be great to put at a dead cow or bait in general to know exactly what was going on!
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I'm going to mildly disagre with my friend Curt. It is true that a calf could be consumed overnight, but they are the better choice, especially if you cover them with rocks or throw them in a crevasse, or pile several logs over the carcase. For me, the object is to make access a little difficult and make the bait last. You don't want to drag a full grown steer too far, but a calf is within reason. What I'm saying is, don't just dump it, put it where it will do the most good, and make them work for it.

In Africa, for example, they commonly tie off the leopard bait high in a tree. They don't want him dragging it off, and they want the obvious visibility factor in their favor.


Good hunting. LB
 
I have to agree with Leonard on the ease of transporting a calf vs a cow. Guess I forgot not everybody has the means to haul a cow carcass to a good location. I just have better luck with large bait if possible. They keep producing longer. If a cow happens to die in a convenient spot that's better yet.
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Doesn't work that way often though. The thing with calves is most of the times it takes a few days or a week for the bait to see some action. If the shooter is not there every morning it might get ate in a night. Had this happen with large calves too that took 3 people to load. I have to admit I did not make any effort to put rocks or anything on top. Going to have to stake them down and pile stuff on the carcass I guess. Good idea Leonard.
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Night-hunting would probably be the ticket over the baits, eh Leonard?
 
Dead cows or pigs will both work well for bait, but coyotes won't touch a carcass that has been given medicine before it died. They must be able to smell it.
 
when you put your bait out whether it be a dead cow,calf,goat or what ever, if you wrap it in chickenwire or some kind of net and tie it to a tree. they will not be able to carry it off. chickenwire will make the meat disappear slower whereas a net with bigger holes allows better acess.hope this helps someone
 
large calves work good as cows and the best time to hunt em' is bout hr before sunlight and late at night. Use a hearin device to help u hear one approach and a spot light to shine there eyes or a night vision scope.
Hope that helps,
Tx

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