Best coyote bait?

[Cascades]

I recommend more power than the Remington SubSonics. Just finished feeding the eagles out back the two roosters I subsonicked. When that bullet hits meat, it doesn't go far, and nothing much happens, even to a chicken.

Use more gun, and wound fewer animals. The neighbors might appreciate the trade-off.

To take a deer off the shoulder of the highway here in Oregon is a crime. Be careful doing that.

Good luck with your backyard hunting!

 

[fireman 9731]

Yikes!

A crime to pick up roadkill?!

I would think that the road department would be glad that we were saving them some work!

 

[Cascades]

Yup, even dragging them into the bushes and sawing off the antlers is now illegal.--But some of us still do it.

If you hit a deer with your vehicle and want to salvage the meat, you can't just pick it up and take it home. The usual action is to contact the State Police and they will determine if and where the meat will go. They used to have butchers who would process the deer, and then it usually went to help people who were scraping by. From what I've heard/read lately, this practice is not as prevelant as it used to be.

I collect antlers, so I keep any eye out for the police and road crews' deer dumping grounds.

We do have a problem with poachers in Oregon, so I assume the laws against picking up roadkill are to help sort out the illegal taking of game animals.

 

[swiftak]

Any household food, dog or catfood is going to bring in racoons, skunks and the neighbors cats. A friend of mine gets deer heads and other deer parts from a taxidermist. Its works pretty well for him.

 

[mcdonl]

I have had more luck calling. By luck I mean I got them yelping, and I had one just out of range.

My baits just froze and don't seem to be doing much.

Leroy