Any Camels?

 

The Camels went into hiding after last Friday.

Why???

2 reasons.

1. coyotes have no natural predators except us. So, yes, population control.

2. the first one had it's mouth open ready to bite the $35 decoy I bought. Doc don't play that. I shot her friend for not stopping her.

2 reasons.

1. coyotes have no natural predators except us. So, yes, population control.

2. the first one had it's mouth open ready to bite the $35 decoy I bought. Doc don't play that. I shot her friend for not stopping her.

 

:lol:

Yesterday morning I had 3 turkeys in field I was hunting. After a few minutes of them being in the field, here comes two stealthy wiley coyotes busting out of the tree line heading for the turkeys. As luck would have it the coyotes were spotted from a mile away and no turkey dinner for the dogs. My point is I'm pretty sure the turkey population will be just fine if it is up to coyotes to take them out.

 

I will say I have seen considerably more coyotes this season so far then in the past. I've hunted every morning since Saturday and could have shot multiple coyotes every morning and a couple in the afternoon. Unfortunately for me they always show themselves early and I would just assume not screw up my hunt.

I'm assuming the threat of Coyotes killing turkeys would be when they are still chicks.

Poults are definitely more prone to attack in the few weeks they are unable to fly to the roost. Sleeping on the ground, especially if you are wet makes you stink. And by default, a snack.

2 reasons.

1. coyotes have no natural predators except us. So, yes, population control.

2. the first one had it's mouth open ready to bite the $35 decoy I bought. Doc don't play that. I shot her friend for not stopping her.

 

Thanks! Their natural predators were/are wolves...but obviously not in Kentucky cause we would shoot them too.

Thanks! Their natural predators were/are wolves...but obviously not in Kentucky cause we would shoot them too.

 

Take that one up with the DNR. The season on coyotes is year round for a reason. And the limit is......limitless. How do you propose we control the population? I'd love to hear your humane suggestion. Relocation? Contraception?

Would coyote birth control be covered under Obamacare?

I wouldn't doubt it.

Would coyote birth control be covered under Obamacare?

 

As a Catholic, I have a problem with coyote birth control :lol:

As a Catholic, I have a problem with coyote birth control :lol:

Only on Fridays. abstinence.:idunno:

Take that one up with the DNR. The season on coyotes is year round for a reason. And the limit is......limitless. How do you propose we control the population? I'd love to hear your humane suggestion. Relocation? Contraception?

 

Sorry...just getting back on the thread. Actually, I wasn't challenging the motive, I was asking what it is. If they need to be controlled, and in many places they do...shooting is probably the most humane as long as it is (at least intended) to be quick as possible. If someone is shooting them for population control, I wouldn't think they would find joy in seeing an animal flopping around and suffering. There is something less than civilized in anyone who wants to see anything suffer, IMO. Would we disagree on that?

Take that one up with the DNR. The season on coyotes is year round for a reason. And the limit is......limitless. How do you propose we control the population? I'd love to hear your humane suggestion. Relocation? Contraception?

 

Technically the best approach would be trap, neuter and release. Reasoning....studies show that efforts to reduce the population by eliminating it brings about earlier fertilization and shorter gestation periods for the females....resulting in.....more targets. Neuter and release doesn't immediately reduce the population, but prevents the countereffect of additional and faster breeding. The original coyotes are still there, but there presence reduces the liklihood of additional incoming. I think Acme makes a good coyote trap.

Technically the best approach would be trap, neuter and release. Reasoning....studies show that efforts to reduce the population by eliminating it brings about earlier fertilization and shorter gestation periods for the females....resulting in.....more targets. Neuter and release doesn't immediately reduce the population, but prevents the countereffect of additional and faster breeding. The original coyotes are still there, but there presence reduces the liklihood of additional incoming. I think Acme makes a good coyote trap.

Great thought in theory. However, I know several folks who have trapped all of their lives who struggle with coyotes. They're nose is difficult to fool, even with palmolive gloves and waxed traps. I understand you're talking live traps, but I can't imagine the cost for a neutering program being something that our tax strapped state would want to put to a vote, or that our fish and wildlife dept would want to pay for by pilfering from another program.

 

When actually coyote hunting, I use a .22-250. There is no suffering. Just swift passing of coyotes. Shotgun, not as swift, that I'll give you. As for the females that would likely be able to shorten the gestational period, biologically speaking do we really have evidence of that? And in my experience, females are just as likely to be the target as a male when hunting them.