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Coyote Problem

Cool Hand Luke

5 year old buck +
Well things have really slowed down deer-wise on my property. I know a lot has to do with surrounding crops being harvested but since that’s happened, I’ve had an immediate boost in coyote sightings. I’ve only hunted 3 times but seen one well before dusk and heard two well before dusk on another sit. I’m getting pictures every night and some mornings of 3-4 in a pack and running the entirety of the property.

Do you guys think this could have a big impact in deer bedding due to being bumped and what should I do? I’m not sure if it’s trapping season and don’t want to ruin my deer season chasing coyotes. But I do tend to think this is an issue. I’ve never seen deer tolerate coyotes in the same environment in the past.

I could set traps up around my barns as I’ve seen them try to get our chickens. Maybe that’s a way to lure them out of the hunting land without disturbing it too much.

Look forward to your thoughts!
 
If you aren't already a trapper I'd pass on doing it yourself. Find someone who's experienced to trap your place. Can be very effective.

Calling is also pretty efficient, but once again it helps if you know what you're doing.

I witness yotes and deer co-inhabiting all the time. If anything the deer are dominant, I've watched a doe chase off a yote many times. But ebery pack is different and if you have some aggressive dogs then they'll be a problem.

Good luck!
 
Thanks! I’ve set traps but never had any luck. I have shot a few over gut piles, but never had any luck calling them either.

I’ve witnessed the opposite, true story: Was hunting the timber right after a big snow In January. It was frigid. As the sun came up, saw a coyote stalking in towards a brush pile in front of me. I was expecting him to pounce on a rabbit.

When he jumped in, he landed right on top of a doe that was covered in snow, she busted up out of there like lightning!! I was so shocked I almost fell out of the tree lol
 
A skillful trapper is the best way to take care of a coyote problem quickly.
 
Yotes are smart. If you've set traps and had no luck then you are batting average for most new guys. You can look at trapping pages on Facebook to see if you can find someone that would hit your place. State organizations are out there too.

Did your doe kick the chit out of him? That would have been a fun hunt!
 
Coyote sightings always jump this time of year. The parents are teaching this year's pups to hunt. Deer live with coyotes every day.
Personally, I worry about any critter that kills fawns in the spring. Beyond that, I don't worry that much.
 
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I personally don’t think coyotes affect a deer population or habits. If they did deer would be running circles trying to avoid them, the reality is coyotes are everywhere. I ran into one Saturday at 11 am riding out on my bike just wandering the road.
 
I, too - dont worry much about yotes this time of year. Fawning time a whole other story. But, if you have a high deer density and fail to do anything about it, coyotes may help you out reducing fawn recruitment. That is not the case at my place, however
 
Trapping is an art, takes years to get the formula down. Think a deer nose is fussy......

Easiest way is gut pile combined with a remote indicator. I know someone who has a motion detector wired about 80 yards from his backyard, a light goes on in his living room. Has a modified window insert what is super quiet. He gets about 30-40 a year.....

Check out HTZSAFE owl driveway detector on amazon. I have one. I get about 3 or 4 a year at my home. Also dings when a deer goes by too. I use one of those green lights on my rifle. I have a piece of tape on my window sill that shows where the gut pile is. Get's the rifle close before turning the light on.

 
A skillful trapper is the best way to take care of a coyote problem quickly.
I’m sure you’re right! I will do my best to find one. Not many guys I know doing it around here anymore.
 
Yotes are smart. If you've set traps and had no luck then you are batting average for most new guys. You can look at trapping pages on Facebook to see if you can find someone that would hit your place. State organizations are out there too.

Did your doe kick the chit out of him? That would have been a fun hunt!
It was fun! Never saw another but a hunt I’ll never forget. I wish she would’ve, that property I grew up on was loaded with yotes. I once saw 12 in the field one night running and howling away.
 
Coyote sightings always jump this time of year. The parents are teaching this year's pups to hunt. Deer live with coyotes every day.
Personally, I worry about any critter that kills fawns in the spring. Beyond that, I don't worry that much.
Speaking of pups, I let my chickens out in to their run early one morning this summer, as they were flapping and cackling, a pup comes bolting out of the corn field running right at the coop. I was standing behind a tree taking a leak and waited for him to get close, then I jumped out and yelled with my hands up! I think he took a leak too!
 
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I personally don’t think coyotes affect a deer population or habits. If they did deer would be running circles trying to avoid them, the reality is coyotes are everywhere. I ran into one Saturday at 11 am riding out on my bike just wandering the road.
I try to think that way too. I just gotta get more cover going here. I feel like any little thing is boogering them from wanting to stay. Hopefully the switchgrass/successional growth and trees filling in will make things less open and add security.
 
I, too - dont worry much about yotes this time of year. Fawning time a whole other story. But, if you have a high deer density and fail to do anything about it, coyotes may help you out reducing fawn recruitment. That is not the case at my place, however
I think we could probably use a few less. Especially trying to get turkey and pheasant populations established. I know that’s ultimately dependent on great habitat. These stinkers are just taking advantage of me!
 
I have a buddy that has a really ideal spot, he ran a cord out to a field he could see from a window in his house. Motion light with a red bulb. Battery powered driveway alarm, when it dings he cranks his window open and whacks the coyote. Ties down a road kill deer carcass with a hog panel so they cant drag it off.
 
Trapping is an art, takes years to get the formula down. Think a deer nose is fussy......

Easiest way is gut pile combined with a remote indicator. I know someone who has a motion detector wired about 80 yards from his backyard, a light goes on in his living room. Has a modified window insert what is super quiet. He gets about 30-40 a year.....

Check out HTZSAFE owl driveway detector on amazon. I have one. I get about 3 or 4 a year at my home. Also dings when a deer goes by too. I use one of those green lights on my rifle. I have a piece of tape on my window sill that shows where the gut pile is. Get's the rifle close before turning the light on.

Well that’s genius!! Thanks for the advice!
 
I have a buddy that has a really ideal spot, he ran a cord out to a field he could see from a window in his house. Motion light with a red bulb. Battery powered driveway alarm, when it dings he cranks his window open and whacks the coyote. Ties down a road kill deer carcass with a hog panel so they cant drag it off.
Man oh man! Keep the ideas coming!
 
I’m sure you’re right! I will do my best to find one. Not many guys I know doing it around here anymore.
A few years ago my trail camera took a picture of a pack of six. I had a guy come in who was a good trapper, and he caught five of them in just a couple of days. After that, the other yote must have left, because I never saw it anymore.
 
I have no problem with coyotes. Where we manage habitat effectively they pose no problem at all and are a valuable part of the ecosystem. Now, mountain lions...thats a different story. I have had major problems with them.
 
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