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so im thinking of picking up a varmit gun to get in some long range shooting (.22LR plinking and skeet arent cutting it anymore). now most of the time i figure ill be shooting paper, but sometimes its nice to shoot something else you know.

question is, when you shoot a coyote say in a farmers field what do you do with it? i assume its bad practice to just leave it there but im not much for skinning either.
 
I suspect there are many that shoot them despite the requirement here. I'd sure hate to lose my hunting privileges over something like this. As much as we think of them as desirable as gophers, the regulations here apply to them. Perhaps there is an exception for a farmer protecting livestock.

On the bright side, perhaps you can get some money for the hides.
 
heavenIsAlie said:
so im thinking of picking up a varmit gun to get in some long range shooting (.22LR plinking and skeet arent cutting it anymore). now most of the time i figure ill be shooting paper, but sometimes its nice to shoot something else you know.

question is, when you shoot a coyote say in a farmers field what do you do with it? i assume its bad practice to just leave it there but im not much for skinning either.
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Shooting a coyote is neither "nice" nor "bad practice". But shooting it just because it is "something else" other than a paper target is not my idea of hunting.
If your gonna hunt and kill you should be able to skin and gut and you should do it for a reason other than curiosity. JBRO.:cool:
 
as i understand coyotes are bad for livestock and deer, so shooting them is a productive activity. if it didn't serve a benefit to someone i wouldn't do it. no one skins gophers and you shoot them for the same reason.

that being said i can skin (hunted deer when i was younger) but in all honestly don't really feel like it nor do i have a place to store pelts. i don't want to leave them in the field as that feels wrong, and i was wondering what people do with them.

i may have worded my first post wrong now that i read it over...
 
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Coyotes are fair game in Alberta. Residents require no license, no bag limit and no closed season on private propoerty. Of course you need to have permission. Fortunately that is very easy to get.
If you call coyotes, you may give up hunting any thing else as it is very addictive.
As far as the dead coyote, I skin mine and sell the fur. If you don't want to skin them, there are guys that will buy them whole,[ in the round].
Another option in alberta is take the dead coyotes to a local Hutterite colony. they will skin , flesh, stretch and dry them for about $10. Then you can sell them at the fur auction.
Contact the Alberta trappers assoc. and they will help you ship or find buyer.
Predator calling/hunting is the fastest growing segment of the hunting sports.
there are sevral internet sites devoted to predator hunting. You can pm me for links if you like.


BTW, there aren't a lot of recipes for coyotes, gophers, ground hogs, possum, or skunks. I just use the same ones I use for cats.
 
what are the regs for a non resident in alberta? i assume more stringent. i live in alberta for the school year and bc for the summer (from bc) so im not technically an alberta resident altho i may change that this year.

thanks for the info on what to do with the coyotes, selling them whole seems like the best option for me. i f i move to wolves ill do my own skinning.
 
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Redfrog said:
Coyotes are fair game in Alberta. Residents require no license, no bag limit and no closed season on private propoerty. Of course you need to have permission. Fortunately that is very easy to get. If you call coyotes, you may give up hunting any thing else as it is very addictive. As far as the dead coyote, I skin mine and sell the fur. If you don't want to skin them, there are guys that will buy them whole,[ in the round].
Another option in alberta is take the dead coyotes to a local Hutterite colony. they will skin , flesh, stretch and dry them for about $10. Then you can sell them at the fur auction. Contact the Alberta trappers assoc. and they will help you ship or find buyer. Predator calling/hunting is the fastest growing segment of the hunting sports. there are sevral internet sites devoted to predator hunting. You can pm me for links if you like. BTW, there aren't a lot of recipes for coyotes, gophers, ground hogs, possum, or skunks. I just use the same ones I use for cats.
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Good advice from the Frog. :cool:
 
"...what are the regs for a non resident in Alberta?..." Get a copy of the hunting regs and read them.
This is the definition of a resident from the Alberta hunting regs.
"Resident - a person who either has his or her only or primary residence in Alberta and is a Canadian citizen or is admitted to permanent residence in Canada..."
 
Yup what Redfrog said;)
On that same note about going to the Hutterites for skinning I hear they are often looking to add to thier gene pool too. Might just put a "hole" new aspect to the hunt:evil::evil:
 
Generally speaking i just leave em where they drop.Ranchers want them dead, and i like to shoot em. I have saved a few, only to have to chuck them somewhere because i dint find a buyer, and spring time came, so they were thawing out:puke:
 
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