How To Control Coyotes For Whitetails
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- What is the best way to control coyotes for whitetail and wildlife populations? Is there an effective way to balance coyote populations and high quality whitetail habitat? Here is what I do and why I believe coyotes play a very minor role in the success or failure of building a great whitetail herd on the lands that I hunt...
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Really enjoy the channel and the different perspectives. I call coyotes because I enjoy the hunt, but I have no illusion that "I'm saving a deer" for every coyote I shoot. I was previously a large mammal ecologist studying eastern wolves, eastern coyotes, moose, deer, elk, and bighorn sheep. In upstate NY we trapped and collared coyotes with GPS and VHF collars and were able to track coyote predation. Coyote diets are incredibly diverse, from berries, apples, corn, and other grain crops to rabbits, turkeys and their nests, fawns and adult deer, and importantly - scavenging. If there is an economical food source for coyotes, they will take advantage of it, and their population will grow to match their food availability. In farm country, dead-stock from livestock operations (cattle, hogs, chickens, etc.) can be like an 'all they can eat buffet'. No feasible amount of coyote hunting or trapping will regulate coyote abundance when they have access to essentially free food. If you have any friendly clout with neighbours improperly disposing of dead-stock, perhaps you can educate them and see if they can use a different approach (e.g., burry in manure pile, or ship dead-stock off the farm). What you have real control over, however, as this video states, is to adjust your habitat. With abundant and diverse habitat, a coyote can't easily predict where they are likely to find a fawn. And if they happen to find one, with diverse high-quality habitat, fawns have better odds of evading the predators. Also, if you are worried about coyote predation on deer, protect your old veteran does that are more likely to protect and intervene if coyotes pursue their fawns and are better at guiding their fawns to secure lower-risk resting sites and feeding areas.
good luck with that
The politician/wolf analogy made me chuckle but it's spot on! As always very knowledge filled vid! Thanks Jeff
Year round predator control is important. However, the most under rated time of the year, yet best time to shoot coyotes Is mid-late may during the denning season. Mothering females are more active hunting for their pups. When killed, the pups are less likely to survive. As terrible as this sounds- if you want your fawns to survive, start calling coyotes from Early May- Early June!
Everyone wants to shoot coyotes from November-February. This only boosts populations.
I just prefer trapping in the winter before leaf out its way less time way more effective I can get way more in the year I can harvest their furs better and then I dont have to even worry about the puppies :)
coyotes start to stink by june lol
Great point about how science doesn't always relate to the average hunter. These big studies are often trying to study one aspect of animal behavior and have to control a multitude of variables in order to isolate the variable in question. Didn't expect that insight from a predator control video - you have a good brain. Thank you for the thoughtful content.
In WNY coyotes have been hunted hard for decades and there's more than ever !
If fur prices ever come back, trapping might work.
trapping is great. I hope we have help the public understand it as science based and ethical
it is really one of our most efficient and healthy management tools
This is a super important topic to cover, thank you
East central MN, Pine County, around Hinckley. 80% of what the coyotes eat around here by weight is cottontail rabbit & snowshoe hare. Most of the rest is carrion, garbage, small rodents, birds, reptiles, even insects. The coyote scat on our property is always full of rabbit fur and tiny bone fragments, it's very rare that I see deer fur in it, even in the Spring.
I used to have a neighbor who LOVED coyote hunting, he had a dozen big sight hounds and would ride after them on horseback. While he lived next door, there were more cotton tails than I've seen anywhere else I've lived in MN and WI, I had to fence my gardens and protect bases of all my fruit trees. I also had to work pretty hard to keep red foxes and raccoons away from my chickens and we had ridiculous numbers of mice, voles, NORWAY RATS & other small rodents everywhere.
We have the 2nd or 3rd highest deer harvest in the state (by county), last 14 years- Except when we had the highest.
The two major predators of deer in my county are human hunters and automobiles. I leave the coyotes alone, they're not causing any issues for our deer population.
Neither are the wolves, and I've seen a few on our land. Wolves will certainly kill coyotes, given an opportunity. The coyotes will also take the red foxes if they can. We've got all 3 canids on hand and still have tons of fat deer. However, since about 3 years after old Ron moved away with his dogs? I have a lot less rabbit and rodent issues. I still see wild turkeys and spotted fawns every spring, also coyote tracks and scat.
Did your local DNR advise you to do "coyote eradication"? Or is it your own idea?
My second favorite animal to hunt!! Thanks for the video!!
Probably one of your best video. Great intel and insight. Currently on schedule to do some clearing on a south facing bluff, I’m definitely going to reevaluate the plan.
Thank you very much Jon!
I would love to see a trapping video. I know its not quite a typical WHS video but would be interesting to see how to low pressure trap on a whitetail property. Great video Jeff!
Are you planning a “system” for your seeds? Will a video series accompany the release? I’m excited for this next years plots, hoping you offer buckwheat and screening (annual). Thanks!
Wish we had more like yall. I hunt them with thermal. I killed 31 last year.
Definitely fun to coyote hunt. We have a 4pk of coyotes that show up together on one of my trail cam every day. They're going down Saturday.
Thanks for sharing your balanced and considered opinion regarding coyotes Mr. Sturgis! The historic cultural bias seems to be the norm that is perpetuated within the hunting community. Appreciate your objectivity!
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Saw 9 coyotes while bow hunting this season all within gun range, twice I was at full draw on them and wasn’t sure I wanted to use my number one arrow on a moving target. Heading to the cabin tomorrow to try to harvest some coyotes. Way I see it if you’re fooling predators and getting them within bow range you’re doing something right. You are right bears and bobcats get their deer too. Have rabbits, some grouse and noticed not as many turkeys….. thinking the cold wet Springs haven’t served turkeys well.
I feel ya. I miss out on numerous coyotes a year because I am trying to switch to my fixed head broadheads. But I can’t afford to bust up my expandables every time a Coyote comes by
Wet springs don't help, turkey have it tough, young hens are often not good mothers..but predators raiding nests are the worst enemy of the turkey...Raccoons are one of the worst, along with the others coyote n bobcats...take out racoon and coyote...to help the turkey population
@@kensalazar5066I’m in the process of ordering 15 dukes raccoon foot traps to cull some of mine I have 7 turkeys and 20 something raccoons
@@Pokelemon3434 very nice, good luck
@@kensalazar5066 a coyote stole a raccoon and trap so now I bought a coyote call and I’m gonna try my luck at that
Walked some fields yesterday and found 3 dead deer.One was fresh shed buck.Told my buddy that has dogs where they were.Said he has got 11 so far.
Thanks Jeff! Can the same thing be said about woodcocks for forest indication?
The second the undergrowth on my property gets covered in snow the coyote population moves into Rabbitopolis and stays pretty much all winter. When spring shows up they disappear once the undergrowth pops back up.
I seriously believe they're not much of a problem for me. Sure, they provoke the dogs, make rabbit hunting annoying, and even make the wife irritable.
But, I have other concerns like keeping the rabbit population down, keeping neighbor's dogs off my property, cutting back the squirrel numbers so I don't have them trying to infiltrate my attic, eliminating as many mice as possible from getting into the garage, etc. They're more helpful to me over winter than harmful to my hunting season.
One thing to seriously take into account is deep snow! Here in NY we killed 76 coyotes last year but the amount of deer we found killed by coyotes is astonishing! Deep snow equals easy food for even a single coyote to take down a full size deer! Even found some still warm from being killed and I'm talking full size 2.5 old deer buck and doe!! We see lots of deer of all size being killed!
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Yep, I think Sturgis is underestimating the Coyote problem. The wolf problem I'd even worse. Totally ruined Elk hunting in 3 western states and will soon ruin Colorado. I saw it first hand where Idaho Elk hunting was destroyed. All from Wolves.
@Garry Mitcham I would agree it's so different everywhere some places I get it it's not as bad but others are far worse than he's explaining
Great time of year to manage coyotes. 👍 Great content as always. Last archery season had a coyote that kept carrying on, all morning. Ended up seeing him come up the path my buddy had just came back from, on my way in. Too far for a shot. Saw zero deer that morning.
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I just refreshed my trap line. I have a lot of coyotes and they've been killing my waterfowl. I've also got lots of trail camera photos of deer and coyotes walking on the same trails within close time-frames of one another. I think mature deer aren't as afraid of coyote as they probably should be...
I would agree to disagree. And I'm a big fan of your channel this is the 1st thing I watched during the year season to get warmed up.. Along with your app . Here in Maine we have half breed dogs. As in half red wolf half Coyote. Me and my boy just shot one that weighed in at 56 pounds. They are decent size. And there has been many a times where we have video on thermal and night vision of coyotes running up behind sheep and deer trying to give birth and A group of 3 Coyotes are trying to pull the fawn or lamb out of the mom before she can even finish giving birth. And the majority of the time appear if there are deer prints in the snow the coyotes are chasing it down . Always tailing the deer. I will try to find you on Instagram and send you pictures of these big red monsters. But I agree if you're gonna hunt them hunt them heavy. But our partridge and pheasant population in mid Maine. Has gone in the gutter over the last few years. I am 40 years old and I have not seen a pheasant in about 12 years in the wild When they used to be recovery populated The problem here is there's not that many people taking down the predator population love what you're doing keep up the good work
this dude is talking about "wild" pheasants and "big red monster" wolf hybrids lol
the deer and turkey populations are larger than ever
actually native upland game birds populations are still recovering from the clear felling of new englands landscape lol
why would you want pheasants competing with them
are you concerned about endangered species in new england ecosystems? that's great! our environment has been severely damaged over centuries of recent human expansion - the coyotes are a symptom of such - so are the large deer herds - also the fact that theres no elk or wolves anymore in new england
the states put down farmed pheasant and trout in places they arent native to keep you happy
I've heard you talk about the hills and thermals for a very long time but I'm curious. What is considered a large enough hill to create the thermal effect? In Missouri, we have rolling hills that feel like mountains when you walk them and then we have the Ozarks. Huge difference here.
Can’t wait to get out and scout this coming weekend! And cut as well if need be! Got a bunch of cameras that need to be checked
Shot a deer this year and 15 minutes later a coyote ran right up to me while still sitting. So many coyotes in northern MI. But I still have a lot of sign of rabbits on my property. Haven't found any evidence of fawn predation. But have consistently found coyote droppings full of fur and year.
I am an avid coyote trapper in Northern lower Michigan I can honestly say the worst people to deal with are people who own private land and are serious about whitetail hunting they always want to dictate to you when and what time you can be there and they think you should catch every single coyote let's ever set foot on their property. Definitely my two favorite things deer hunting and coyote trapping. Also seems like one of the hardest things to explain the landowners the truth of both of them so many people have some crazy bizarre assumptions
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Yep. They do not understand that you create a vacuum when killing coyotes. Females can adjust litter size based on population. It also can take less than 2 weeks for a neighboring subordinate coyote to move in and takeover the home range of the coyote you just killed. Its great for us coyote hunters but landowners that think you can hunt or trap coyotes off their land are ridiculous.
I only find dead deer on my property between December and mid February. Very few fawns, mostly 1 1/2 year old spike bucks and does. Unfortunately there's never enough left to tell what cause of death was.
We have tons of Bears in Appalachia. Trust me, Bears are very fast and agile. They don't have a problem chasing down young Deer. I've witnessed it.
Pretty much nailed it habitat !The only thing different I would say is when the cover has gotten so poor that it doesn' t support the rabbits and pheasants fawns do become a primary target when pup rearing.The next thing is coyotes are transient/territorial so Hunted and trapped coyotes will be replaced by others seeking a territory so it does offer some temporary relief during fawning!
On my 12 acre parcel I’ve only had it since August, I have bear, bobcat, and coyotes, also deer, but more bucks than Doe’s only had one fawn, do I have too many predators?
What about dogs. I’ve had problems with dogs as well as coyotes this year on both my properties. Been a rough season..
Man they are tough...the dogs are WAY worse than coyotes. Have to get serious...
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Yeah I’m gonna have to confront some neighbors. Our rut just started too..
@@clintwalker6761 I did that one year. I just let them know that their dogs were running through where I was hunting. No threats made. Thankfully that's all it took.
I've got a really good 2 acre urban piece that holds about 10 good bucks a year on average along with a couple does and fawns. I had 2 coyotes show up this November for the first time and they absolutely ran almost all the deer off the property immediately. It was like a switch was flipped and the deer were gone. I ended up shooting one of them on the last day of the season, so now it's a waiting game to see what happens with the other one. Hopefully the 180" 10 point I had ends up coming back
Deer that live in there home area will never be run out by two coyotes...I have had coyotes and deer on my property for 30 years and the deer have never gone anywhere. I have cameras out and deer and coyotes use the same areas constantly....the deer raise their fawns in the same areas where the coyotes live and hunt.....they always seem to raise plenty of fawns! A mature buck has no fear of a coyote or two!
@Born to be wild yeah I absolutely agree when it comes to areas that naturally have had coyotes for a number of years, but this property is in an area where they have never seen coyotes before. At least not in the ten years or so that I have been on it. Coyotes are just now popping up in this county one by one, so it's a whole nother circumstance in this case. I think they will come back but for the time being, they have adjusted their living area a bit for sure
2 acres holding 10 good bucks?
lol I bet the coyotes came thru and I bet they scared them off 2 acres thats not rlly holding unless ur in central park lol
@William Robinson I've hunted this land most of my life as well as ran trail cams for about ten years now, so I know what deer are on this property. It's a small urban plot that the bucks feel comfortable in since they don't see any hunting pressure, so they stay there most of the year. A few may come and go during the peak rut, but most of them stay on or very close to this property
@@matttyreeoutdoors dan infalt talks about bucks bedding in all sorts of hidden spots around urban areas as long as they dont get disturbed
the thing is theyre easy to disturb and they might have found somewhere better once they move on
I made some of the rabbit habitat with the hinge cuts over pallets. We made about 8 all together on a 70 acres. I'm in Western North Carolina and the only thing we got out of the deal was a bunch of copperhead dens. We ended up having to pour fuel on them and burn them up.
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Do you have a way through your app for subscribers to get to web classes? If not, might be worth adding.
My favorite silly saying about arrows is “Speed kills”. 😂 Gets me every time.
I've also witnessed throughout the years,Coyotes will and do run adult deer to ground late winter,Spring. The only time they don't is summer when smaller,easier game is more abundant. I've personally seen 3-4 Coyotes attack fawns right out in the open inbetween two big Woodlore across from our house. I was in Public land late season which is Jan,Feb. here in Ohio. Anyway I was slipping through a deer trail along side of a decently tall C.R.P . Next thing I know 3 deer come running through at 30 yards exhausted,not 10-15 seconds later 2-3 Coyotes I'm full chase. I could tell this had been going on for awhile. My point being is deer don't have to be wounded or young,when those Coyotes haven't ate anything decent and the scat you find is just black blobs of vegetation,they'll kill deer! I trap them when I can and if I see them in the flesh their dead. If I could or had the resources,U'd hire a trapper or just give access to a full time dedicated Trapper. Their critical i.m.o!
That is extremely rare that coyotes run down adult deer. They typically don't have the desire, drive or stamina. I've seen it in 2 to 4' of snow and open hardwoods with concentrated deer in the dead of winter...but even then very rare and not a concern... fortunately...for 99 % of all deer hunters.
Couldn’t agree more Jeff. Habitat drives herbivores. Predators take the surplus. If habitat is broken you will have disastrous levels of predation. Here in New Brunswick broken winter habitat - poor - makes deer really susceptible to eastern coyote
I have to say this, as bad as our coyote are here, my problem is fishers. I have found, 16 ft up in open blinds and ladder stand, fawn legs and turkey wings. Some fawns in Spring at fox den openings. Fox not coyote den on us coyotes on neighboring lands . Our deer population has gone way down since the fisher moved in. Last spring I cleaned fawn legs and turkey wings out of 4 of my blinds and ladder stands it's crazy to see.
We have a couple coyotes that come through our 9 acre parcel. They don't seem to do any harm to our deer. We have a ton of rabbits and squirrels so I assume that's their main food target. I feel like if I take those couple coyotes out, then I'm making it possible for more aggressive coyotes to come in, so I'm leaving them alone for now.
Hey Jeff, don't forget about motor vehicle accidents. I'm many states cars kill as much if not more than hunters..during rut season we all see dead deer on the shoulders on many roadways, but many die out of sight 10 to 100 yards into the woods...
Thanks Jeff! I've been seeing a lot of coyotes this season!
In regards to podcast suggestions I'd like to see zack from thp maybe talk habitat and strategy. The real main person I'd like to see you talk with is rich wilson from Death by Bunjie. He is a real advocate for crossbow equality and has really great videos showing people how to be the best crossbow hunter they can be. He also practices habitat work and I just really think you'd enjoy talking to him
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I have seen this numerous times older does put there fawn close to where people live i think to avoid coyotes and other predators
The older s for is, the further her fawns are apart too...they really know how to protect them well!
There's an interesting podcast from Chad and Jake at exodus, they interviewed two guys that were hunting the huff buck for years. He was killed 37 parcels away from where they were hunting him.
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I shoot coyotes when i see them because i find it to be a fun part of hunting. slow deer day gets fun really fast after you shoot a coyote that comes by
Hey Jeff back on the 90's Pa. Conducted a 5 year study of black bear predation of fawns, with numbers on average at 50%.. so throw in coyote killings and bobcats. and you have a situation for sure
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Where I live in Iowa the Coyotes are thick, in the evening you can hear at least a dozen howling around you each day. I shot 2 with my bow this fall. Everywhere you go in the woods there are tracks. One night 4 coyote ran past my stand chasing 2 deer. No one is harvesting predators but everyone is after prey species.
I have a lot of coyotes on my 300 acres, I also have lots of small game. I watch the deer when the coyotes start getting close. They just walk away and come back when the coyotes leaves. I haven't done anything about the coyotes and everything seams to be balanced for now
Need to do more research on the wolf.....
I'm kind of the exception of everything you talk about on my tree farm. As far as coyotes the more you kill, the more you have. I'm a firm believer in that.450 acres to play with. Good mix of buck and doe. If you create the habitat, nature will balance. I usually see the deer following the coyotes.
I was killing the box elders. But I may change my practice on that after listening to you.
Only squirrel mouse and rabbit in the scat
I protect all the game on my farm. cool to watch happening. Chipmunk cam going on now.
I have a 3 year old row planted pine stand. 50 acres in coastal NC. Cover is thick at this point in the pine stand. I'm not managing for tree growth. I want to cut out bedding areas. trees aren't tall enough to cut over. With high number of coyotes what should I plant for bedding/cover? my concern is switch grass will allow predator to close distance on deer. I was going to start killing coyotes but I don't think I can kill them all to make a difference.
Hi Jeff, could you put out a video specifically on combating the neighbors who do nothing but bait deer?
is it legal where you hunt?
@@mikemellon80 Yes
@@gerardsavage239 since its legal try to use them as a benefit. get them coming back from the bait to the bedding on your property. build bedding between your stands and the bait? thats what I'd do. get them going to the bait in the evening
@@mikemellon80 alright thanks!
@@mikemellon80 yup Jeff talks about this strategy!
Less hunters here in PA, and decreasing. Plenty of fawns are surviving the predators, of which we have some, and more are being re-introduced, which is firing up some of the traditional “first day / first Sat” rifle hunters. But if a year-round woodsman, one can see that we are over-run with deer - the habitat is browsed to the ground, and useless invasives are taking over. The effort to “protect” habitat (and our crops) so it can mature is intense - everything requires a fence, and a double row if they figure how to jump the first. Most here have lost at least one vehicle to a deer strike, and it is not uncommon to see road kills every few miles during weaning and rut.
CWD is spreading here, which ruins hunting enthusiasm.
For all these reasons, I embrace nature’s balance. If you treat deer like domesticated animals, then expect them to respond as livestock with weak genetics and diseases, and the need for more human intervention and protection to manage.
I support that hunters should legally hunt what they wish and when, preferably as humane sportsmen. Knowingly and purposefully letting pups starve, or setting out poisons, seems to violate that code, just to benefit an easier hunt.
QDMA put a Cam on a Yote Den, 1 female yote brought in 34 fawns in one Spring. Multiply that by every Breeding Female Yote! I whack & Stack all the yotes I get my cross hairs on and I do not harvest Doe.
Nice video
Thank you Brandon!
Shot a nice buck with my bow this year. Wasn't 100% about the hit so let him lay for a couple hours. Came back and found him stone dead and half eaten by coyotes. 2 hours?!?! Time to thin the pack.
The more pressure on coyotes, the more coyote pups per litter. Find dens, keep pressure low untill spring, then trap the den's.
I have more of a raccoon problem with the turkeys where I hunt than I do with coyotes. The coyotes manly just spook the deer for a couple of days, but they come back.
WORD!! Keep preaching common sense.
I've shot 2 coyotes while deer hunting over the years. No closed season for them in Ohio. I only shoot them when they walk into the area I'm hunting and refuse to leave. The most exciting encounter I've ever had was a coyote that walked up within 5' of where I was standing one morning and never realized I was there. It played around for a few minutes and then walked off in search of breakfast. That was a rush!
Coyote population is high in my rural area. I hear then whining at night quite often. I haven't heard of any taking deer here. I can say that you will not see a rabbit around and if you let your cat out at night it won't last long.
Lots of rabbits and small game for them to eat in my area not many coyotes . In areas I know where coyotes get hunted I see a lot of coyotes ... Keep shooting they keep breeding. Not sure what to think honestly 🤔.....
I don't shoot them much ..and have lots of deer and small game.
Got my first coyote 3 years opening day
The guys running disc mowers for their first hay cut kill more fawns than all the predators combined. I have lost track of the times when I have asked permission to hunt a place and the farmer sitting on a tractor with fawn guts all over the mower (exaggeration) says no because he loves the deer and wants to build his herd. Buzzards are camped all over his fresh cut field gorging on fawns.
I've heard of 12 in 1, 20 acre field.
Expedite the process. Hay sets. 8-9 ft circle of hay or dead grass which you can collect all summer. Two bait holes two traps no visual. Zero visual other than the big hay circle. The nose does the rest. Dirt holes, for me , take longer to work as my cameras show dogs checking them out without committing for weeks sometimes
It's called maintenance. Everyone love the hot tub, but nobody likes to maintain them. You absolutely need to spend time managing the Grey hairs. Our deer numbers have been crushed and the average hunters don't have any opportunities because the deer have been killed off in all of the open country.
“Make the wildlife habitat more attractive to prey and it’ll ward off the predators”. I don’t think I missed anything there.
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Coyotes killing fawns is an important thing you need to maximize trophy bucks. You don't have a complete set of information. Nothing helps you increase the number of older bucks in your herd more than a large predation of fawns. You want at least 50% to be taken.
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Coyotes are not as big a problem as neighboring dogs..I watched dogs blow doe off they're bed behind my cabin around 2 pm and looked up at the house and stopped running after they saw me..yes I shot he yelped.
Amen to that...so, so true!
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Best way to get rid of coyotes, late December through early march, soak half of sponge with beef broth, and drop them in travel routes.
I don't have problem with coyotes. Lots of rabbit. I do trap for coyote for the challenge.
If you want grouse, turkeys are an enemy big time. They find grouse nests and eat the eggs... seen it plenty times turkey hunting in spring. A hen turkey is a big predator!
I just kill the problem dogs. We live on 7500 acres of Natl Forest and they get very brave at trying to draw the dogs away, but it's always the same ones. The only way we are truly effective at managing coyotes is from the air. We can usually take 10 or so in a couple hours. You do that a few days in a row and it adds up, quick.
I hike a few miles each morning on the Natl Forest and pay close attention to what's going on. As you mention, as long as you have mice and rabbits, you have coyotes. They spend very little time hunting deer.
Wolves and coyotes DO thrill kill. Ask any sheep herder!A well fed coyote or wolf is just like a well- fed Spaniel or tomcat. He's going to hunt, hard. Same with our Mt Lions. They kill just for fun. If their kill hasn't frozen or rotted, they will come back when hungry and eat it, but when it gets very cold, they hunt round the clock.
Or trap and be selective on the ones you kill. Release the others.
You are more knowledgeable than average, but you're far from being an expert.
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I kill them with sponges
Giving thousands an excuse to slaughter more animals. I'm all for hunting, but if you're shooting something that is not a true threat, then you should utilize it. Be a real hunter!
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Coyotes have little if any impact on the whitetail population...period. The only animal on this planet that has an impact on whitetail populations are humans. In Virginia the average annual whitetail harvest is around 200,000 animals, that does not include poaching, disease, roadkills, and farming accidents. which is easily another 100,000 animals. Coyotes are solitary hunters primarily, they will however, if small game in an area is depleted, hunt in groups to take larger game. .Coyotes take less than 5% of what humans take but yet there is a war on them like somehow they are hurting the whitetail population....it is totally false. Old made up tales and people spreading lies about coyotes have made them some kind of monster in the eye's of many hunters and outdoorsmen. Coyotes are an important part of the ecosystem and are intelligent animals who keep rodent populations and sickened animals in check....eliminating them is a worse problem they leaving them alone. Most coyote attacks on humans and pets happen in cities and suburbs where their natural prey has been reduced to a point that coyotes have to resort to other prey to survive. There's an old Indian saying about coyotes...killing them needlessly or for profit brings very bad luck!
Wow, I was just using common sense and was surprisingly accurate. I did pick up some good tips also though.
That's great Donald!
If you got coyotes thats actualy a good thing cause they are where the food is to include Deer. Rest Assured if you got Deer #s in the area your going to have coyotes.I had a neighbor shoot 25 coyotes and it didnt do anything. Yotes are territorial and will claim territory simply expand their range...
Hey Jeff, your correct on the wolves i mention before i have 260 acres in the U.P. with upland cover. Ceder swamps, water and 5 food plots with trail and road network all that i have log in the last 12 yrs. The pats, rabbits, small game are all there what i see the wolves use the trails and roads and hunt down wind most of the time of all the food plots. Very rare do i cut tracks or signs of wolves in the interior not saying they don't hunt there but most of the time make their rounds on roads and trail i have brush hog. They come through at least once or twice a week, and during the season's, the deer do slowly come back that's correct but, in that time, makes the hunt very tuff, that being said we did shoot 3 mature 8's this yr during bow season . Cover is the key , great info as always keep it going.
Hire a coyote hunter with hounds works every time
Just go out and hunt and shoot coyotes, works for me!!