glad it was a good turn out, i went to michigan convention, it was a good turn out there also,

How much per deum is allowed these days Les?

I started it at $500 you'll have to beat that John!!

I guess you’re right. Heck, watching the last 2 years, no sense in even starting below $1k!

You should have been there for the first one!!

Todd, correct me of I'm wrong but I think only one has sold below a 1000 and that was the one tom purchased.

You should know, of the 10 you have 6 , right?

On the 825 mile drive home to Wisconsin, I found lots of good set locations using all of my new wisdom!
Now all I need is lots of permission in Wyoming, Nebraska, SoDak, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
After the first hundred miles or so, my bride lost interest in what would be a good location and took a nap.

Thanks to John and the entire crew. Coyote Days has been on my list of things to do for a few years and I was not disappointed. The demos were great and the people even better. The auction proved that a lot of the demo guys give more than just their time and knowledge. I sure wish I could sell my syrup here for what it brought at the auction.
Once again Thanks to all.
JD

Only at coyote days dies a gallon of syrup sell for over 300.

Someone asked me if those front center tables lost their minds running each other up. The answer? Why certainly!


I think a jar of honey went for 400 lol

Actually 2 have sold for under $1000 the third one of mine and the one Tom wanted and I let him have.
Plus the one John gave me, so it wouldn't get out of control. There have only been 8 and yes, I have 4 of them!

At $80/pint it comes out to $640/gallon, so, $325 for a gallon was a bargain. (I always figured that Wisconsin syrup was worth more than Michigan syrup)

Buying his own honey and donating it back to sell for $400 was awesome!

Watching the bidding had me laughing out loud a few times. What a great bunch of people!!!!!

$60/ day, and around 80 cents a mile, plus motel rooms is the gig here…I was gone for 6 nights and ran 2300 miles as some of it is scouting as I deviated from the path just a little. Self employment is a game.

I can’t believe the amount of work and volunteers that went into that. The Cattrax dinner was spectacular! All of it was great, and totally inspiring for a less experienced trapper like myself. Thank you especially to all the Grahams for putting on a great event.

I was the guy who paid 80 for a pint and gave it to Phil lol. I ran the honey to 400, thank goodness I didn't get it lol

Hi Everyone,
I?ve noticed this site has been slow to load at times, and I couldn?t get logged on when I tried it seemed, so sorry about the final report and THANKS to so many people being late!

Coyote Days 2026 was a great success in so many ways, and was a product of planning and help and participation by so many people from about 25 states

The Demos were once again top notch, and all were well attended. The amount of knowledge shared was incredible to say the least, and I?m proud to be part of pulling it all together.

The Camp Cattrax fish fry was once again an amazing event, and thanks to Steven and crew for putting it all together and hauling all the stuff from Minnesota and for Brandy for bringing lots of goodies too

The weather held off until the last few Demos, and Bill Ilchik did his in a sandbox under the pavilion, and he came through in flying colors, as we knew he would

The Round Table on Friday evening was another historic event in my opinion, and the depth that some of the questions answered was truly significant to all that attended

Michael Pappas gave the crowd a 20 minute talk on his involvement in the Lynx Cat industry for the last 50 years, and how he?d been part of developing overseas markets. Very good talk, Michael!

The weekend was especially gratifying for me in the fact that I once again was able to visit with so many people that have been part of an industry that I?m part of and love. Thanks to all that stopped to visit with me

The banquet and auction on Saturday night was lively, and because if it, along with the generous donation from Camp Cattrax and a few others, we were able to give 5 high school and college age trappers scholarship/endowment fund checks for $2659.40 each!

This year?s recipients were:

Tenlee Pedersen - WY
Wayde Lee- MT
Emma Vanhaele- MT
Johnny Nolan - MT
Jayden Daale- IA

All are from trapping families, and are worthy recipients of these awards

It was a great culmination of another great event, and I?ll say THANK YOU to all that came and were part of it

John