When to stop Skinning Yotes??
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01/16/18 03:34 PM
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Ken Smith
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When do y'all stop Skinning Yotes? What factors play in the decision to stop skinning?
I had a pretty female today and she had rubbed shoulders. Other than that she was great. So should the guard hairs being missing from the shoulders be enough to ditch her or not?
I may post some pics when I get home.
Thanks Ken Smith
Last edited by Ken Smith; 01/16/18 03:34 PM.
Matthew 7:6 KJV Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine.... -OFBA, NTA, FTA, TTFHA-
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
[Re: Ken Smith]
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01/17/18 08:30 AM
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I usually stop trapping coyotes the second week in January here. Time to chase cats and the fur buyer gets real picky on coyotes.
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
[Re: Ken Smith]
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01/17/18 10:20 AM
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I've caught bad coyotes In Nov and Dec and caught some good ones to. And I've caught good coyotes In Feb It's a tough call as to when you should quit. But for the most part a dead coyote Is a good coyote whether you skin It or not.
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
[Re: The Beav]
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I've caught bad coyotes In Nov and Dec and caught some good ones to. And I've caught good coyotes In Feb It's a tough call as to when you should quit. But for the most part a dead coyote Is a good coyote whether you skin It or not. Where i trap, they want all the yotes gone. Sometimes i get a good one in February
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
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I usually stop trapping coyotes the second week in January here. Time to chase cats and the fur buyer gets real picky on coyotes. Same here.
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
[Re: Ken Smith]
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01/18/18 11:36 AM
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Mine are just now getting good. This one's from yesterday. I started the first part of November, but they weren't really very good until the week before Christmas. But I trap and skin them all season or until I don't want to fight the weather anymore
Last edited by trapperbless; 01/18/18 11:40 AM.
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
[Re: Ken Smith]
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01/18/18 01:23 PM
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Nov.1st. to Jan.10.th after that it's a crap shoot
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
[Re: Ken Smith]
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01/19/18 12:19 AM
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I have had a handful of catches this last week and only one worth skinning. The ranchers want them all gone so I'm gonna keep up the yotes sets but I also switching gears to focus mainly on cats. I don't have much land I can trap for cats maybe 80 acres of river bottom and 160 half a mile from the river. I'm gonna set up this new property tomorrow we will see how the cats turn out.
The biggest ranch I got won't let me take the cats. Maybe I will get blessed and catch a handful of nice yotes before our fur season ends. We got a wrm up coming so maybe some water sets would be nice.
Thanks all for the responses
Matthew 7:6 KJV Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine.... -OFBA, NTA, FTA, TTFHA-
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
[Re: Ken Smith]
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01/19/18 05:22 PM
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Caught 2 today and I'm only 2 miles from the house. Got decent fur but the color sucks but that's WI coyotes.
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
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01/19/18 09:05 PM
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Caught two more today and both looked good.
Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
[Re: Ken Smith]
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01/20/18 09:40 AM
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From late December until March 1st the ratio of bad verses good goes down hill. I've skinned 10 out of the last 20. I'm done except for where there are trouble makers..Or where I'm to bullheaded to give up on a few that won't step on the pan LOL...
Normally here the pups look great into February.
Last edited by trappergbus; 01/20/18 09:43 AM.
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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Re: When to stop Skinning Yotes??
[Re: Ken Smith]
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01/20/18 02:15 PM
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Just when you think they are getting bad. I caught 2 today and they look great. They even had good color.
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