Coyotes at night?

[kudu]

Hey Tejon, where abouts on the Blue River is your brother close to. If I am thinking of the same one that goes through Columbia City, I am not too far from there. Got a 10gauge that needs a workout and a bunch of lead BB shells, or maybe they are #2's. Good to kill to about 75-80 yards. Got a Q-beam and a red lens also, along with predator calls, etc. Been a while since I popped a yote. We have a few around my place, but haven't seen one in the open since this summer.

 

[Balog]

Just curious, but where do ya'll sell the hides? Seems like a nice way to augment the ammo fund while protecting the livestock.You know, once I have an ammo fund and livestock.

 

[TexasRifleman]

Just curious, but where do ya'll sell the hides? Seems like a nice way to augment the ammo fund while protecting the livestock.You know, once I have an ammo fund and livestock.

Depends on the area. Most of the buying now is pure bounty. The fur use was impacted pretty heavily by the PETA folks. Prices you see now is purely for the eradication of a harmful varmint.

I don't think anyone is buying the pelts for actual use any longer, at least not around here.

In my case, in Stephens County TX there is a small bounty put together by the ranchers, maybe 5 bucks for a pair of ears last time I asked.

 

[kudu]

Just curious, but where do ya'll sell the hides? Seems like a nice way to augment the ammo fund while protecting the livestock.You know, once I have an ammo fund and livestock.

There are a few fur buyers around, but a lot less than there used to be. I haven't sold any for several years now, but there were 2 I knew of within about 50 miles of me. Many trappers and coon hunters stretch and dry their furs and sell in bulk lots to big buyers or take them to a yearly auction site for furs. I remember making about $1000 about 25 years ago with just 20 traps and about 8 weeks worth of trapping and hunting. I thought I was in the big money at about 14 years old.