sickning hunt

[Adrian J Hare]

yesterday Got up and headed out just up the road to a couple places I have not hunted and the first set called a dog in and got it and the mange had it good. Next set was a crossed the road in a cut corn field and got a double and they were in worse shape. No gas money on this day ...

 

[Jay]

Friggen hell that mange has got to suck for those dogs!

Good on ya for putting them out of their misery, can't imagine laying in the snow with no fur on!

Cheers
Jay

 

[3macs1]

As much as I hate coyotes I don't like to see them suffer with mange
What a terrible death
Good job killing them
Cheers

 

[Longwalker]

I shot one last week that looked like that. Population is too high when that happens.

 

[fratri]

Good shooting, too bad about the mange...saves you some skinning though

 

[FLHTCUI]

Good shooting, too bad about the mange...saves you some skinning though

There is more than one way to skin a cat.... err coyote.
Good shooting AJH,
Rob

 

[kamlooky]

Kripes AJH, Fratari etall, wtf is mange and what makes it happen.
Suffer'in sukkohtash.
Never seen nutt'in like this t'uther than them antler'd folk skinny around the face.

Nawt troll'in, jest …………..dumm to the cause.

 

[jkc]

Sucks to be them. Over populated you say. The boys are helping out with that also. Nice shooting.

 

[wheelin_ca]

you did them a favour with this -30 windchill

 

[Enfield_Girl_Erika]

Yikes, I've seen a mangy coyote before. But nothing this bad, that bottom one has hardly any fur left.

Good shooting A.J.H.

 

[d4dave1]

Kripes AJH, Fratari etall, wtf is mange and what makes it happen.
Suffer'in sukkohtash.
Never seen nutt'in like this t'uther than them antler'd folk skinny around the face.

Nawt troll'in, jest …………..dumm to the cause.

To answer your question Looky. Properly known as Sarcoptic Mange and caused by a small mite.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mange

 

[the spank]

Mange hits hard when the population soars. Natures way of knocking them back down. My buddy took a bunch last winter trapping and half of them had to be tossed due to mange. He’s not bothering this winter.

 

[Adrian J Hare]

Kripes AJH, Fratari etall, wtf is mange and what makes it happen.
Suffer'in sukkohtash.
Never seen nutt'in like this t'uther than them antler'd folk skinny around the face.

Nawt troll'in, jest …………..dumm to the cause.

Mange is a form of Scabies

 

[kodiakjack]

Any risk to hunters handling such infested critters?

 

[jiffx2781]

Any risk to hunters handling such infested critters?

https://www.healthline.com/health/mange-in-humans

Yes mange is transmittable to humans. But with a little precaution I'd say the risk is very low to none.

If I shoot an infected yote I won't touch it. I loop a rope around it's leg and drag it into the bush leaving the yote and the rope behind. If I don't have a rope I only move the yote if I have gloves and I also toss the gloves. I don't even bring the gloves home with me.

As long as you limit your exposure and wash your hands thoroughly asap the risk factor isn't high enough to worry about.

 

[Winchester-1897]

About 5 years ago my Australian Sheppard started scratching and biting herself to the point of bleeding all over the carpets. I took her to a Vet who insisted she had allergies and gave her a course of antibiotics to no avail. I don't think this particular Vet ever seen a case of sarcoptic Mange.

After spending all the money on the meds for allergies I told the Vet that I am sure my dog had Mange. She quickly confirmed my prognosis and I did not charge her for my visit.

 

[Bill Boulton]

Yikes, I've seen a mangy coyote before. But nothing this bad, that bottom one has hardly any fur left.

Good shooting A.J.H.

They wouldn't survive the cold winter, you saved them from a brutal death

 

[3macs1]

Any risk to hunters handling such infested critters?

Yes you can get a form of scabies. Ask my old trapper friend. It happened to him about 10 years ago. Not mange but caused by handling effected coyotes
Cheers

 

[Runningfool]

...leaving the yote and the rope behind. If I don't have a rope I only move the yote if I have gloves and I also toss the gloves. I don't even bring the gloves home with me.

Limiting exposure is good practice but mange is not so contagious that you need to leave your litter behind. I’d respectfully suggest you take your rope or gloves with you and dispose of them at home.

 

[jiffx2781]

Limiting exposure is good practice but mange is not so contagious that you need to leave your litter behind. I’d respectfully suggest you take your rope or gloves with you and dispose of them at home.

I hunt yotes on my own property. I can leave my rope or gloves behind if I want.

If it were someone else's property or public land I would agree with your suggestion.