Coyote Hunting - What to do with the coyote after the hunt?

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I'm fairly new to hunting, and totally new to coyote hunting. I have the priviledge of hunting on private property (father in-laws). I have been hunting there for just over a year (turkey, deer, duck, goose, and various small game). The problem is the coyotes (which were not on my initial hunting list).

There are always lots of signs of coyotes, and you can hear them. They come up around the farm house at night, and have taken one of my father in-laws dogs. They have also killed 7 calves this spring on the neighbouring property. Both the neighbour and my father in-law have asked me if I would help reduce the coyote populations. I agreed to give it a try.

I've been gearing up, and reading up on coyote hunting and think I have a good chance to reduce the population, however one thing I can't really find a good answer on. What do I do with the coyotes that I shoot. I'm not interested in the fur, or going though any of that process. So what can I do with these animals after I shoot them? I'm not aware of anyone in the area that traps or would process furs, and use the coyotes, but I'm struggling with just leaving them there to decay, unless there really is no other option.

So, I'm looking for suggestions etc., if you have any to share. If area matters I'm somewhat local to the Southern-Ottawa area.

Thanks for any and all insight.
 
If its a farm property then there is probably a spot the farmer usually deposits dead cattle or whatever. If you or the farmer doesn't want to leave them where they drop, take them to the spot.
 
Thanks for the reply guys. That's pretty much what I found when I googled it. I had just hoped that there may be some sort of program or something where someone could use the dead coyotes for something instead of just letting them decay. Would have made me feel a bit better about it, but so be it.

I'm not really interested in eating coyote, but thanks for the suggestion Power Pill :)

I guess I'll just dump whatever I manage to shoot off to the side of the field or bush or whatever and let nature take over from there.
 
Leave'em where they lie. It will let the other yotes know its not safe there anymore. They are smart and will get the message.
 
Cteve said:
Leave'em where they lie. It will let the other yotes know its not safe there anymore. They are smart and will get the message.
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Maybe Manitoba coyotes are smarter but if there's food around a coyote doesn't care who is dead nearby (heck they'll eat their dead).
Aside from the answers above maybe your local version of Hutt rites would take the dead ones for pig food? Pure speculation on my part.
 
In season, I try to find (and almost always can) someone local who is skinning and selling. I give them to him, and if I give him a few good ones he will "pay" me something for my hides.
 
North American Fur Auction February 2017 results are published...right from NAFA website
32,220 Coyotes offered and all sold. Following prices are the average selling price per pelt in US dollars.
Heavy $107.16 (top $460)
Semi $38.15 (top $72)
Eastern $47.23 (top $122)

I don't know about you guys but I'm not leaving $150 Canadian lying in a field. For an hours work skinning and fur prep a hundred dollar bill looks pretty attractive to me. Pound for pound prime coyote is worth twice as much as beef. That's right...twice as much as an average fed heifer and steer sold at auction at about $191 per hundred weight.
 
remyltr said:
if you are thinking of selling the shot yoye to a trapper,check your hunting regs as you might need a fur license.
i am not familiar with your regs
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I'm not interested in selling anything. In fact, if the coyotes are worth anything to someone I would drive them within a reasonable distance for free. My issue is that I wouldn't want to waste something someone else can use, even though we are within our rights to simply shoot and leave these nuisance coyotes where they fall.
 
Coyotes in Ontario are prime from about 1 Nov to 31 Jan and if not mangy bring about 35-40 $ at auction on average. Rubbed or Mangy ones have no value. The Fish and Wildlife act makes it an offence to let the fur of a furbearing animal go to waste if it has value. However there is an exception if the coyote is killed in protection of property. Doing damage or about to do damage which the killing of livestock IS.

The difference is that western (read Sask-Alta) coyotes have much better fur and therefore bring more money. $100 averages are not uncommon.
 
Total side note but I heard an interesting Joe Rogan podcast with a coyote expert... long story short... research shows when pressured coyotes breed faster and more often, actually becoming more prevalent in an area. Hard to believe but it seemed as if there is evidence to prove it. Going out and shooting a few puts the rest of the pack in panic mode, they have bigger litters and get pregnant sooner... result is next year there are more, this is one of the reasons why their numbers have increased over the past 100 years.

If you want to get rid of them you have to kill them all I guess... I know it seems hard to believe, interesting podcast though. You should check it out... Rogan is a hunter himself, so it's not like this was anti hunting bashing or anything.
 
p.Rundle said:
I live in Alberta. What'd be the difference between an eastern coyote and one where I live?
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Eastern coyotes generally arent worth much at all unless you get an exceptional coyote and you really know what your doing. Fur buyers like the pale colors of Montana, Sask and Alberta coyotes. Pale white bellies and long guard hairs are what buyers like when they are put up with perfection.

Cheers!!
 
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