Folks- I'm mad! I'm up in arms! A month ago, my fox disappeared off my archery range property (my brother's property) I was worried he might have been run off by a coyote. This morning, my brother sent me this trail cam pic. This yote is gonna die! Now I know why none of the does had fawns this year. That yote is gonna learn what happens when you defile the hunting property of the Mighty Legend of the North! I'm gonna get him on the ground, with my Grail. He will pay for his indiscretion!

Joe

I doubt the coyote had any affect on fawn mortality or the fox.The fox probably reached puberty and "dispersed".Hormones are a game changer.

There are some good coyote threads from the past.

Good luck Frisky. have no luck at all getting a shot at the rascals.

Frisky, first you got to get drawn on him if you're going to use a bow then you gotta hit him, that's pretty tough sometimes they're quick. JF

I have been after one for the last three months, no luck, never have my bow or revolver when I see him, setting off my 357 SW at 4:00 in the morning would not be welcomed. Ha!Ha!

I'm betting on Frisky but not very much.

Leave my Brethren alone Frisky :)

You're gonna have to leave the house to do that...right?

Good luck frisky!

Mighty legend, send pics of your triumph! ??

I may be wrong but if you look closely I believe that yote is laughing/mocking you Frisky...

I agree with the 22-250 or an AR in 223 if you really want to remove the threat (if that's possible). Dang things are awfully hard to draw on and you don't often see them close. If you just want the challenge of getting one with "The Grail", by all means, have at it. I wish you luck Legend.

They won't have time to mock you when a 50-60 grain, .224 bullet zips through their vitals at 3000-3800 FPS. ;~)

Good hunting!

kokosing, I'll cover whatever you're putting up and take Wiley!

I say the yote is in trouble. The Minnesota Mentor, The Mighty Ledgend of the North will exterminate the dirty pest. No doubt.

Yaa, not going to happen

Yote didn't show tonight. He is in fear of the Legend! He will be dealt with appropriately.

Joe

Nothing a steel trap want take care of when you are not there...

Lets see how this works out? LOL

Well, you have the "TALKING" part taking care of. :)

Get sum!

Well, legend of the north, you better leave your squeaky stool at home.

The yote is overrated. They're used to outsmarting the unintelligent and have never had a run-in with a legend. Only one of us is gonna be left standing!

Joe

Now, now, Frisky; have pity on the poor old 'yote...the quality of mercy is not strain'd; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven...or something like that. Get yourself a copy of that Chili Peppers song--"Real Men Don't Shoot Coyotes"-- and do some meditating. I think I have a Nehru shirt I can send you, and some "incense" you can burn to calm down.

Crookedstix- Just because you can't match wits with a dumb elk, let alone a wily coyote, is no reason for you to take the yote's cause in this situation!

Joe

Not true, Frisky; remember that cute Colorado coyote I craftily called in close, but chose to spare the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. I had him dead to rights 25 feet away, but knew it would be wrong to shoot him. I can't post his picture just now, but I'll email it to you and your heart will melt.

I think I saw the photo of that stupid dog. He had never seen a human before and wasn't sure what you were. Thought maybe a yeti? This is an educated yote I'm gonna deal with.

joe

They killed my little dog 3 weeks ago. I killed the alfa male a week later and not seen them since. All I used was a cci stinger to the head.

Here's the good news - you kill Mr yote and missus yote will have double the pups in the spring. Coyote is a trickster who will teach even the great Frisky a thing or two.

I'll say this- If I don't get him during deer hunting, I'll go after him with my Ruger 10/22 and a Stinger to the head as Deadeye did. My Ruger has consistently hit a dime at 36 yards, so I should be able to brain him. I'd rather use a bow. I ruled out the SKS due to the location.

Joe

As long as that howler knows not to go anywhere near the garage at night time he might be ok!!

LOL! This is out at my brother's acreage. My garage is in town. I will say I flushed an American woodcock in my backyard Tuesday. I wish my cat had caught him. I'd have killed him (the bird) and eaten him!

Joe

I got $20 on the yote.

the coyote is safe

Those coyote are efficient predators that eat whatever they can - deer of all sizes and ages included. The ARE also very worthy opponents for the archer. I've bowhunted 45 years, missed many coyotes over the years, and finally killed the first one last fall. You're in for a challenge Frisky!

Frisky use one of those dirty sock that Crookedstix send you for a cover scent. Then use the other one to make dirty sock coffee for your long way.

Oh so now the gun comes out ok we get it now your a switch up.LOL

Can't get him with a shaft then have to takem with a silver bullet?

What happens if you mis he jumped the bang? LOL

You better find Mike Dodges book when you go up to the NW territory's and don't take any pages just steal his whole book. Yush

As stated above Frisky, A few NO. 4 steel traps. They work 24/7.

Funny worrying about a coyote and let your cat kill baby bunnys for fun. 90% of a yotes diet is mice. Very few are ballsie enough to take on an adult doe. Any damage she inflicts is life theatning. I spent a lot of time learning that animal and now have a great respect for them. I can't say the same for cats.

I should add if there numbers get to high I will help reduce it. Coyotes that is.

Had a big yote directly under my tree last night... needed to take one more step for a shot opportunity... Wiley survives another day.

Odds seem to currently be 3-1 on the coyote, even after this talk of switching to a rifle. We may need to find one of our fellow 'Wallers who is honest, and willing to hold our money...I've got a few Forgewoods I could throw in the pot as well...

Your best bet is to trap him! Trying to get a shot at a coyote can be tough to say the least.

If you call him up with a rabbit in distress, he will be on high alert! I can just impossible to draw on him without him catching the movement or hearing the draw!

I've killed them with archery equipment in the past, but they were just passing through and didn't know I was around.

I've killed hundreds with my rifle and I've trapped a lot of them also. Traps are the thing to use if you really want him gone!!!!!!

Gotta have the right equipment. Get the ACME catalog.. [img]http://i.imgur.com/ujE6Q0is.jpg[/img]

I'm honest but I don't want to hold the money. Don't want to listen to all the crying when Frisky seals the deal on the dirty old yote.

I understand cats make excellent coyote bait . . . . just say'n ;^)

As usual, Lost arrow is the only one making sense. I've got the trap and expertise to get him that way but can't. Too many cats on the property. With that yote around, there won't be too many cats for long!

Joe

I say he should just go down the street to Hormel and get some SPAM; it's a good combination of bait and poison, so one way or another it will work.

As good as you are at baiting Frisky baiting a coyote shouldn't be difficult.;)

Oh my you better catch it before he eats all your kitties. Yes I took the high road.;-)

Open a can of sardines. Pour some of the juice on a small white rag. Place the sardines on the ground at a good shooting distance from your stand. Tie the white rag about 2-3 yards from the sardines on the opposite side of your stand. He will come in to the sardines but will keep an eye on the white rag. The stinkin' dirty old yote will be a mount in your garage.

If you aim where hes gonna be and not where he is.

Lost arrow- I can't use sardines. That's the surest way to attract the cats, and he'll grab a cat instead of coming in to the bait!

A word on coyotes. In 1835 and years following, people like Col. Albert Lea came through here and reported "brush wolves" were everywhere. The filthy settlers killed and drove them off as they ruined the prairie. Many think their return is associated with the reintroduction of wild turkeys. There are turkeys all over my brother's property, and I think it's drawing them in. I have a feeling I'll end up making a buckskin shirt with a coyote back!

Joe

Go ahead and bet against me, but no animal has the ability to withstand my overall greatness. Especially since I procured the Grail.

Joe

My bad on the sardines. No cats where I hunt except for an occasional bobcat. Would you consider rounding up all of the cats and putting them in an enclosure. Pour sardine juice on the cats and wait for him to come in....Bingo

Double set trap set. Trap one catches cat, yote comes in for cat, then,, we'll...... you know.

ACME Catalog x3! order the Rocket Booster and the roller skates!

Yotes love bacon, you want to get one on a habitual pattern? Bacon, fry up some of that greasy assed Hormel bacon. Take a full bag for the scent stream and leave a couple of pieces behind. If you really want it to charge in use some of that original Hormel SPAM. Careful, there may be more of them than you think. You may need to hang a tree stand for your protection, in case you get some of that SPAM smell on your clothes.

Frisky, I've heard you are a "master baiter," but I wouldn't use bacon. Bacon would most likely only attract George Stout. Once he's had a free meal, you'll never get rid of him. - John

When I lived across the border from Frisky, I hated northwest winds. that SPAM smell was unbearable. Now i believe that he is talking about private land here. I would advise to use only a minimum of SPAM, we wouldn't want Joe get get charged with causing an environmental disaster.

I'm going to get this animal by stealth and cunning or not at all. I might not go out there tonight, but the corn will soon be out and this land will be the best place to deer hunt. Many people believe that hiding in bushes and taking game the old fashion way won't work. They choose to complicate matters. A highly refined, real hunter, can get the job done where the masses fail.

Joe

I had a yote give me the paw once when he turned back at 60 yards or so. Big black one looked like part wolf too. Was thankful didn't attack my dog.

RymanCat- I don't think you have the intellectual capacity to take a yote or a javelina for that matter. They're smart critters!

Joe

I saw one yesterday. He just strolled by. I had him at that range with my handgun, but let him pass. He will be at the seep at the foot of the mountain within 25 yards of my blind. He will be looking for the quail that come there to drink, and so will I,longbowinhand. Frisky needs a draw for that yote. Like my seep, thatwillputtheoddsof their crossing paths higher. Random encounters seldom pan out. What are the odds now?

The odds are very high in my favor. Don't listen to the naysayers.

Joe

Who is holding the money? I need to place a bet.

It's all just a state mind to be prepared to out wit the yote. Hunting' tune for the Nimrod of the sorta north. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF4iLmuU_bM

Frisky is an excellent hunter but I am with the yote on this one. Good luck though.

Coyotes will kill foxes because they are competition for food. You bet they eat fawns every chance they get, and I kill coyotes every chance I get. I had one do a total back flip to avoid an arrow. Man they are fast.

Frisky, I am going to join in the thread here only to wish you the best. I don't dislike coyotes for doing the only thing they know to do, but I do intend on keeping the creature in check. Seen a few yotes with fawn in the clutches, and I just like to even the playing field... Predator to predator so to speak. Hope you stick em.

-Bones

If you are serious about kiling a yote, Call them in close like turkey close. blast them with 00 buck .works very well, creature gone and the world is safe.

No coyote is fast enough to dodge an arrow out of the Grail! Remember- this bow blows smoke!

Joe

Rest assured if I hunted them they would be gone! I always say I am going to do it and one year I might yet and have the equipment. Matter of time and energy.LOL

Another thing if there's to many Cats then they aint got the Cat on that property.

No traps on any of my property's only snares if it were to be trapped.

All we hear about is animals Frisky is going to get or wants to get? Where are they? Oh to mention grail also I doubt when the moment of truth comes will be a good one too. Any mojoe that bow might see would be from the previous owner. It's a dead end when it changed hands is that enough interlecture? LOL

We love ya Joe but stop pulling our legs its getting harder to walk loopsided.LOL

Don't know if the Grail blows smoke but it seems Frisky does:^)

Way too many variables to make an educated decision as to why the fox left. Coyotes are not too blame, first of all. I trap coyote and fox on the same small track of property, year after year after year. Second, it is foolish to blame coyotes for poor fawn crop. Again, just because you saw one coyote is no where near enough information to base poor fawn crop on, and an absence of a fox. We must always be learning in order to make educated statements.

Frisky get on the road and drive till you find a road kill.

Then you'll be the greatest hunter of the North.

I agree that the yote is not likely the reason for the lack of fawns and the fox leaving after two years. However, now that he's here, he will be up to no good and must be eliminated! Besides, I can add his hide to the buckskin shirt I plan to make.

Joe

Except for trapping, my money is on the yote.

Well if you don't shoot him with your bow it doesn't count

Right now, the bow will be the way I go. It's not an ideal situation, as I don't like going out there. Still, I should get a few opportunities to get him in close when I do hunt out there.

Joe

Looks like that yote is healthy and he's been living good.

Yep. He looks big and well fed! He won't be healthy after I put a Grizzly through him!

Joe

I was reading about yotes, as I haven't paid much attention to them in the past. They have about a 36 square mile territory and are largely solitary. They travel about 2-3 miles per day. They mainly feed upon rabbits and small rodents but are opportunistic. I think this guy was passing through and might not be back for a long time.

Joe

Here's my "other" dog, as my wife calls him. He follows me on the home place wherever I go and whether I'm horseback or in or on a vehicle. Gets along with my cow dogs and eats more voles than a dozen hawks. Been here for 9 years. Have never touched him and he doesn't get closer than 5-6 feet from me, but lays outside the door all the time and wags his whole body when I leave the house.

Frisky, evidently you be must thinking your dealing with the dumb coyote from the Road-Runner Cartoons!

In this case it could be The Wiley Coyote vs The Questionable Frisky!!! ;>}}

Butt-Eye am still root'n fer ya gitt'n that dirty rascal,even thro ya bein a bit of a "Underdog" usi'n sucha inferior Bow!

Ole Thumper

Not that hard to get a yote. I got a roadkill yesterday. After skinning it looked to have taken a single bumper to the head, frisky can drive (?) and that may be the option he needs-at least it be warmed than a tree stand.

Watch out frisky, that yote might get a bow too!!

The yote or another one is on the property! They're used to dealing with inferior hunters. They've never gone toe to toe with the Mighty Legend of the North. I sense trouble is in the air for them!

Joe

Larry we love "ours" too..

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