Swamp Wolf -

Raising a coyote takes dedication. Most are not a good fit. I tried 4 different ones (from dens) before I found one that seemed non-agressive. Good luck!

Jack

Illegal to hold one here in Georgia, unless a special permit is acquired.....and very few of those are issued. Just about have to be a veterinarian

Game warden when I had mine told me he was glad when mine was gone. He knew I collected urine for trapping so tolerated it. No dispatch law or season on them so if I kept my trapping license valid I wasn't violating any regs. Said he got a lot of calls from people who thought it was illegal. I would put him on a leash and walk around town sometimes. Got a bbq joint here thats popular with KC folks. I think they were calling. Got funny looks when someone would ask what kind of dog it was and I told them it wasn't a dog. He wouldn't let strangers get to close. I got lucky he bit my wife and not someone else like a kid. I won't do it again.

I like pictures of them in snow like this

#2 is my favorite by far. Great job Sharon,......jk

Thank you, Swamp W., NY, and JK. Jack, I bet having a wild beastie like that coyote was a great first hand opportunity for study of instinctual study. And for art reference.

My favorite critter by a mile! Nothing calls me to trapping like yotes! Never had a pet one, been around several that were pets….never worked out for any I knew. I agree also, leave them in the den. I love the animal, but hate what they do…..but they are just doing what yotes are ment to do!

I started trapping coyotes in 1990 because I thought I hated them . Now I would hate to be without them !

If I was to have a painting commissioned , this would be a top contender.

Where did u get a coyote?!??! I want one. If legal in pa. I think u can have a fox.

Lots of great pictures fellas.

I wish we were allowed to keep one. I don’t want one for a pet, but being able to collect P would be nice.

This is the first black coyote I caught, and one of the two most memorable. The second most memorable bit me. Twice! I’m a slow learner. In the pic he has a chunk of my pants, my drawers, and my leg in his mouth. Then he bit my death ray and wouldn’t let go. I finally gave up and shot him.




This one I named Yoda.


And one last coyote pic.

no you dont

Good stuff there BNS! I like your photography skills.

That back foot catch gives them just a little more reach , don’t it ! Ouch

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Great pics and good stories ol boy's

Danny that picture in the snow is a good one. Trey that first coyote is gorgeous !

Yes it does.
I still have that piece of blue jeans tied to the handle of my trap bag as a reminder.

I'm watching with great interest those videos by Tim McMechan (timmc1269u on YouTube). His female coyote Weave apparently went out and found a male, orphaned coyote pup and brought it home, so he now has two coyotes living on his property that he feeds and lets into his house. The pup seems tame enough at the moment but I'm very curious what kinds of behavior changes we'll see when he reaches sexual maturity.

It seems like a terrible idea and an accident waiting to happen, but somehow he seems to have avoided trouble thus far.

https://www.youtube.com/@timmc1269u

If any of you have thoughts about it, I'd love to hear them.

If you don't mind my asking, how did this coyote manage to take a chunk of your pants and leg? Did you misjudge the catch circle or think he was caught by a front paw instead of a back? (This will be my first season trapping, so I'm trying to soak up all the lessons I can.)