Just curious, IYO, in this market what states have the best quality coyotes.

Shorthair if your thinking about a western coyote trapping adventure, focus your efforts on areas without gman predator control. Some counties they are pretty serious about it. Spring denning, aerial gunning, m-44's on private property. Big catchs won't be made the coyote numbers just aint there. Coyotes start getting shiney any place west of hwy 81 and north of I70. Best of the best are within a hundred miles of the Canadian border. Month of DEC they are pretty prime.

Interesting. I never thought beyond what states allow out of stater's to trap. Right now it's nothing more than long term planning. Post retirement, about 6 years.

i'm thinking the same thing. Retire in 5-7 years and go trapping out west somewhere for a change of scenery.

Yotes vary from area to area within most States and mange comes and goes over time so no blanket answer can be defined by a State border or even a 50 mile area that could be mange infected or off poor quality~ I get yotes in one place that are good colors and drive to cat country 50 miles away and they are a lot darker and were very mangy just a couple of years ago.

ND

Me and my brother talked doing the same thing after retiring. I got a few more years till retirement. Hopefully the yotes are still worth something when I get there.

More than just trapping I want to see that country. I'd love to see those western cats too!

North Dakota on the Montana boarder line. Great fur and color.... ranchers friendly....

I agree totally with Law Dog. The coyotes can vary tremendously within the county where I live. My trapping ground is sandhill pastures with real good quality and just 10 miles north in the farm country, real red course haired dogs worth about half.

Not all coyotes are the same quality here in this state

I think 50 miles can make a difference in any fur bearer. to start looking for coyotes though, imo, west of hwy 81 and north of I 70 will get someone headed the right direction. in the end after you pour over maps, check regs and license fees, check public access, make some phone calls to ranchers or trappers in the general area, you just have to load up and go. ks, ne, n.d. wy, have all produced some dandys for me. have at times had my but handed back to me also. Been flooded out on the Missouri river, blizzards shut everything down, mange, had vehicle trouble. some things just happen. load up and go. most of the time things work out. be adaptable. 2nd 3rd 4th trips you know what to expect, where to go, have made a few friends. First though you have to load up and just go do it.

That's it in a nut shell.

Here a pretty one from Montana , they are not all equal.

In my area i can trap them of all grades, pale -to- worthless. Lol

Danny has hit it 100% spot on imo. I've only trapped a little bit away from home, but you can't catch anything unless you pack up and go.have had some interesting trips, never know what you will get into. Gets easier after you go a couple of times. Having a ranch to headquarters on is a big deal, place to skin,plug in freezer or put up fur.then you have to have a population of coyotes to trap.airplanes,m44s,Denning,and year round control will not help you catch large numbers of coyotes IMO.

Northwestern North Dakota,Northern Montana-TO THE canadian border and beyond.Up here western Manitoba,Manitoba interlake region,Saskatchewan -all of it and Alberta-all of it.those are all the best coyotes-heavy furred anyway with some good color

Me too. I want to trap it and hunt it. I have seen North and South Dakota and Eastern Montana. I am steadily building gear and Lord willing I'll be chasing critters up there in the next year or two.

Southeast Idaho has good Western coyote but not the best nor the most.

Beav I haven't seen a coyote here for years.LoL