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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481088
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In an earlier post you mentioned about some coyotes avoid the roads. I have a property that I am on frequently and the roads.i was not seeing much road sign one occasional track.i went ahead and put a bait hole in cause i was going to be up the following weekend to trap the other side of the highway.When i went back the hole was blowed out .Omer up with a member and he told me he had 3 on camera not far from there.in the next two nights I had them all plus an extra I knew nothing about.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481178
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You make a great point SK.

I would guess the vast majority of coyote men rely almost exclusively on road recon for their intel.
General associations can be made with locations just like any other visual or olfactory repetition.
A savvy adult coyote quickly notices changes and acts accordingly.
A trapper that focuses solely on the road does not.
He cannot counter what he hasn’t seen.

The Road Runner misses out on countless catch opportunities.
Meanwhile, Wile E. is handed an all expenses paid scholarship to ACME U.

Once the road traffic dries up, the trapper assumes he did a good job and moves on.
That’s usually when the fawn fiesta gets underway.



Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481205
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Right on Tejas. There are points you have made throughout this post that I see on my line that surely answer some questions I have .Thanks for that. I believe if you are going to pursue an animal you need know much about that quarry as possible if you are going to be successful at apprehending it.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481298
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If I could target just one class of coyote this would be it.

Taking out big females like this old girl puts a hurt on Wile E.’s family life in a big way.

[Linked Image]

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481301
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Here is a look at the location.

Notice once again the set is in the wide open.

A shallow drainage enters from the left. A narrow corridor leads off to the right.

A younger female preceded her at this set. Another jip was taken only yards away three days prior.

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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481303
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Her choppers were a little deceiving. They had some interesting wear.
The k-9’s were still long but were really rough on the tips.

Notice the upper right large incisor and the extreme wear it caused on the front of the right lower k-9.

Lower incisor wear is substantial as were the rear molars.
I do not believe the teeth on this coyote reflect its age as most do.

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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481327
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Ears can indicate age in many ways.

Notice how the ear looks thin and beat up on the edges.

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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481331
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The portrait of this adult female speaks for itself.

In this case I feel the overall facial, ear, and body features tell a more accurate story on age..

I would put this old girl at probably six and maybe even seven years old.

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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481336
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I used to think we didn't have the older dogs around here. Thought they didn't make it that long. But as i got better at catching them I started getting a few. They are on a different level than yearlings even two year olds but they are out there. I still have problem coyotes that give me fits and i'm sure it's the old smart gals.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481361
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Originally Posted by TEJAS


Her choppers were a little deceiving. They had some interesting wear.
The k-9’s were still long but were really rough on the tips.

Notice the upper right large incisor and the extreme wear it caused on the front of the right lower k-9.

Lower incisor wear is substantial as were the rear molars.
I do not believe the teeth on this coyote reflect its age as most do.

[Linked Image]



Tejas, do you think the K-9's are rough from wear or from biting the trap? I've seen quite a few roughed up K-9's from some getting aggressive with the trap.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: silkyplainscoyot] #8481492
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Originally Posted by silkyplainscoyot
Tejas, do you think the K-9's are rough from wear or from biting the trap?
I've seen quite a few roughed up K-9's from some getting aggressive with the trap.


I thought the same thing at first SPC, so i checked it out. After taking a closer look I am certain she wasn't biting the trap.
There were not any marks on the levers, and her teeth and gums were fine. Usually they will hit on the premolars and they will fail.
Most of the coyotes I see bite are high strung.She was super calm the whole time.
The bottom right K-9 has debris stuck in it that you can somewhat see in the photo. I have only seen that in older coyotes with more k-9 wear.

Here is another interesting thing I have noticed over the years.
Offhand, I cannot recall ever seeing a female bite on a trap, or show signs of biting after they are loaded up.
I have only seen that behavior in certain males. Around here, the girls seem to handle stress a little better than their male counterparts do.
I take note of highly aggressive individuals. There are not many females on that list, so I probably would remember one chewing on a trap.
Perhaps it is just a local thing. If someone has seen this, I would certainly like to hear about it.




Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481622
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Yep, that's what I noticed. It's the high, strung one's biting the trap. I've never paid real close attention to if it was male or a female doing it. I thought I've seen both do it at times, but I'll pay closer attention to it now and see what the results are.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #8481673
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I noose and box all my coyotes so I didn’t get to examine and teeth.i have had some females with the pad gone off the trap foot that I layed to her chewing at the trap. I can almost always tell the. Female from male when I pull up the female fight me the whole time even trying to noose her.Now the biggest males I caught that I thought were going to be a problem was not they would lay there. The smaller males were feisty.

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