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http://www.southerngazette.ca/News/.../Long-time-trapper-amazed-at-size-of-coyote/1
He’s been a licensed trapper on the Burin Peninsula for 40 years.
But when Jessie Cribb of Marystown checked his trap line near Black River Wednesday, just north of his hometown, he was amazed.
Mr. Cribb, now 77, and his friend, Lindsey Baldwin, came upon a large male coyote caught up in one his snares. The men had rabbit snares in place for the small game hunting season.
Jessie said “I’d say he’s close on to 60 pounds. He measures 52 inches.”
An avid small and big game hunter for most of his life, he was proud of his latest prize catch.
But after removing the pelt he figured the hide would only fetch about $20, on top of the provincial government’s $25 bounty.
“Most small game is too plentiful and so the market for pelts is not there.”
Mr. Cribb agreed coyote numbers on the peninsula are growing. He figured this was the fourth animal he’s caught in recent years.
“The problem with coyotes is they say if you kill them, they find a way to breed even more (to survive).”
He expressed a concern about people out in the country, picking berries or in the woods without a gun.
“If four or five came upon you, and you didn’t have a gun what would you do. If you were carrying a shotgun, you’d have to try to protect yourself and shoot.”
Coyotes are known to hunt in packs and prey on weaker or smaller animals.
The animal has been spotted throughout the island of Newfoundland, beginning in the mid-eighties on the Port au Port Peninsula on the west coast, and in the past decade have made an appearance on the Burin Peninsula.
http://www.southerngazette.ca/News/.../Long-time-trapper-amazed-at-size-of-coyote/1
He’s been a licensed trapper on the Burin Peninsula for 40 years.
But when Jessie Cribb of Marystown checked his trap line near Black River Wednesday, just north of his hometown, he was amazed.
Mr. Cribb, now 77, and his friend, Lindsey Baldwin, came upon a large male coyote caught up in one his snares. The men had rabbit snares in place for the small game hunting season.
Jessie said “I’d say he’s close on to 60 pounds. He measures 52 inches.”
An avid small and big game hunter for most of his life, he was proud of his latest prize catch.
But after removing the pelt he figured the hide would only fetch about $20, on top of the provincial government’s $25 bounty.
“Most small game is too plentiful and so the market for pelts is not there.”
Mr. Cribb agreed coyote numbers on the peninsula are growing. He figured this was the fourth animal he’s caught in recent years.
“The problem with coyotes is they say if you kill them, they find a way to breed even more (to survive).”
He expressed a concern about people out in the country, picking berries or in the woods without a gun.
“If four or five came upon you, and you didn’t have a gun what would you do. If you were carrying a shotgun, you’d have to try to protect yourself and shoot.”
Coyotes are known to hunt in packs and prey on weaker or smaller animals.
The animal has been spotted throughout the island of Newfoundland, beginning in the mid-eighties on the Port au Port Peninsula on the west coast, and in the past decade have made an appearance on the Burin Peninsula.
