What do you do with the carcass?

Originally Posted By: beaverquackThey're not hard to skin. Surely there are you-tube tutorials out there. My first recommendation is to do it while they're still warm as they peel so much easier. I agree. Don't freeze them first unless you have to. That makes the job alot harder than it has to be. I'm talking a world of difference.
 
I got a 50 dollar coyote someone had left on a fence post last year. It was fresh killed and wasn't tore up so...I took it down. I wouldn't do that with a coyote because I worked to hard to find my hunting spots. I don't need everyone in the country knowing it's a good spot. If I was gonna do that I'd hang it in spots where coyotes are already call shy. False advertising in other words.
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Originally Posted By: sandy hicksI thought that fence posts were made for hanging them. Lets the racher know that you are trying to help.

Ah......nope.
 
What I am referring to is public places visible to those that may not share our sense of accomplishment at knocking down ol' Wiley.

Then we wonder why the do-gooders are out there getting court injunctions against coyote hunts, etc etc.

Besides, there is absolutely no reason to be "in their faces" for those that have more sensitivities than us.
 
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We always do our best to get them out of any open fields and places where farmers may come through with trucks/equipment. Where I hunt, if the furs are not any good, we toss them at the edge of the timbers. Usually gone with in a couple of days anyways.
 
They make great coyote bait

I learned the hard way leaving them where they were that other coyotes were eating them and I didn't have a shot. I drag them to where they are close to being hidden but they have to come out into clear sight from the back of the house, I almost always get one or two within a few days from a kill. Being at home all day gives me a lot of opportunity to be there when they decide to eat their buddies. I've taken a lot of them in the morning to mid morning. Makes a nice little break from doing dishes or making coffee, working on the computer, to see a coyote and grab the rifle and pop them.
 
I have an autistic farm boy near me that is only 14 years old but can skin a coyote like no one else I've seen. He then donates the furs to the reserves in the north (Ontario Canada). I think he even gets good coin for them.
 
Well, I went out yesterday morning, it was a brisk -6 with probably a 15mph wind...brr!! Did two stands and didn't see anything. The coyotes are probably cuddled up trying to stay warm (I would be). Anyways, I started out with some rabbit distress for about 3-4 minutes, then waited for s few minutes, then chimed in with some female coyote submissive and some challenge barks. Then tried some more rabbit distress, I switched it up between eastern cottontail, lightning jack, and adult cottontail. No takers. Finally I finished off the stand with some pup distress.

There were plenty of tracks, some extremely fresh, seeing as how the snow has been drifting, they hadn't been filled in yet. Saw a few urine spots and tracks all over. But unfortunately no yotes came out. Oh well, I'll try again when it warms up a bit (it's -16 right now).

Does my calling sequence sound about correct for this time of year? I know it's about mating season so the yotes will be more likely to respond to coyote howls and such. Is female submissive a good one to use? How about challenge calls? I do each call for 3-4 minutes then go silent for about 2 minutes.

Again, I'm brand new to this, but this is what I have gathered from reading through the forum.

-Nick
 
When nuthin' is happening we get tempted to do too much to get something to happen. I'm a believer in sticking with one sound...with the exception if I am busted by coyotes I will answer back with female challenge barks which at times has been very effective.
 
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