Has anyone noticed if any of their coyotes they have caught lately have shone any rubbed areas on their fur? I'm in NE Nebr. and up until now everything has been looking good but the last couple of dogs looks like they have some small rub spots on the front shoulders, not mange as their all in good shape just weak spots on the shoulders.

Had one the other day caught by a hind foot that was rubbed on that leg I think it was from rubbing on the pile of bean scrap he piled in a circle. Funny the buyer pointed out the tail was chewed on like that mattered. LOL. I have had a few pulled hair out on their own I would guess that fluffy snow freezes solid over night.

We had some that were broken in mid December but lately they have been looking good. I was concerned when I saw that. I figured season was over just as I got rolling. Robert texted me on the 7th of December and was seeing the same thing where he was

Wouldnt be shoulder mites/lice would i?

They were broke here mid December, I kind of believe they start bounce back forth in the brush they go down hill fast.

Caught 1 on December 27 with a weak neck.

From what I ve seen and heard those weak beat up one are going to be a tough sale this year.

Movement, texture, habitat abrasiveness, etc, all play in to guard hair degradation rates.


Coyotes in sunflower fields can be worn out in nov.

Yep.
Sunflower n cattails without deep snow can be tough on them.
I like calling in thick cover with a shotgun (riverbottoms) but I get very few good ones.
Most are full of burdock and aint worth the time cleaning them out.

Every year I look back at pics of my catch and notice that whether it is late fall, early december, or late January. There are good, bad and ugly coyotes throughout. Whichever month it is cant control whether or not they have lice, fleas, mange, or burrs to the point that they are unsalvageable. Or better yet, a combination of those mentioned. If I quit trapping because I caught a bad coyote, I'd never trap more then a couple weeks. But I'm not a big # s person either. I've tossed a November 1st coyote, a December 20th coyote, and a January 3rd coyote.

Of the 31 coyotes I've caught so far, 14 had to be tossed due to mange. The 17 that I skinned were not very good coyotes. They were weak in the flanks, darker color than normal and just lacking good guard hair. These were caught in the same area that produced very good coyotes the last several years. Sold today for $42.00 average, $78.00 average last year. I realize prices are down, but also reflects in the quality. Interesting that I ran 75% females and nearly all the mangy ones were males.

I've caught a lot of flack in the past for killing coyotes November 1st. Although the leather isn't prime I'd rather have a November 1st coyote than a January 1st coyote the majority of the time in these parts. After they've been run through fences, thickets, covered in burrs, and laid on snow piles by this time of year it's hard to come up with too many if any you can't find a major defect on. Add in the fact that coyotes are most likely pairing up and breeding...other than the rare outlier coyote trapping is probably getting close to done in relation to fur quality.

I agree with Wade, better to get them a little early than late!

I pulled the plug on the 26th.

Nine skinners out of 16 at the end there. Doesn’t make fiscal sense anymore at those percentages.

Lots of factors play into the when and how bad of fur damage. Sometimes it happens earlier, sometimes later. Sometimes it’s a gradual progression, sometimes it seems to happen overnight.

I agree now that we are having our January thaw,the coyotes are going to start showing wear and tear plus breeding season is almost on us,the last female i snared was in heat already swollen in her rear part.The 2 locations i have snares 12 will be pulled in a few more checks 24 hour check here.

Red, who was doo g the buying. Guys selling to buyers here we’re getting about 75 US dollars per dog in December.

I’m not far from you. I sold some recently and the quality was down quite a bit from those I sold three weeks ago. Less mites and mange in this bunch, but averaged about $15 less per coyote.

My math may be off but 42$ this year verses 78$ last year is really close 50 % off. My earlier est. Above is off.