Pelt Sale

[Wildsau]

I don't, normally, shoot just to kill, although I know there are way too many 'yotes.  I passed up a 30yd shot on Satuday because I don't want to waste a life.  If I were to shoot a 'yote, can anyone tell me if there is a place to sell the pelt?  I remember, before I went overseas (1972) one could get $25.00 for a tail.  I, also, thought I read that the pelts went for around $75.00; if it didn't look like Swiss Cheese.

I figure if I have the chance, again, I could get the pelt and leave the rest for a bear and take him, as well.

Can anyone elaborate on this for me?

Thank you, in advance.

[Blacktail Sniper]

I have not trapped for years, but some things don't change.  The Washington coyotes generally and westside specifically don't bring high dollar, the color and quality is just not there.  Also very dependent on the market and some years coyotes just don't sell at all and end up being held over.  Supply & demand along with fashion trends play a major role.

One possible outlet is to send them to someplace like Moyle's Tannery,  http://moytown.com/   and get them tanned, then look into selling as wall decorations, I see that, believe it or not, ebay is a large seller of raw and processed furs....   

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Coyote-Pelt-Hide-Fur-Taxidermy-Skin-Fox-/350629041282?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51a31e9482


But, like you said, there are way too many yotes....every one you can ventilate, regardless of whether you do anything with the hide, means that many more fawns, calves and such have one more chance to make it. 

Good luck, hope this helped.

[Wildsau]

I'll keep that in mind Blacktail Sniper, thank you for the tip and link.

[Blacktail Sniper]

 

[Big10gauge]

George Brady
Cascade Biological Supply
130 Lakeshore Drive
Pateros, WA 98846
(509) 923-2326
cascadeb@televar.com

[aer212]

George Brady
Cascade Biological Supply
130 Lakeshore Drive
Pateros, WA 98846
(509) 923-2326
cascadeb@televar.com

I called George 2 or 3 weeks ago and he said $10-$15 on the carcass. He pays his guys $2 to skin them. I'm not going to bring them back to the pickup for that.

[Big10gauge]

Yep, about 20-25 bucks if you skin them out in Taxidermy quality.

[Jingles]

George Brady
Cascade Biological Supply
130 Lakeshore Drive
Pateros, WA 98846
(509) 923-2326
cascadeb@televar.com
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I called George 2 or 3 weeks ago and he said $10-$15 on the carcass. He pays his guys $2 to skin them. I'm not going to bring them back to the pickup for that.

Well if George is only paying $10 - 15 this year guess I'll take pictures and leave em lay

[Blackjaw]

Yeah,

It all depends on when and where you shoot them (E Wa Yotes are worth something, W Wa yotes are not) and how the fur market is shaping up for the year if you sell to George. Selling to taxidermists can get you more if you find someone who wants them, skinning for taxidemy takes more time than skinning for the fur market.

[RifleRidge]

Please correct me if I am wrong. I remember years ago in the Eastern Oregon units ( heppner and Fossil, to name a few ) the farmers offered 50.00 per coyote.. If I remember right it was spelled out in the regulation hunting hand book..

 

[Maverick]

I need to call around and see what i get for coyote carcasses.

[drysideshooter]

WildSau, as others have pointed out, you can actually save the lives of other wild animals and livestock by helping thin the coyote population.

I have friends and relatives that are cattle ranchers.  More than once they have watched coyotes hang back from a cow about to give birth and when she is in the midst of delivering and pretty helpless they will start eating the partially born calf.  Many cows have an odd behavior before giving birth, and it seems that coyotes recognize this and hold back and wait for them to start delivering.  I'm not blaming the coyote any more than I would blame a person for going to the grocery store.  I admire predators and respect what they must do to survive.  There are a lot of coyotes, and they are pretty prolific.  Hunting isn't going to wipe them out.  Truth be told some thinning probably helps with their own competition for food sources and keeps them from going into neighborhoods and eating people's pets and the like. 

I personally believe any hunted animal deserves a quick death.  It's a very personal choice, but I have never looked at taking a coyote as wasting a life.  It might actually help save lives, including those of other coyotes.