Shot my first coyote now what

Some people do skin , tan , keep , make stuff , sell them etc. For the last 6 yrs. I have shot about 20 / winter over a bait pile by my house.
After I shoot them , off to the bush they go . Next summer just bones left.
 
sean.cgv95 said:
Ill look into it that, first would be to de stank it, because god dam this dog smells
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LOL..yup...first step is to de-lousing & de-flea the thing, throw it into a big garbage bag & spray inside with a flea killer, leave sit overnight...scratch your neck & wrists a lot just to get used to doing it when your skinning...now find one of those nose/face dust masks & spray it with nil-oder and any other scented fragrances your significant other has around...I mean every one of them and use lots. You might want to also fast for a bit before skinning as a gag or two inside the mask might produce unwanted consequences. The next step...especially if you do have a "significant other" that your not happy with and wish she would leave on her own accord, fill your tub up with hottest water you have when she's home & start washing the blood & guts out of the fir (remember to wear your mask or you'll leave too)...have fun...you'll know what to do with the next one by the time your finished with this one !!!
 
First off, good job on smokin' the yote.
Secondly, maybe some folks should cut the guy some slack. He did say his original intent was to eradicate pests and he did.
However I do agree I wouldn't skin one of those stinky buggers on a bet.
Go shoot some more !!
 
Congratulations, seriously. I remember shooting my first coyote off my dad's deck almost 20 years ago. Just let it rot where it dropped unless it's in the hay field and your dad is watching, haha.
 
Fire up the slow cooker, pour some Pace Picante Salsa over the meat, cook on low for 10 hours, pull meat apart. Serve on a soft tortilla with some sour cream.
 
jiffx2781 said:
"Now what?"... go buy yourself a 25-06 and some 85gr NBT's that way there's nothing salvageable and all you have to do is toss them in the bush. Nature will take care of itself.

Unless you are into coyote hunting hard core and have somewhere to sell them to close by it isn't going to be worth your time skinning it and the gas money taking it somewhere to sell it.

Just my .02 and congrats on eradicating another vermin.
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You are counseling him to commit an offence under the F&W Act for allowing a pelt that has vbalue to go to waste. Even shot up coyotes at this time of the year have value on the fur market.
 
Another Option is skin them near where they drop. easy to hang from a tree or post with a chain dog collar, peel them while warm and with lots of ventilation
Can be done in about 20 min. , lighter to pack and cleaner in the vehicle
 
retiredsaf said:
You are counseling him to commit an offence under the F&W Act for allowing a pelt that has vbalue to go to waste. Even shot up coyotes at this time of the year have value on the fur market.
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They do not have any value. I used to trap and quickly learned to toss anything mangy: You spend a few hours processing the thing (and coyotes are a tough thing to skin), after traveling and spending time to get it and equipment to do so... any coyote that is not high grade is junk. I snared them mostly for livestock protection: even the best coyote didn't fetch over a hundred dollars. OP is not committing any offense nor is one being committed in the counsel: he is doing it on behalf of livestock owner... end of story.

OP: if you plan on skinning any coyotes in the future, they are marketed at auction case skinned, fur out. You will need specialized equipment like stretching boards, skinning and fleshing knives. They are hardest to skin around the shoulder/neck and over the ears. Flesh them, then partially dry inside out on the board then turn them inside back in and finish drying on the board. I've caught some beautiful coyotes with furs that required no stink/pest treatment.

Where in Ontario are you located?
 
Another good thread to look at is about a dozen or two dozen threads down, with the title Coyote Start to Finish, or summat along those lines.

Skinning a coyote is a bunch of work. Doing a good job of it is a learned skill. Knowing which ones are worth putting time and effort in to, is another.

Around here, they go from pretty nice to pretty much worthless from sitting out in the sun, if they were ever worth anything, in about two days. It doesn't get all that cold. Trapping for fur isn't much of a thing around here.

I shoot the ones hanging around the livestock. I'll take random potshots at ones that look like they might head my way, just to convince them it really ain't a good area to be in, at less than a dead run. hit the odd one. Train the rest.

Now, I am DEFINATELY not one of them guys that wants to know why you shot a gopher if you just let it go to waste, but I'm still pretty sure at some point, a fella out hunting deer, got to have a plan for what happens if he gets one, no?

Just saying, not dissing. Nice Yote. I don't care what you do with it. But you should have a plan, even if it is a Favorite gully that needs some fill...
 
trevj said:
Another good thread to look at is about a dozen or two dozen threads down, with the title Coyote Start to Finish, or summat along those lines.

Skinning a coyote is a bunch of work. Doing a good job of it is a learned skill. Knowing which ones are worth putting time and effort in to, is another.

Around here, they go from pretty nice to pretty much worthless from sitting out in the sun, if they were ever worth anything, in about two days. It doesn't get all that cold. Trapping for fur isn't much of a thing around here.

I shoot the ones hanging around the livestock. I'll take random potshots at ones that look like they might head my way, just to convince them it really ain't a good area to be in, at less than a dead run. hit the odd one. Train the rest.

Now, I am DEFINATELY not one of them guys that wants to know why you shot a gopher if you just let it go to waste, but I'm still pretty sure at some point, a fella out hunting deer, got to have a plan for what happens if he gets one, no?

Just saying, not dissing. Nice Yote. I don't care what you do with it. But you should have a plan, even if it is a Favorite gully that needs some fill...
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I had a plan just was thinking there had to be something else than letting it be buzzard food, I knew the fur was a fashion item but im not sure I am equipped to skin at this time.

I appreciate the constructive criticism about this subject its definitely something to look into
 
Skinning is easy just have to roll the fur and have a good set up to really pull on the SOB, most people make too much of this process, like most game the skin is almost ‘designed’ to come right off, its all about the technique. I used to skin 3 or 4 every trip out, haven’t bothered in a couple years now, just not into it that much anymore.

There are 2 channels on YouTube which were my favourite for years

First one is called Predator University TV with Tony Tebbe (unfortunately no longer produces content, has a great guiding business you can go hunt with him down in Texas, he is unique in that he uses trained dogs in the hunt as decoys to draw them out)

https://www.youtube.com/user/TonyTebbe

The other is Call In The Country (probably the best out there)

https://www.youtube.com/user/Coyuck

Just subscribe and watch the videos on both channels and you will have more knowledge than you know what to do with!

Anyway, here is a super good video that taught me how to field skin coyotes in literally seconds, perfect hide every single time, before this I struggled like the rest of the guys here commenting, most people make this process unnecessarily difficult, it really is all in the wrists! Oh and make sure the bastard is warmed up a little bit before you giver, completely frozen yotes are a total PITA to skin.

 
Go to youtube as lots of info there on skinning and setting up hides. If its a good looking ski you can always take it in and have it tanned professionally... but that dog looks mediocre to me
 
We have mostly amish and mennonite communities in ontario in response to an earlier post , just like any first kill it gets a little over whelming and no amount of you tube will really prepare you
 
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jiffx2781 said:
"Now what?"... go buy yourself a 25-06 and some 85gr NBT's that way there's nothing salvageable and all you have to do is toss them in the bush. Nature will take care of itself.

Unless you are into coyote hunting hard core and have somewhere to sell them to close by it isn't going to be worth your time skinning it and the gas money taking it somewhere to sell it.

Just my .02 and congrats on eradicating another vermin.
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Exactly! Now what? Nailing the ^%#^%'s is the reward!
 
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