what do u guies do with the coyote's that u shoot?

"Keep your stick on the iec"

Hang'em in a nearby tree with a note that says, "LET THAT BE A LESSON TO THE REST OF YA!"

I will let you know when I get one.
my neighbor won't let me shoot them on his property. likes them too much.

maybe with sause(taste like chicken).No really if you skin them the right way and pack them in salt and sell them to a furerer,or sell them at a fur traders convention(they have these in PA)you might make a few bucks.by the way just joking about eating them,but I wouldnt doubt it if BBturtle has a recipie for them though.

They had a bounty on them down here in Texas for a long time. Scalp the ears and get maybe $12/13, wasn't much but would buy a few bullets! I think they've recently stopped this though. I'll still be smootin'em though!!

Hollywood

sniff, sniff..............is that a troll I smell?

Great question. When I was a pup, it used to be courtesy to skin, and leave the hide on a property owners fence. A bit of thank you for letting you hunt on the land. Last time I checked a Yote hide without mange was worth about 50 bucks. In stating this, I would have no idea where to take a hide. The last ones I�ve shot, were left where they dropped.

A few years ago, I met a fellow who ran a small town business in a Midwest state. I think this was legal, but not sure. He was an impressive hunter, but trapped for profit.

He had a couple of freezers full of animals, including Bobcats. The price of fur had dropped, but the demand for whole animals was big. He told me he sold them to a broker in NY.

I don't even know if this is legal.

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While ice fishing in Ontario some years ago I met an elderly lady, must have been 75, who told me that during the great depression her family had little money, and her father used to shoot woodchuck for the family dinner table. She said it was quite good and being a grass eater was considered a clean animal. She said it ranked right up there with what we buy today in the super market. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

Here in Colorado, on the ranches I hunt, the owners say leave the carcass on the fence..

SInce the early 90's I have been freezing the whole carcass solid, too lazy to flesh it out myself. When I have at least 10 I give them to a local trapper who gladly trades me for 1 tanned hide. Give the tanned hide to the wife who hangs it in the cabin and in turn lets me go varmint hunting. The down side is it usually takes me the better part of 2 years to collect enough.

I still think crow_waxer's post is bait.......but

If you can show me anywhere you can get $50 bucks today for a coyote pelt I'll start skinning them again. Most of my ranchers just want them out of sight where the other critters can feast on them.

Bob

If you live someplace with cold weather and the yote's get heavy winter coats, people will buy them for fur. When I lived in Idaho in the mid-80's we could get $40 if we skinned them all the way to the lips and toes.

Coyote
West Heavy - 45.49 (avg) - 71.91 (top)
West Semi - 34.00 (avg) - 53.55 (top)

But last time I checked, there was no Yote drop off box at the IGA.

On a side note, I did put a sub sonic .22 through the ear of the future replacement fur for my Russian flap hat last night. Rabbits are much easier to skin and cure.

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DO NOT salt pelts you plan on selling to a fur buyer. Skin them, roll 'em up tight from the nose down, put 'em in a plastic bag and freeze them. If I could get $50 a coyote hide, I'd think about moving back to Oklahoma.
Often, fur buyers prefer "green" hides (fixed like above) or on the carcass.

BTW, I have eaten ground hog. They are good. You can fix them any way you would fix a rabbit or squirrel. Bon Appitit

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