Coyote bait ?

[PolarBear]

Howdy.  Last week one of my steers died so I drug it 150 yards out into the pasture so I could shoot coyotes off of it.  A couple of days later I pulled a dead calf out of its momma and put it with the other steer.  Like I said, they have been out there for a week and not a single bite out of either one not even from the buzzards, ravens or eagles. Usually I have dogs on a carcass within a few hours.   Do you think that with the temp below freezing that it took the smell out of the meat or could it be something else?  I'm getting frustrated.
Thanks.

[rasbo]

might be,did ya open it up a little..

[PolarBear]

I poked a couple holes in it with my .300 just to let the air out.  I just noticed that the eyes are gone but nothing else has been touched.  I might try cutting it open this evening.

[Machias]

I have a friend who has three or four pait piles out and has had coyotes trot right on by.  Several that he's shot have been pretty fat still.  Give it time and they will be on it.

[rasbo]

theres a dairy in royal city that puts the dead cows out.The help there say every night many coyotes come in to feed...It would be fun to set up 200yrds out and bust the stink mutts

[PolarBear]

Well I came home this morning and there was one coyote on it and a bunch of ravens.  The dog was gone by the time I got my rifle but he will be back.   

[Gringo31]

Once they start, you are golden.


At first I thought maybe you had treated the animal.  In my experience, a coyote won't touch a dead animal that was treated with penicillin.

Gringo

[Jerry malbeck]

Neighbor lost a heifer three weeks ago , i finally saw a dog on it this morning . some times it just takes them a while to get hungry , lazy and cold enough LOL.

[Gutpile]

I've seen Gutpiles go a whole weekend during the deer opener. But once they decide to hit it it's gone in short order. Where do you live Polarbear. I'll be out tomorrow. 

[lamar_hunter]

im working in a column rock pit that is located on an 18000 acre cattle ranch and they just recently had a bull fall over dead by the road. im liking it so far ive shot two off of it. saw 5 tonight and walked around the other side of the hill and did some calling and got one but could not find it

[PolarBear]

One down and counting!

[PolarBear]

Well, I managed to 2 dogs off of it before my neighbor buried the carcasses.  What was he thinking?  He is the one always begging me to shoot the damn things, haaahaaaa. 

[rasbo]

Well, I managed to 2 dogs off of it before my neighbor buried the carcasses.  What was he thinking?  He is the one always begging me to shoot the damn things, haaahaaaa. 

way to go,they might come back looking for it,use this camo pattern

[PolarBear]

Haaahaaaa....  Now the cows are smelling around the burial spot.  The thing I don't like is the coyotes come back to smell around but stay tight to the cows.  They are used to me shooting at them and have learned to use the cows as cover.  That is why it is so hard to hunt them at night around here, as soon as a light goes on the dogs run right in the middle of the herd and hunker down.  Lil *censored*s!  I should make a cow decoy.  I'm thinking about setting my treestand on the pole that my wife had set for me and trying some long distance calling this weekend.

[chrisb]

is baiting coyotes legal in this state? I know is a no no with bear but ok for deer (damn regs are so confusing). Why is there not a more specific area in the regs addressing coyote hunting. Whats i there now is only like a half page at best and thats mostly talking about not shooting wolves.

[hirshey]

I think the low temps might have something to do with it... but when they get hungry enough they'll find it. Over on the west side while I was elk hunting, my gut pile and 3 others remained untouched until the rain came back in. With 7 degree morning temps, you'd think that something would have been cold and hungry enough to take a go at it, though!

[Machias]

is baiting coyotes legal in this state? I know is a no no with bear but ok for deer (damn regs are so confusing). Why is there not a more specific area in the regs addressing coyote hunting. Whats i there now is only like a half page at best and thats mostly talking about not shooting wolves.

You can bait everything in this state unless it specifically says it's illegal, ie bears, migratory birds, turkeys.  

Elk, deer, cats (both Roberts and lions), coyotes and fox are all legally baited.

[chrisb]

You can bait everything in this state unless it specifically says it's illegal, ie bears, migratory birds, turkeys.  

Elk, deer, cats (both Roberts and lions), coyotes and fox are all legally baited.
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What do some of you guys out there use for bait? Calling seems to be the most popular but i'd like to try both ways and see how it turns out.

[Machias]

I have a friend who hits the local butcher shops and hauls off their scraps.  Lots of folks use dead calves, or other livestock that has died.

[PolarBear]

I usually have to shoot a couple of cows a year for my neighbor and they make great bait!  Other times I get heads and parts from a slaughter truck or butcher.