Super User bigbill Posted May 3, 2018 Super User Share Posted May 3, 2018 I’m sitting at the kitchen table at 10:30am drinking coffee looking outside. There was a fresh road kill squirrel in the road I didn’t notice. My eye caught movement along the stonewall that borders the road. All of a sudden a yote comes out of the wall and grabs the squirrel and jumps over the wall and was gone. This grey colored yote blended in perfectly with the stone wall. Be careful out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Choporoz Posted May 3, 2018 Super User Share Posted May 3, 2018 Good advice. Did he have big feet? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User burrows Posted May 4, 2018 Super User Share Posted May 4, 2018 Maybe it wasn’t a yote? Maybe it was a yeti?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User bigbill Posted May 4, 2018 Author Super User Share Posted May 4, 2018 A yetoe there interbreeding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ E Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 they have adapted to living in town here. one neighbor lost a cat and another neighbor had their dog attacked by coyotes. I hear them howling every night. while turkey hunting public ground,this spring, I called in a coyote. he was stalking my decoys. I was bowhunting, he spooked before I got a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Gundog Posted May 6, 2018 Super User Share Posted May 6, 2018 I got a friend who lives about 20 minutes from me and he hears coyotes howling too close for comfort. He's afraid his dogs will have a run-in with them. He's even asked me if I know anybody that hunts them. He figures if someone starts hunting some of those yotes in the area they might move along or at the least reduce the pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 6, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 6, 2018 My MIL had one come out of the tree line at our house growling at her, while she was next to the fire pit at our house with a fire going. I was inside about asleep when she called me saying a coyote chased her to her car. Our neighbor to the south has a not so smart, not so friendly dog that is kind of a merle colored mutt that might be mistaken for a yote in the dark by someone who doesn't know better (she doesn't), and she had my .22 revolver so I sprinted to the deck afraid she was going to shoot the neighbor's dog. Nope, there in her headlights was very much a large coyote growling and barking at her car. I ran back in and grabbed my .40 but by the time I got back out it had moved far enough out of her headlights that I didn't feel comfortable taking a shot. Never in my life would I have thought a coyote would be that bold. Only thing I can think is it was around breeding season and maybe they had a den nearby with pups? We hear them constantly be have no luck calling them in. I've managed to get a few that were just passing through our field and I spot them with my night vision spotting scope all the time in our field, but no way to shoot them using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted May 6, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 6, 2018 13 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: A guy down the road from me traps about 8 a year. Doesn't put a dent in the population. We hear them every morning. My turkey season starts Tuesday so maybe I can get a couple coyote along with a bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ E Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 7 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: My MIL had one come out of the tree line at our house growling at her, while she was next to the fire pit at our house with a fire going. I was inside about asleep when she called me saying a coyote chased her to her car. Our neighbor to the south has a not so smart, not so friendly dog that is kind of a merle colored mutt that might be mistaken for a yote in the dark by someone who doesn't know better (she doesn't), and she had my .22 revolver so I sprinted to the deck afraid she was going to shoot the neighbor's dog. Nope, there in her headlights was very much a large coyote growling and barking at her car. I ran back in and grabbed my .40 but by the time I got back out it had moved far enough out of her headlights that I didn't feel comfortable taking a shot. Never in my life would I have thought a coyote would be that bold. Only thing I can think is it was around breeding season and maybe they had a den nearby with pups? We hear them constantly be have no luck calling them in. I've managed to get a few that were just passing through our field and I spot them with my night vision spotting scope all the time in our field, but no way to shoot them using it. I coyote hunt in the off season. In my own experience, eastern Kansas coyotes are hard to call in. I have called in more with turkey calls, than all other calls combined. a lot of the conventional sounds from my electric caller has not worked here. wish they would let you use lights for coyotes. day hunting here is tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted May 7, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 12:33 PM, 12poundbass said: A guy down the road from me traps about 8 a year. Doesn't put a dent in the population. We hear them every morning. My turkey season starts Tuesday so maybe I can get a couple coyote along with a bird. Killing 8 is better than killing 0 but your great grandchildren will be able to hear them every morning also. Coyotes are as relentless as a rat, they won't be stopped. I laugh every time a customer tells me "they built a shopping center over there so all the animals came to my house." Wildlife, especially coyotes, are extremely adaptable and thrive in shopping centers and neighborhoods just as well or better than they would in a national Forest. Unfortunately if you get rid of a dozen coyotes they send two dozen more. A friend of mine caught 23 early last fall at a golf course and two cemeteries, but he is the best old school trapper around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 9, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 9, 2018 Smoked one in our back field last night. My mom was visiting and spotted him just standing out in the grass. Proned out on the deck with an AR-10 and gave him 2 from about 200 yards. Big dog, one less fawn eater roaming around. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassNJake Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 12:18 PM, TnRiver46 said: One of our neighbors dog happened to get trapped last year. Neighbor just always let the dog run free and he would often come to our house as we have 5 dogs. Neighbor pretended like they didn't own the dog after we let them know he was on our porch and badly hurt. We took him to the humane society and the vet removed the leg all the way at the shoulder and he's now called Trey. Sad story that had a good ending as he was adopted by a loving family!! We can hear the coyotes howling at night and there has been lots of livestock that has went missing around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted May 10, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2018 @BassNJake, that’s my worst nightmare as a trapper. I’ve never had it happen but I have heard stories. We always ask all the neighbors if they have any loose dogs. They just removed the rubber jaw requirement for foot hold traps in TN, we just left the rubber on ours. I have caught myself a few times and was happy to have the rubber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User bigbill Posted May 10, 2018 Author Super User Share Posted May 10, 2018 I’d like to hunt yotes here. My two neighbors were keeping them in check but they recently passed on. Now the yotes have no one hunting them. Need to watch out there sneaky like a fox. i have a predator call that says two hunters need to sit back to back. Then play this recording. The predators come running in quickly thinking a animal is wounded and dying. I can’t use it at home because of my pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ E Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 On 5/9/2018 at 4:22 AM, Bluebasser86 said: Smoked one in our back field last night. My mom was visiting and spotted him just standing out in the grass. Proned out on the deck with an AR-10 and gave him 2 from about 200 yards. Big dog, one less fawn eater roaming around. nice. probably did not go far after 2 shots from a 308. there are a ton of them in my neighborhood. thought about trying to call them in and shooting them with a bow. have not done it yet, because no one has been able to answer me on the legality of shooting one in city limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassNJake Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 16 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: @BassNJake, that’s my worst nightmare as a trapper. I’ve never had it happen but I have heard stories. We always ask all the neighbors if they have any loose dogs. They just removed the rubber jaw requirement for foot hold traps in TN, we just left the rubber on ours. I have caught myself a few times and was happy to have the rubber I think its just one of those things that is going to happen as unfortunate as it is. Like casualties when there is war. Ive got a fenced in back yard and an electric dog fence in the front yard. When my husky wants to run neither can stop her. She can climb the chain link fence and she will just suffer thru the shock of the electric fence when she wants to be free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted May 11, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, BassNJake said: I think its just one of those things that is going to happen as unfortunate as it is. Like casualties when there is war. Ive got a fenced in back yard and an electric dog fence in the front yard. When my husky wants to run neither can stop her. She can climb the chain link fence and she will just suffer thru the shock of the electric fence when she wants to be free. Sounds like a place NOT to set foothold traps. A collarum trap is pretty good at catching only coyotes and is what we use in urban areas. My small dog digs under my fence constantly but I live in the city so the neighbors always catch him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassNJake Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Sounds like a place NOT to set foothold traps. A collarum trap is pretty good at catching only coyotes and is what we use in urban areas. My small dog digs under my fence constantly but I live in the city so the neighbors always catch him I live in Sharps Chapel so it is rural back here and quite a few reports of coyotes taking livestock. This is a perfect place for the coyotes to roam around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Gundog Posted May 11, 2018 Super User Share Posted May 11, 2018 26 minutes ago, BassNJake said: I live in Sharps Chapel so it is rural back here and quite a few reports of coyotes taking livestock. This is a perfect place for the coyotes to roam around Sounds like a good place for Sniper Dan the Go-To Man. Back in the 70's we had a guy in my area who for a price would "remove" unwanted pests such as rabbits, deer, bear, raccoons, squirrels, groundhogs, and skunks. He had a radio spot with a woman singing "Sniper Dan, Sniper Dan, he the pest removal Go-To man". As a kid that was more popular in my area than the Coca Cola jingle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratDude Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 1:36 PM, Weedwhacker said: I coyote hunt in the off season. In my own experience, eastern Kansas coyotes are hard to call in. I have called in more with turkey calls, than all other calls combined. a lot of the conventional sounds from my electric caller has not worked here. wish they would let you use lights for coyotes. day hunting here is tough. We can hunt them at night with lights in WV from January 1st to July 31st.. I've killed more in the dark than in the daylight. I added an ATN HD Sight II scope to one of my rifles last year and it is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ E Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 4 hours ago, StratDude said: We can hunt them at night with lights in WV from January 1st to July 31st.. I've killed more in the dark than in the daylight. I added an ATN HD Sight II scope to one of my rifles last year and it is amazing. kansas does not allow the use of artificial light unless hunting behind dogs. they are worried about people shining deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User bigbill Posted May 12, 2018 Author Super User Share Posted May 12, 2018 My trail cam is running out back. I have one yote that has a painted face. He has blue stripes along his jaw. I caught him one morning crossing my road I stopped and whistled he froze I pointed my finger at him and went bam. since I’m 67yo everything is free now I need a fur trapping license to shoot them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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