Baiting coyotes in Ontario?
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What kind of birds are you talking about? Yes it against the law to hunt Waterfowl under the Migratory Birds Convention Act over bait however not all birds are illegal to bait. Back in the 80's a friend of mine had a contract with the University of Guelph to supply them with 1500 crows., he shot them over a large bait pile. Nothing illegal about it either!
As for coyotes yes it is allowed and if you are willing to take advice from a fellow who has spent countless hours and many years of friendship with a wolf hunting outfitter in Northern Ontario. Go BIG and FROZEN!! If you can acquire a dead sheep/cow/roadkilled deer etc freeze it whole if possible or cut into quarters at the smallest and then place it where you intend to intercept your quarry. If the pieces are too small they will simply carry them off, if they are BIG and FROZEN they have to stay and work at it to get a meal. Gives you better odds of getting on them. Just my .02cents worth
Like said you can use bait but be careful with what you use. Last year my brother was baiting from a local dead stock company and a neighbour (dont know how she found the bait as it was a couple hundred yards on private property) found it and he got a visit from Ontario ministry of agriculture who informed him it against the law to use the guts such as lungs and what not. We perferred this as it it didnt leave bones lying in the field. Could use all the meat and bones we wanted though not exactly sure the reasoning for this. Also I know its illegal to use whole animals such as cattle or horses but i know they do work well. We now get blocks of ground up meat from the dead stock company and freeze it in blocks (fill a garbage can and allow to freeze then just dump it out) as said above so that they cant carry it away and have to sit and eat.
Pork works better than beef to attract, and if you can not get a hold of a lot of bait you can use a smaller pail, like a 5 gallon one, before you freeze it lower a chain in to the mix, when it is frozen use the tag end of the chain and secure it to something to prevent it from being dragged away.
I use either
1. a deer killed by wolves & not completely consumed, which in this area they rarely are, at least by daylight. Drag it to shooting site by sled in winter or 4wh in summer keeping hands on to a minimum. They'll usually track it!
2. Road kill deer, sometimes works, sometimes not.
1. a deer killed by wolves & not completely consumed, which in this area they rarely are, at least by daylight. Drag it to shooting site by sled in winter or 4wh in summer keeping hands on to a minimum. They'll usually track it!
2. Road kill deer, sometimes works, sometimes not.
Pig and Deer are the best they don't freeze as hard as beef,turkeys work but leave a mess in the bush.It will some times take a Coyote a week or two to feed on a road kill you drop in the bush.Bait them and wait but how long are you going to sit if they come at night?????????????????
I have yet to come across something that says its illegal.
I have heard of some people taking their s**t-zoo pet dogs out with them the put them on a line in the middle of the field and wait for the yotes to show up.
Hmmmm I'll have to give the baby tied to a tree thing a go. Might call in some "cougers" too!!!!
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The idea is, that if you bait on a regular basis,
they will come and stay in the nearby area .
It may take a few days, but when they find it,
they stick around .
They will respond to coyote calls, as they will not want
to share the bait and come running.
(As told to me by an experienced trapper friend of mine.)
You also maybe be lucky enough to catch them in the early mornings,
or more often during the day as the Winter drags on.
