dispatching trapped coyotes

Boeydafunk

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i dont have a .22 available right now, or that would be the preferred choice. Would a 125 gr. fmj .38 sp. out ouf my 1894c do the job with out the mess that my 125 gr. 357 jhp makes?
DaFUnk
 
16 oz Estwing should be fur friendly, but avoid using a roofing hammer as it is known to be very explosive and matte the fur on the onside blow.
 
Do you not even have or access to a 22 rifle . The 22 rifle is perfect for the barrel to be placed as a q-tip for the coyotes ear!
 
What was that pistol "Me" carried? A tarus revolever I remember but I cant remember the model number.

perfect for the trapper. Holds like 8 or 9 rounds and fairly easy on the pocket book. I just can tremember the model.
 
Do yourself a favor and buy a cheap .22 pistol. Consider it an investment for all the fur you are going to pile up. Its the best tool for the job unless you want to club them to death.
 
See if you can find an old Louisville slugger, cut it down to 18" or so.You don't hurt the pelt that way, but keep your 40 close every once in a while you run into a rabid yote or skunk
 
Trapped k-9's for a lot of years without using a pistol, as I wanted a clean reset with no blood. Like KH, I used my yo-hoe. If you are trapping, chances are you have one. I didn't use it as the dispatch tool, but would rap them just above the base of the snout and this would stun them. Don't swing for the fences as it just takes a sharp rap is all. Then I placed my foot over the heart/lung area and stomped. Simple, quick and no holes or blood.

For the first few years, I shot all trapped animals. I had a very good catch rate for first sets, but my reset catch rate was not very good on k-9's. Talked with the fur buyer some (also a trapper) and told me to quit shooting the k-9's as the blood makes for a dirty set. After I quit shooting them, my reset catch rate went up. Just something to think about.
 
A Heritage Manufacturing Rough Rider .22/.22Mag.Thats what I carry and its never failed to go off when I squeezed the trigger.You can buy a brand new one for about $180 plus shipping.Unless the price on them has went up since I bought mine but I doubt it has.
Also carry a 12gauge shotgun with you.You never know when you'll kick up a bobcat or coyote when your on your way to check your trap. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Someone had posted before that you can put a syringe on a broom handle and fill it with acetone, just jab it into them and let the acetone do its thing.
 
My cousin use to do alot of trapping and one morning on hi way to work he forgot to bring his 22 pistol and in his first trap was a yote and all he had was a club. So he gets up to it and wacks it in the head/hose area and thinks he kills it. Takes it out of the trap and throws it in the back of the truck. Finishes his trap line and goe to work. At break time some of the locals come in and start razzing him about his pet yote. He couldn't understand what they were talking about until he looks out the window and see the dazed yote walking around the bed of his pickup. One of the guys had a rifle in his truck and went and got it so he could put the yote down for good. But it sure made the police a little unhappy and gave the coffee shop something to talk about for along time. So If you are going to use a club make sure it is dead. If it was me I would invest it a cheap 22 and be done with it.
 


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