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After Whitetail season, it will be yote season for sure.... PICS
William81
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Over 20 pics of yotes on the game camera in the last 10 days or so. I can identify at least 4 different ones and there are a lot more by the sounds at night. I sighted in a rifle on Friday so I will be ready if I have the opportunity to get out there !!!!!!
This guy just wanted to say Hi !!!!
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At least the deer smiled.
Them yotes must be eating good. I've only seen two this year and they were skinny buggers. You ain't feeding them to make bigger targets are you?😁 Bob
Predator call would work wonders there.
Lots of cattle in the area, lots of mice this year for whatever reason....They are looking pretty heathy this year for sure...
They are "Wiley" for sure. Used to imitate an injured rabbit call. Saw them out of range only to see them again down wind. They wanted to make sure the scent was the same as what they were hearing🤨
William, I hunt coyotes a lot during the winter months. I found one call the consistently brings them in. A woodpecker call!!! Seriously. I have no idea why they like it, but they will respond to that call, before a dying rabbit or anything else. Also remember, They don't come straight into to you , if you are hunting in a wooded area. They will always circle their prey first, to look for danger. Also, when you call, make sure it is a soft call, not too loud. They will hear it. The louder you call, the more you will scare them away from your set up. I take turkey feathers on Christmas tree ball hook, and hang them in the bushes around my setup. A little bit of fishing string, and let those feathers and wind do their magic. The yotes hear your call, see those feathers moving in the wind, and it is like candy to a baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Oakie.........that would be the yellow hammer woodpecker......along with the piglets, pups-in-distress, jackrabbit, howler, etc. Also.....always had a turkey mouth call at-the-ready, to get the yotes to stop/pause.
BTW.........ALWAYS be able to cover your downwind side.
Great days afield......
Speaking of yotes
I have seen many youtubers having them as pets in the house and yards
Not a dog by a long shot but they have made pals out of them even mingle with the other pets
Some People will make a pet out of anything
I seen several having foxes as pets but also they say the foxes love to mark all their territory all the time
We have yotes around us hear them all the time but they seem to stay clear 99.9% of the time maybe the dogs sent keep them away
Only time I watch and expect them as in the past when the corn is up they can get in close , with in just feet of the chicken lot and my wife lets the chickens run the place during the day
and I am positive we have lost a few over the years
This is Cody. Had him for 7 years. Very unique “pet”!
Merlin what was it like to have a pet coyote? Did he sleep in the house at night like a dog?
He had an outside pen and a cable run we could put him on when we were home. He was welcome in the house and was quite entertaining. Used to take him for rides in my 34 ford pickup and got lots of looks from other drivers.
When a yote steps out while I'm deer hunting, it automatically turns into a yote hunt.
Lots of yotes around my place. When they are out there howling, I like howl back at them.
I don't hunt them though... I'm not going to eat it and I'm not going to put it up on the wall. I'm not against other hunting them, I just don't see the point of it.
I am way out in the woods of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We have few coyotes. I have only seen one alive, have seen a few road kill on the interstate near Asheville. Occasionally I hear them howling at night. Everybody around here has guns and I guess the local guys just shoot coyotes on sight. My girlfriend's daughter in Atlanta has 5 times as many coyotes as we do.
I hunt them because I prefer to have turkeys, quail, rabbits and my cat running around our place.... And they are a challenge.
I am happy to hear I am not the only one that howls back at them !!! 🙃
I made some good money when I was stationed in Colorado. Think it was $50.00 bounty ea.
Got my Styer SSG 69 Steiner Scope and set up on the ridge never called them in, 200-300 yard shots.
I miss that Rifle. and Colorado (back then)
Makes me think of an old invasive species biologist I knew. He said that when the fine ladies in Memphis let their fru-fru poodles with the diamond collars out to potty it was like putting out an ice cream cone with sprinkles.😂
This.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
He zigged when he should have zagged.
It’s time we come to the aid of are fellow rabbits;; coyotes are the ENEMY, weigh into that. Spill their blood, shoot them in the belly. When you find that pile of fur, that could have been your supper;; you’ll know what to do.
I was informed by a 'wildlife biologist' that, in order to make a dent in overall population no less than 66% of the coyote population had to be removed annually. We shoot on sight coyotes year round and trap during winter to help prevent livestock predation. IIRC, there were about 10 yoties removed from this farm in 2022. Any gain is short term as the surrounding population simply replaces those killed.
During one memorable day in 2021, I shot 5 yotes from my deer stand in one 4 hour sit. A couple days later a group of 4 were seen less than 1/2 mile from that spot. Obviously, lots of yotes as there shouldn't be that many in such a small area.
Five is impressive....I shot two one evening in our back yard...... Generally I pick off one here and there when I am out an about hiking or working in the back of our place...
I have read similar information that you mentioned. My only goal is to keep them out of the yard and shop area...
smoke a pack a day
Reading up on Coyotes:
"The adaptable coyote (Canis latrans) is common throughout Missouri, including in urban and suburban areas. The bulk of its diet consists of small mammals, insects, carrion, and wild fruits. However, coyotes sometimes kill poultry, young pigs, goats, sheep, small calves, and pets. Coyotes also occasionally eat produce such as sweet corn and watermelon. These opportunistic feeding habits can lead to conflicts with farmers, ranchers, and suburbanites."
MDC doesn't consider them to be an invasive species. Plus Missouri has lots of things that eat those animals listed (small calves, sheep, pets, etc) like Mountain Lions, Red Tailed Hawks, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, Bobcats, Foxes, and Black Bear.
I still don't see a good reason to shoot every coyote I see?
@drobs said "I still don't see a good reason to shoot every coyote I see?"
Nope, me either. They do us a lot more good than they do harm by keeping the mouse and ground squirrel populations somewhat under control. When they start getting too curious about the chickens, well, that earns 'em a lead prize. If we didn't have the chickens I wouldn't shoot any of 'em at all. I've never seen them bother the cows and calves, in fact, the only time I've seen a coyote eating a calf was one that I know to have been still-born and we'd thrown it on the bone pile.
Around here.........it's sort of a balancing act.
There's either too many rabbits.......or too many coyotes. Back in the day........there were some immense jackrabbit drives.
Then there's also the problem of family pets suddenly disappearing.
(edit: added video link. note: some of the pics are of Stratford, Texas.......the area I use to frequent during pd trips. And yes.......some of those houses/buildings are STILL there.🤯)
Tough times.........