Anybody eating coyote?

jimmyjazz said:
No thanks, lots of good tasting meat not sure why I would try that unless starving and nothing else.
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Agreed! My question is why would you want to eat coyote considering-some of the things they eat especially since there are so many other choices of better meat available. I skinned enough of the stinky things in my younger days, no thanks, I would have to be pretty hungry before I would eat it.
 
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Suther said:
Shooting coyotes doesn't get rid of them. If anything, it creates more coyotes. If shooting them was an effective way to control their population then coyote numbers would have plummeted like wolf numbers did in decades past when predators were shot on sight without prejudice - instead the coyote expanded as the wolf was shot out.

If you want the pelts, blast away! If your only motivation is to help the deer herd, there are many far more effective things to do. (btw bears are devastating on fawns, but you've got limited tags on those).
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That's what happens when hunters just shoot at the pack or individual animals indiscriminately.

When both of the Alpha/Beta pack leaders are killed, then Coyotes tend to over populate.

I've seen Coyote #####es put the run on young males, trying to cover young females, especially when the populations are high and food is scarce.

I would say population control is the main reason they do this but it also may to to stop inbreeding? which would likely be more instinctive than anything else.

The reason I came to that conclusion, I've seen the Beta females stop the Alpha males from covering different females in the pack, for no apparent reason. Inbreeding is about all I could see at the time.

On a couple of occaisions where there are a couple of packs in an area, say around a large Dairy Farm or even a Village, such as the one I live close to, there will be several different packs that very seldom interact or even cross over each other's marked boundaries.

Around this time of year, the males start to wander out of marked boundaries, looking for receptive females, which the Beta ##### will sometimes tolerate.

Shooting every Coyote on sight, without identifying its status in the pack will definitely lead to overpopulation.

I can understand why a fur hunter/trapper wants the larger hides, if they're in prime condition, like they should be right now, but even the experienced ones know better than to overdo a good thing.
 
rar said:
I have been told that even the crows and magpies won't eat coyotes.
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Not true. They usually need the Eagles to break open the skin first, so they can get at the body parts.

Sometimes the Ravens can rip open a belly, but for the rest of the birds, they have to settle for eyes and noses until the meal is properly carved.

If a Coyote carcass is left alone by everything, it's likely died of some disease or been poisoned. Yes, there are some Prikks that use poison, even though it kills everything that comes near it.
 
rkm456 said:
It's also worth noting that I've heard Rinella say he wouldn't eat coyote again.
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In the yotes defense, they prepared it in arguably one of the WORST ways you could. If I recall, he first describes it like pork but then says something that contradicts his own statement.


I will eat it when I finally get one! There's more YT vids of a guy slow cooking it and making tacos - his friends can't tell until he discloses it afterwards.
The key it to avoid the scent glands, which there are a few. I imagine brining it will help remove any odor. There are on here who probably eat white, dry, and rubbery chicken breast so I take wild-game cooking experiences with a grain of salt and try everything once.

Think of how many people told me deer is "gamey" and duck is "gross" before I got into hunting.....
 
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for those that have tried turducken, I will prepare for you muskpossyote muskrat inside a possum inside a coyote slow roasted over a wood fire with fresh new potatoes, a meal fit for a king!
 
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