I was wondering if anyone here takes coyotes for there fur or what you guys do with them.
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I was wondering if anyone here takes coyotes for there fur or what you guys do with them.
If the fur is good I take the ones I shoot home and skin them out, do some home-tanning with them. But not interested in taking anyone elses as they are a lot of work for little to no money.
Under the FWCA,if the fur has value,we're required to prevent the hide from going to waste. It takes about 10 minutes to skin one out and dispose of the carcass when they're still warm. We may donate or sell the hide to anyone we want under the authority of our small game license. I always skin out a hide in the bush away from prying eyes and snowflakes with cell phone cameras,dragging the carcass well out of sight and let Mother Nature do her work. Care must be taken with Mangy hides. It's best not to skin them out because they're worthless and can be dangerous. Mange is caused by skin mytes which are easily transferred by contact to humans. Always wear gloves and drag carcasses by attaching a rope avoiding all contact. Les Johnson has some excellent videos on skinning techniques on YouTube or his website www.predatorquest.comQuote:
Originally Posted by Shaner7269
makes a great stew... ;)
I have come across quite a few dead coyotes that were shot and left behind...
Yep,me too. Pest destruction. A dead Coyote is a good Coyote. Farmers have no issue with digging a hole and burying them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splaker
With the almost total collapse of the wild fur industry, eastern coyote are pretty much the only thing worth sending to sale. Prices are up since Canada Goose coats became globally popular. The fur is a trim item used for the hood ruff. Good prime easterns were getting $50-80 last year, so definitely worth your time to pelt. Best pelts are right now, up until the end of January. Use FMJ bullet so you don't blow the animal to pieces.
http://www.furharvesters.com/results...y/jan18can.pdf
Based on the 60% clearance, I'd only send in good prime ones. No junk, nothing manged-up. Top prices are excellent based on the last sales.
FMJ are a bad idea. Unless the shot is perfect the coyote will be gone to die somewhere and lost. They are tough animals.
You should not hunt with FMJ.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenelon
Period.
This is bad advice.
Agreed, have had great results with the Hornady v-max, they do not go far after shot, mostly die in their tracks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Jack
If you can get over the thought of eating them, they are actually pretty good.
"Hold my beer and watch this"
Are you serious? really?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerryklimczuk
Yup, next time I make a meal I will share pics. Slow cooker is the best way to prepare them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splaker
I think you just made Splaker throw up in his mouth. ROFL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerryklimczuk
He’s not the only one !!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
"Some cultures view the consumption of dog meat as part of their traditional, ritualistic, or day-to-day cuisine, while other cultures consider consumption of dog meat a taboo, even where it had been consumed in the past. It was estimated in 2014 that worldwide, 25 million dogs are eaten each year by humans."
Not uncommon to eat a canine in some parts of the world. Just have to get past the psychological barrier.
Put a rope around their neck, drag 'em to the back corner of the bush lot and let nature takes its course.
I was going to post that last night lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
You missed that in 2018 Korea in the only one still farming the animal as a food source . It has a lot of vitamin bs and it high in iron when you look at the calorie chart lol.
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Vultures love them.....
Other Coyotes will feed on the carcass,too. They don't last long. Everything eats.Quote:
Originally Posted by seabast
Include crows, hawks and even smaller birds will feed on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
The carcass of the on I shot this morning is headed for the bush edge in the morning, hide is in good condition , light tawny colour, was hard to find in the corn stubble, range finder said 326 back towards our property where i shot it from.
Small entrance hole no exit , .222 45 gr. SIERRA.
How does a person get his pelts to market?
Ship them to Fur Harvesters in North Bay they have a website and a pickup schedule.
If I buy the beer Don, will you flesh them for me? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Ontdon
Re: FMJ for coyote. I totally agree they shouldn't be used for big game period, but IMO there's no reason to not to use them for fox and coyote. Hornady's #2430 FMJ bullet was expressly designed and marketed for the purpose of pelt hunting. 80grain. Great in .243. Like anything else, shot placement is key. All shots are taken heart/lung broadside ribcage. I've yet to have any problem recovering animals. I used to use a .22mag quite a bit for fox, and the odd close shot on coyote. 40 gr FMJ was all I ever used. Shots were 5-60 yds over bait and/or calling. I've tried quite a few recommended .243 bullets in different loads (Noslers, Sierra, Hornady) and I've eventually had bad pelt damage with them all if the shot was high spine, neck, chest, or involved the shoulder. I'd like to here back from other .243 reloaders if you've found "the magic pill" that consistently gives you an undamaged pelt.
I'll 2nd that: used FMJ for small game for years. I have 4-5 boxes of 6.5 x55 in FMJ for hunting and plinking. Nothing wrong with it legally, ethically or morally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenelon
Sorry guys - forget talking legally, ethically, or morally for just a second.
Think about safety and ricocheting.
I don’t want to be near anybody using that type of ammo in the bush.
All fine until an unlucky skip puts a hole in somebody.
Soft points are a better choice and are just as fur friendly.
Morally - those FMJ bullets aren’t designed for the job.
If you are worried about big holes there are a pile of CF rounds in 22 that won’t exit with a vmax.
My two cents.
^^^THIS!!^^^^Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Jack
I used to skin them,flesh them and ship them to North Bay back when it was worth the time effort and the payback was pretty good. Ever since the fur markets crashed 15 years ago,it was costing more to do the work and ship which made it no longer worth the effort. I had a friend who was into the fur trade big time,so,I simply gave her the pelts. Last year,she called and said she couldn't accept my pelts unless they were "pristine" (read trapped because shot up was no longer an option) as the market for prime pelts was saturated. Only the most perfect pelts were being accepted,the rest were being discarded. Anymore,if I ever get a decent pelt,I give them to FN friends who have turned them into some pretty spectacular hats,mitts,jackets and parkas.
$62.00 a pelt doesn’t seem too bad to me. I know it’s a ton of work, but still.
If you send one in, let us know how much you get for it.... would like to know.Quote:
Originally Posted by dilly
Yep,me too. After shipping,royalties and expenses,$62 would shrink pretty fast.....if your pelt was accepted,at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by fratri
To you guys who hunt yotes, aren’t they flea and tick infested? That alone would prevent me from playing that game. We have taken the odd one while pushing for jacks and one we got was virtually bald frommange from ribs back. Skin looked tanned.
Like this one....Not good looking at all....Quote:
Originally Posted by terrym
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4904/...876c37a0_z.jpg
Of all the coyotes I have shot, I have never seen one full of fleas and I hope I never do.......just thinking about it makes me itch....
Ive got a few now. Shot and trapped. I have not gotten one yet with mange, flees or ticks. My fox pelts have been peppered with tick holes. Its the deer hides that are bad. My biddies deer hide last year had almost 1000 ticks. When tanning the tick holes make thin spots and turn a shade of green on the white leather.Quote:
Originally Posted by terrym
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Generally,with our crew, mangy or tick infested Coyotes get dragged off into deep bush and left for Mother Nature to look after. Most of the time,prime pelts are outnumbered by garbage pelts on average 10/1. Sarcoptic Mange mites are easily transferred to humans and household pets. Always wear gloves while handling carcasses whether you're going to keep them or not.
Re: fleas and ticks. Surprisingly, I've never really had a coyote heavily infested in either ticks or fleas. I've trapped a lot of fox that were flea lousy, but I've found weasels and fisher to be the worse for fleas. I've found a few ticks on coyote but they were all American dog tick. I gave sarcoptic mange to my old lab once by transporting some lightly manged coyote in the back of the truck cap. The dog picked it up from the back of the truck. Not a problem now if your dog is on any of the flea meds as they usually all kill sarcoptes mites. Fox, coyote, fisher, red squirrel, and weasels - I put them into a big industrial garbage bag as soon as I get home. A few shots of pyrethrin (Raid) will kill any live fleas within 15 mins with the bag sealed. I rough skin coyote and freeze the pelt for a couple of weeks to kill any possible mange/follicle mites. Eastern coyote pelt sales are pretty select right now (60% at recent sale) . I wouldn't send in anything that's rubbed (past prime) or has mange spots. If you run hounds in Feb -March you might want to call Fur harvesters or NAFA and get the advice from the coyote grader. They might tell you to not bother sending in these rubbed pelts.
I by no means have the experience some of you guys have. I have only shot four coyotes and three were incidental. All of the ones I got though were not flea or tick infested and had beautiful full pelts. I home tanned a couple of them.
https://i.imgur.com/GNHHqsF.jpg?1
Made this one into a wall hanger
https://i.imgur.com/GJwNdJZ.jpg?1
This one made a very warm hat!
Beautifully done.Quote:
Originally Posted by dilly
Although I have not, a relative tells me that they are good eating.
Mmmm, yeah, not for me!