Here is a closer look at the coyote in question. As stated earlier it was a female.

She had a gimp to her left front to match the missing eye on the same side.


I would like to hear how old the Coyote Crew would put this set of choppers at.



Take a closer look at the front side wear on the the lower canines. I only notice this on the most senior coyotes.

What happens is the two outside upper incisors that remain wear against the lower canines giving them a flat edge on the front side.

I think this occurs when the molars become really worn down and the jaw becomes out of alignment.

She is definitely eligible for an AARP card.

All she had was a "Life Alert" button around her neck.


It wasn't much help as far as I could tell.......

Lol, it’s no wonder those calls go out to California.

I really don’t know about a coyote as far as how they’re teeth wear. The only dogs I know of that had teeth like that were all well past 15 .

That’s old dog for sure. Wonder how many fawns she has seen die? Found this digging around some of my old pics. Don’t remember where I got it from.

Good Morning Coyote Crew!


I usually see fairly equal wear on the upper and lower canine teeth.

I wonder why the lower canines are so much longer than the uppers.

The tips of the lowers are flat like they were filed to look that way.

It would be interesting to know the cause for that kind of wear.


I'd say it's a pretty safe bet she's past eight years old

I would say that is a very safe bet Tejas.
Had to poke a hole in another one last night.

Man yg, you must be on the route 66 of coyote travel. Does the action pick up as we get farther along in the winter or does it drop off?

Depends on how much the thermal guys hunt my bait. Six seasons ago before thermal got big I killed 37 out that window. Last year just 15. But usually gets better but you have to change with the different dynamics in the yotes. You can’t let a pair claim the bait. You must kill one or both or they will keep other yotes away. That’s when scent posts kill them good.

They definitely kill fawns.

I hope the T-Man Crew had a good Turkey Day!


We’ve been hunting a nocturnal buck that has been eluding us for quite a while now.

Despite our many hours in the stand along with over the top recon we have been unable to pinpoint this deer’s approximate location.

He usually comes in one time a night about an hour and a half after dark or later. Last night he came in at his earliest time yet. He rolled in at 6:30 pm.

We need him to move up his arrival time about thirty minutes or more to get a crack at him.



I think he will make the high 70's to low 80's. I believe he is probably nine years old.

Can you back track him and set up to have a crack at him while legal light ?

this ought to be archived

I simply cannot see those lines on any of the coyotes I've trapped.

I have deployed multiple cams in hopes of getting him lined out. Even with that recon I have been unable to determine his line of travel.

I’ve sat multiple scouting days in different locations trying to get closer to his core area, but I believe he doesn’t move far from his bed until night falls.

The newly planted winter wheat fields along with the upcoming rut will hopefully give us the edge we need.

Just like those coyotes, he is that old for a reason.

Good luck on that buck James

They get that old as you well know by being excellent at patterning hunters/people
He is probably laid up listening and watching everything you are doing trying to catch him slipping

Thanks BT!

I’ve put a lot days in the field along with recon to catch this old timer on his feet in the daylight.

He has stayed 100% nocturnal up this point.

Yesterday I watched this old buck win a good fight against a younger rival at only forty yards away.

The old timers know how to use leverage and weight to whip the younger bucks in their prime.



Notice the dried velvet on the end of the drop.

They always said not to pick a fight with an old man because he would hurt or kill you