It seems I'm getting enough of a coyote problem to warrant some action.
So have any of you used coyote for anything? (besides bait for other coyotes)
I shoot them and let them lay where they drop. I hate them !
I use this technique every time I have a coyote or fox that's worth skinning. Problem is most of em have mange really bad around these parts so I don't skin them much anymore.I saw a video on youtube a guy took a air hose from his air compresser and cut a small hole near the leg and blew it up with air the hide pelled right off quick and clean
+1 here for sure ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Target practice is about it.......
IIRC they are in every state in the US (not sure about Hawaii, but figured they have been transplanted some how, Hell they just found a damn alligator at a lake in Kansas. Supposedly some guy shot it and then they gave him a ticket)Never considered smoking them or making yote sausage, or anything similar. Guess you can eat them and it's all about your state of mind. Some people consider squirrel, rabbit and other game animals pest & vermin, but I've eaten my share of those when my grandparents had their farm. Guess you can eat yotes too. I understand in some parts of the world dog is a staple meat, and when you get down to the bottom line, meat is meat (with the proper seasonings and sauces).
I know some of the trappers sell the pelts as I've seen posts in the local outdoor forum about that. The black ones are worth more. There is a lot of talk on the Georgia Outdoor News forum (GON) about calling them and shooting with a AR15 type rifle with no problems as a sport. They are not a native species in GA and prey on the deer population and other game or domestic animals.
I never figured they were in PA already. We have them by the ton in our area of GA and every now and then I hear one howl in our subdivision. Saw one in the cul-de-sac in daylight once but it was MIA before I could get the AR out of the case. They will kill pets and livestock if they are in your area. Just never considered eating one. The one's I've seen around here are pretty meaty looking also (well fed I guess). From the post I've read in the GON forum they run 40-50 pounds for a good sized one around GA. Should be some usable meat on one that size.
I would have to agree here, however if your dietary fiber intake is lacking, I'll bet it could be a good substitute for keeping you regularIf you saw some of the things Yotes eat, you would loose your appetite in a hurry! They are a direct competitor with buzzards if that tells you anything. Fresh roadkill may not be bad, but after it's been "marinating" in the ditch a few summer days, it likely would impart a certain "aroma" to whatever decided to have it for lunch. Fur on any critter is of no value until the onset of colder weather and will be pretty thin right now. Even thinner if they have a case of the mange