Lets see some Mange

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Just like the title says, lets see some nasty coyotes with the mange that you did a favor to.

Here is one of my worst ones shot back around 2001'ish.

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Only one I shot with visable mange was two years ago. All his equipment was bare and frostbit some. Sorry no pictures.LOL Think I did him a favor by shooting him because the next week it didn't get above zero for 10 days and I'm thinking he would of been missing some parts after that.
 
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This one tried to take me out as I approached it. I am glad he came in and got shot. It just doesn't seem right for them to freeze to death....
 
Thinking back to the fur boom days of the late 70's into the 80's, I can't recall ever seeing/killing a coyote that was mangy. No doubt there was mange back then, but evidently not in any areas I hunted.

First ones I remember seeing were a couple we killed during a contest many years ago in extreme Eastern Colorado near the Kansas border. Couple of other guys also killed some with mange during that contest. I remember there were a bunch of us at check-in that night that didn't even know what the he11 mange was. None of us had ever seen it before.

I've seen PLENTY of it since then!

To me, and this is only my opinion, trapping ban/no fur market = coyote population explosion, which caused the widespread mange. Like plague and prairie dogs. Mother natures own population control. Sounds as good as anything.
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Anyone know if a coyote can survive for any length of time with mange? Or, can a coyote get mange for some months and then be cured and live without it? Just curious?
 
Originally Posted By: TexasTexas95Anyone know if a coyote can survive for any length of time with mange? Or, can a coyote get mange for some months and then be cured and live without it? Just curious?

I've heard and read yes, no any everything in between. Just depends on who you talk to or what you read.

The thing that always amazes me is how they can survive extended spells of near zero and in some cases sub zero temps.

Yeah, I realize they find shelter in barns, hay stacks, culverts, holes, etc in the very worse conditions. But I'm talking about extended days where it never gets much above zero even on the warm days. They still need to get out at some point and get some chow in their bellies.

Shave hairless a domestic dog, cat, horse, cow or goat(sorry foxy & RJM) and put them out there and see how long they last. Or a human with no clothes in those conditions.

That's not even taking into account that their immune system is totally screwed up or they wouldn't have mange in the first place. Tough, tough animals!
 
Originally Posted By: doggin coyotescoyote population explosion, which caused the widespread mange. Like plague and prairie dogs. Mother natures own population control.

Sounds reasonable. I understand mange is contagious, so denser population would lead to more exposure.

This is about the worst one I have shot.
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Regards,
hm
 
Originally Posted By: hm1996Originally Posted By: doggin coyotescoyote population explosion, which caused the widespread mange. Like plague and prairie dogs. Mother natures own population control.

Sounds reasonable. I understand mange is contagious, so denser population would lead to more exposure.

This is about the worst one I have shot.
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Regards,
hm

Man, I would have left that one where it lay.
 
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