What to do with Coyote pelts in SW Ontario ?

Eastern coyotes are generally of lower quality than westerns. The fur is coarser I believe and the colors aren't as consistent or as desirable as westerns are. Most buyers are looking for clear white bellies and lighter colors on the back.

I snare a few every year and have gotten from a high of 72 dollars to a low of paying 1.50 for auction and drumming fees.

In the beginning it was a good 2 plus hours to skin, flesh and board and those didn't have bullet holes that you could put your fist through and weren't covered in blood that requires washing and drying.

Its a fun hobby, get to spend lots of time outside with the kids, but don't think I'll retire just yet so I can trap full time.

As was mentioned, if. You think you're missing out on a gold mine, pick up some stretchers, a couple of good knives, a fleshing knife and a beam. Oh and coyotes have to be the most obnoxious critter I have had the unfortune to skin.
 
Yotes Zapped with .270's or torn up by hounds tend not to sell well for whatever reason..... The fur market is down so buyers are only after top quality goods.

Best bet is to shoot a bunch until you find a prime animal worth your time to look aftr properly.If anyone really cared about managing coyote populations they'd be out killing them in the spring after they'd mated.
 
alot of guys talking about breaking ontario laws on here even if they are not in ONT

you need to skin them and have the pelts tanned it does not matter after that what you do with them. yes i too would leave one with mange but you have to know what mange is and not the BS that floats around that everyone talks about.

deliberate breaking of laws is not something that should be talked about on a open forum and telling people no one will care about a coyote is utter BS its the law if you get cought by conservation officer your in deep
 
antiqueguy said:
alot of guys talking about breaking ontario laws on here even if they are not in ONT

you need to skin them and have the pelts tanned it does not matter after that what you do with them. yes i too would leave one with mange but you have to know what mange is and not the BS that floats around that everyone talks about.

deliberate breaking of laws is not something that should be talked about on a open forum and telling people no one will care about a coyote is utter BS its the law if you get cought by conservation officer your in deep
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It's law in Ontario to have them tanned? I seriously doubt that, maybe you better read the regs again. ;)
 
bearkilr said:
It's law in Ontario to have them tanned? I seriously doubt that, maybe you better read the regs again. ;)
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no but you have to preserve them some how taning is the best option because if they sit green to long in the freezer for too long the hair starts sliping

if you flesh them and dry them its good too but you have to have the wire or wood stretchers
 
antiqueguy said:
no but you have to preserve them some how taning is the best option because if they sit green to long in the freezer for too long the hair starts sliping

if you flesh them and dry them its good too but you have to have the wire or wood stretchers
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That hasn't been my experience. They'll stay in good shape frozen when green for several years. If one wants to get particular, it's best to freeze them hair out and folded a couple times, not rolled, so they freeze evenly and faster. Once frozen and remaining so, there's no danger of hair slippage. The slippage often occurs when guys thaw them. Here again, a folded pelt thaws faster than rolled. Number one is to get them skinned and cooled ASAP.

All the above info coming from my own experience taught to me by an experienced taxidermist many years ago.
 
Ok, so I understand that coyotes fall under the fur bearing regulations. Does this also apply to animals that are taken for predation control? If a farmer takes a animal to protect his livestock, does he have to save the hide and send it off to auction?

edit: I'm trying to interpret the MNR regulations, but no where can I see anything about the requirement to save the hide. Can anyone point this out? Other than in areas that require game seals, and transportation after the season is closed, I don't see anything regulating the animal after harvest.

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@fw/documents/document/239852.pdf
 
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