Is it legal to bait coyotes?

[chad24n]

So, I have a bunch of coyotes living behind my house and have considered baiting them. Is this legal??? I cannot find any info in wdfw regs referring to baiting coyotes and coyotes are not mentioned in RCWs... that I could find. No law = legal correct? Anyone have a take on this?

[Oh Mah]

yes

[h20hunter]

Yes. I'll need to know where and how good of a backstop you have. 

[Oh Mah]

  

[chad24n]

Yes. I'll need to know where and how good of a backstop you have. 

I'd kill it from a stand with an arrow! In a firearm restricted area, I've baited them before with a cam to see whats around but haven't gotten out with my bow yet. Sooo easy to bait, from my trail cam pics, after a week or two, they start visiting site regularly.. every day seems like.

[h20hunter]

Yip, stick em.

[hunterednate]

Yep, it's legal. I've done it, too. They will eat almost anything, but I've had problems with vultures or ravens eating the bait before coyotes if I use meat scraps or animal carcasses.

Dry dog food is an excellent option, believe it or not. Coyotes love it, and other animals don't seem so interested in it. Find some cheap bulk stuff and you're in business!

[Gobble Doc]

Yep, it's legal. I've done it, too. They will eat almost anything, but I've had problems with vultures or ravens eating the bait before coyotes if I use meat scraps or animal carcasses.

Dry dog food is an excellent option, believe it or not. Coyotes love it, and other animals don't seem so interested in it. Find some cheap bulk stuff and you're in business!

Yep. Kibbles are the ticket.


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[chad24n]

Yep, it's legal. I've done it, too. They will eat almost anything, but I've had problems with vultures or ravens eating the bait before coyotes if I use meat scraps or animal carcasses.

Dry dog food is an excellent option, believe it or not. Coyotes love it, and other animals don't seem so interested in it. Find some cheap bulk stuff and you're in business!

Okay. I've seen the vultures... I have 13 of them in one cam shot. I get scraps from a butchery. After the vulture issue, I solved that problem by tying a couple pig heads to a tree with rope... vultures were still there but they couldn't carry THAT off. A bear eventually rip it away.

What do people do with their coyotes after harvesting some? Is there money in the hides? Are coyote parts legal to sell? I'm curious. Would love to see more deer numbers around my house... coyotes seem to be thick.

[hunterednate]

Yep, it's legal. I've done it, too. They will eat almost anything, but I've had problems with vultures or ravens eating the bait before coyotes if I use meat scraps or animal carcasses.

Dry dog food is an excellent option, believe it or not. Coyotes love it, and other animals don't seem so interested in it. Find some cheap bulk stuff and you're in business!

Okay. I've seen the vultures... I have 13 of them in one cam shot. I get scraps from a butchery. After the vulture issue, I solved that problem by tying a couple pig heads to a tree with rope... vultures were still there but they couldn't carry THAT off. A bear eventually rip it away.

What do people do with their coyotes after harvesting some? Is there money in the hides? Are coyote parts legal to sell? I'm curious. Would love to see more deer numbers around my house... coyotes seem to be thick.

I would love to see the Amazon delivery guy's face when he accidentally walks into your backyard!

[Humptulips]

Yep, it's legal. I've done it, too. They will eat almost anything, but I've had problems with vultures or ravens eating the bait before coyotes if I use meat scraps or animal carcasses.

Dry dog food is an excellent option, believe it or not. Coyotes love it, and other animals don't seem so interested in it. Find some cheap bulk stuff and you're in business!

Okay. I've seen the vultures... I have 13 of them in one cam shot. I get scraps from a butchery. After the vulture issue, I solved that problem by tying a couple pig heads to a tree with rope... vultures were still there but they couldn't carry THAT off. A bear eventually rip it away.

What do people do with their coyotes after harvesting some? Is there money in the hides? Are coyote parts legal to sell? I'm curious. Would love to see more deer numbers around my house... coyotes seem to be thick.

You can sell the hides but not now. They will not be prime enough for a fur buyer to be interested until the last week of October.

[chad24n]

Yep, it's legal. I've done it, too. They will eat almost anything, but I've had problems with vultures or ravens eating the bait before coyotes if I use meat scraps or animal carcasses.

Dry dog food is an excellent option, believe it or not. Coyotes love it, and other animals don't seem so interested in it. Find some cheap bulk stuff and you're in business!

Okay. I've seen the vultures... I have 13 of them in one cam shot. I get scraps from a butchery. After the vulture issue, I solved that problem by tying a couple pig heads to a tree with rope... vultures were still there but they couldn't carry THAT off. A bear eventually rip it away.

What do people do with their coyotes after harvesting some? Is there money in the hides? Are coyote parts legal to sell? I'm curious. Would love to see more deer numbers around my house... coyotes seem to be thick.

You can sell the hides but not now. They will not be prime enough for a fur buyer to be interested until the last week of October.

Good to know, thanks!

[Blacktail Sniper]

A little encouragement to help stoke the fire, keep in mind those numbers could be completely different next year, but still nice to dream a little.

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,239589.msg3205973.html#msg3205973

[PolarBear]

Yes.  I've killed up to 28 coyotes on a single cow carcasss

[lamrith]

wow, what timing for a thread!!  I have noticed a "path" under my back fence the last few times mowing, threw a cam out a few days ago.  12:30-1:20 every night so far I have had a yote in the backyard.  trying to devise a plan now on how to take him out.  45yrds from closest hide I can use so might be a bit much for my bow right now (not been practicing (BAD BAD BOY!)  That and also it will be very dark that time of night so chances of seeing sights is about zero.

So even though prices might not be peak right now, how does one sell a yote once it is down?  I honestly do not want the one I have coming back all the time for the next few months,  rather remove from the gene pool now if I can.