Has to be a funnel effect. River, big lake and RR tracks all come into play I think.

Great post with lots of thought provoking ideas...I’ve been to Rob’ s shooting gallery...I mean place before.
Like he said funnel effect ...unbelievable population.

TEJAS

Thanks for sharing all the cool information. For those that will read between the lines you offer a lot of coyote and good cat information.
Thank you sir.

Mac

Rob, it’s evident you realize there is great value in paying a little more attention than the average wolfer.

It sounds like you have all the key components to make for a steady stream of coyotes as well.

Your methods are without a doubt as deadly as they get.The point blank coyote gallery looks like a heck of a lot of fun to boot! I’m surprised you haven’t put an arrow through a few of them just for grins!

Ive found the same coyote partnerships to be common in my area as well.

I believe in my case the real magic is in the draw. The old adage “a crowd attracts a crowd” describes it well. It seems to build upon itself over time. I feel that is what gives me the numbers. I’ve found there to be several factors that account for this besides the obvious.

I take a different approach and never shoot off the bait. If i shoot even a couple off the site they will quit it in a heartbeat.

One evening a few hours before dark I sat on a new bait that was being hit hard. I observed from a high elevation as not to spook any coyotes. That afternoon before sunset I had counted eleven. I assumed that a few of those were repeat customers since activity is always erratic. Someone asked, “Why I didn’t you take the hornet and kill them”? I replied, “I might have been able to get two or three, but it would have made the bait site go cold. I want to kill them all, not just a few”. The next day I set that pasture with only fourteen traps. The next morning I had three doubles. By the third morning I had eleven.

That pasture went void of tracks in the weeks to follow.

Way to go Tejas! If it wasn’t for my funnel I think I could shoot my self out of yotes in a hurry and have a dead bait.
Another thing I have really noticed here is the relationship between crows and yotes. Many many times I’ve seen a bait in an excellent location not hit for days. When the crows start working it the yotes are there that night. I’m convinced that in our wide open terrain the yotes pay close attention to crows from their day bed. Then after dark they go see what all the commotion was about.
Also I rarely kill any possums and never any foxes on the bait. These varmints are my advertising. The yotes back track them right to the bait. I have personally shot three yotes chasing foxes over the years.
Yotes always give a guy something to learn. From what I’ve seen they will show you where they want to die. Just pay attention.

I've noticed the crow relationship with draw stations too. They have a certain caw they call around big food sources. Coyotes and foxes know what it means.

The Cara Cara is the dinner bell alarm here.

They fight a lot, and eat even more.

With this competition for carne comes a great deal of racket.

The coyote knows he better get there quick if he wants a piece of the pie.

This is a good example of what happens when food hits the ground during daylight hours.

The rib cage only had an hour or two soak time with the birds. This carcass was one of several.



The Cara Cara would eat the sinew strands if they could get them off.

I don’t see that kind of damage. They look intense.
If I get buzzards on mine they eat me out of house and home. But it usually takes a couple days. Used post holes one year because they were so bad.

I do get the laziest red tails in the county on my bait all winter. Lol

What does everyone prefer at a bait ? It’s deer for me , beaver may lay around for two weeks sometimes around here.

A friend usually uses smaller dead cows from producers than loose them. He does pick up road killed deer when he can and says the coyotes prefer the deer and usually hit it right away. Usually takes a good cold spell before they hit the beef.

Deer here.

Cattle work well, but they rot quickly if you don’t zip them open so the scavengers can get at the goods.

You have to be on a dead cow quick around here, just like the Cara Cara and coyote.

The big bait has great drawing potential, but the window of opportunity is very narrow.


On this particular night, Old Tripod (pg. 18), defended the top spot for eight hours straight before heading home at six am.

The six remaining adults were on the heavy side, but they couldn’t match the fight Old T could dish out.



Around fifteen of his competitors met their fate here in just a matter of days.

Great pic Tejas! Looks to a winter time pic with the heavier fur on those ‘yotes.

Awesome pic Tejas.

Thanks fellas.

MChewk , that photo was taken in late March.

Fortunately, we don’t get that nasty looking mange or lice too often here.

I’ve often heard trappers say they're not catching because Wile E. is full from all the gut piles and/or wounded deer left by hunters during season.

After watching them in the chow line over and over again, I don’t believe that a full belly is to blame for lack of interest in most cases.

It may even prove to be beneficial if your location has more meat hit the ground than the other surrounding farms or ranches in the area.

Most adult coyotes I’ve seen won’t think twice about going back for a second or third helping if it's available.



Folks might keep that in mind when hunting season rolls around this year.

Geez, that coyote looks like it's about ready to burst!

Great stuff.

Mac