Coyotes

[Sheepwheat]

It's been explained to me that once the boss dogs are eliminated the population explodes....seems true around here....

I dunno about that. I do know that you can not ever over trap or snare them, unless everyone tried. One year to the next, new ones move in, and with prey plentiful in the void, they have BIG litters. I go after them hard, because of the sheep, and it seems to help. Not bad for the bottom line when you get 135 bucks like last year either. A valuable renewable resource.

[danny W1M]

Do they have dens? Where would you look to find them? Not a lot of bush around here, yet they seem to be plentiful.

[Sheepwheat]

Do they have dens? Where would you look to find them? Not a lot of bush around here, yet they seem to be plentiful.

They are almost everywhere, but they bed in cover.Could be tall grass, cattails, willows, etc. They patrol mainly at night, and they cover a lot of ground. Since getting into snaring, I have learned a lot about their habits, and it is sometimes eye opening...

[danny W1M]

Do you stretch them flat, or on a scissors?

[Sheepwheat]

Saskatchewan, sure could use a cull again. No need to "manage" the liters of kittens here anymore. The coyotes pick them off, one at a time, through out the year.

$135/hide is awesome, nice going. Do you stretch them flat, or on a scissors?

There is a very specific way the auction houses and buyers want them "done up". Skinned cased, and stretched fur in, then you flip it to fur out to finish drying. Yes, on a "scissors" type stretcher. Got 241.20 for one particularly nice pelt.

I do not see tame coyotes here. They have the fear of man in them, and are always on their toes. They are actual wild animals, not like the ones in tronna or urban settings. Heck, they get tame in farmland too, if you let them, and don't hassle them!

[Oliver88]

Good to hear there still is a reasonable market for selling fur. 👍🏻

[Horse]

Sheepwheat we here in Alta can't use snares unless you are a registered trapper, as resident trappers we have to shoot them. The daughter has a flock of sheep so I started skinning them again but haven't sold any yet,t****rs ads estimates 50/75 avg this yr time will tell.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Coyotes seem to be harmless around here, get very tame, usually have 1 or 2 following the tractor around when cutting hay or hauling bales. They will get within 10 feet of the tractor.

Moose on the other hand, cost me countless thousands in trampled crop every year, we are nearly surrounded by genuine moose pasture, but they prefer canola. Have seen as many as 12 in one field at one time. They make a track every 10 feet through canola fields, and unlike deer who at least hop, they just drag their feet through. Instead of being able to straight cut the stubble 2 feet high, we have to scalp the ground to pick up what they have trampled( if there are any pods left), which means running 6 feet of willow stalks through the combines, and causes untold issues. I allow anyone to hunt here anytime, but the waiting list to get a moose tag is ridiculously long.

Deer are (or were) out of control too, which encouraged cougars and wolves to move in, unfortunately, they also like calves.

Now grizzly bears are becoming common, along with blacks. When i was a kid it was rare to see a deer or moose, and these big carnivores were unheard of this far east.

[newguy]

Years ago a 4-h kid did a speech on coyotes.It was very interesting.he said coyotes are adaptable and the more pressure you put on the population the bigger the litters they have.They arehood to clean up a cow's carcass that has died.But if they get too familiar with the yard they get shot.lots are shot in deer hunting season and a few people actually go out and hunt them.Seems to be lots around here now.