Ideas to improve the Coyote Madness !!!!

[Gringo31]

Some care, some don't....


BUT



There can be added pressure towards groups that may include a "contest" and dead pups are pictured.

 

[KFhunter]

I said that because it's going to happen, should pup pics be discouraged?

[Gringo31]

It's kinda like the contest in general....


It IS a good way to get people who have never to get after it and give it a go.  To the guys who are going to do it anyway......it's less necessary.   

I don't think pup pics are worth the hassle of offending.

[jasnt]

There are thousands of pics on here that offend some one out there.  I don't think we should score pups any different than adults. That just asking for problems. Plus if this is going to be a photo contest it would be best to have tasteful photos. Could just make it a tally sheet like the trapping score board. Bonus points for best pic and for taking a first timer with you on the hunt


There will be some pups taken it just comes with spring and summer predator hunting.  The whole point is to encourage people to get out and do some predator control but it would be a boring thread with out pics.

[tlbradford]

Unless you have a need to control numbers, I think a spring/summer hunt is a terrible idea.  If you guys go that direction, please make sure you find the dens and kill the pups rather than let them die of starvation.  If it is about numbers you should be shooting them now and posting pics of the unborn pups.

[bearpaw]

For coyote control, where needed, I understand shooting all coyotes possible. For a photo contest about coyote hunting I'm thinking "No pups and no lactating females" in the contest! I'm also thinking the contest does not need to be for dead coyotes, I would like to see all types of photos of members hunting, youth out hunting, and even live coyotes. Let this contest be about getting outdoors for the hunt weather by rifle or camera, we've already got a winter contest that's about how many we shoot!

Any Thoughts?

[jasnt]

For coyote control, where needed, I understand shooting all coyotes possible. For a photo contest about coyote hunting I'm thinking "No pups and no lactating females" in the contest! I'm also thinking the contest does not need to be for dead coyotes, I would like to see all types of photos of members hunting, youth out hunting, and even live coyotes. Let this contest be about getting outdoors for the hunt weather by rifle or camera, we've already got a winter contest that's about how many we shoot!

Any Thoughts?

  anything that gets people out after coyotes is awesome

[Special T]

For coyote control, where needed, I understand shooting all coyotes possible. For a photo contest about coyote hunting I'm thinking "No pups and no lactating females" in the contest! I'm also thinking the contest does not need to be for dead coyotes, I would like to see all types of photos of members hunting, youth out hunting, and even live coyotes. Let this contest be about getting outdoors for the hunt weather by rifle or camera, we've already got a winter contest that's about how many we shoot!

Any Thoughts?

I probably wouldnt post much. I like the young and dumb ones!

[BOWHUNTER45]

HAHA ,, I had a good video last night ..But to bad I used up all my minutes on my phone for videoing !!  Anyway I saw a coyote walk out in the field yesterday evening .He comes out and lays down in the field . I open up my bedroom window and blow my call ..he gets up and runs straight toward the house .. I can not believe he is coming ..I grab my .22 pellet gun as he is coming and as soon as I get the gun he is sitting at the fence about 25yrds away ..I just put in a pellet and was just closing the barrel and he heard that and took off ..  it was pretty cool to see him run up to the house ..

As far as the contest goes ...I would like to see a Solo team ...a lot of guys sign up but never get out ..that kind of stinks for team participation !  Just my 2 cents worth !  Icon is not working ...haha

[AWS]

I'm an avid coyote hunter and hunt a number of states and used to do a little control work.   If I have to take care of a summer coyote problem for a farmer/rancher there is no way I'd post pictures let alone pictures of pups killed.  Posting pictures of summer killed coyotes is a great way to end up with a coyote season. 

I never hunt summer coyotes on public land, they have every much right to the small and big game as I do.  But then I don't shoot coyotes and leave them lay either, northern winter coyotes are worth something and even southern winter coyotes look good made into things.

I guess I'm an odd ball as I don't see where any killing of things should be a competition, if there is any competition it should be between you and the animal.  Some of my favorite memories of hunts are ones the game won by outsmarting me.

[fast1]

Like Ole man Fintucky said, it's about the memories we create and the friends we make that adds to every hunt. I hooked up with wolftrapper and on our first hunt we saw 14 dogs at one dead pile. At the end of the day our count was at 44 dogs seen,half a dozen shots fired and zero fur in the pick up,bad day but a great memory that we laugh at today and I got a good buddy out of the deal.
I'm a dog guy my self. I understand stand predation and the toll they take on game and livestock. Mid February i put the gun up, won't shot a dog if was eating the neighbors cat and could never shot a pup.
The monthly image is a pain,I don't have a printer so I have to ask to have it printed off which takes days somtimes. I hope we are all doing it for sport, it's not a money or big prize contest so I would hope everyone is honest with the scoring. As far as being singles, even tho we are a team we can still hunt alone. I've always hunted that way,but threw madness I have met a few people and actually look forward to getting together with teammates and going out. I've met some neat people who enjoy the sport as much as I do.
Drop the image,have a current team sign,lose the prizes and just have fun. We all know gringo has a breeding facility anyways!   Rules, money and prizes at times takes away the enjoyment of the sport.

[TheHunt]

No idea what it is.  But from skimming the thread it seems like a hunting contest.