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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Ole man fintucky on November 27, 2014, 04:23:40 PM

Title: Coyote Carcass
Post by: Ole man fintucky on November 27, 2014, 04:23:40 PM: This is a coyote that my buddy shot. He drilled it and I saw it drop. We walked over to find it and had no luck retrieving it. Seven days later we went to the same canyon and saw crows and magpies hovering. We immediately knew what they had found. It's amazing how picked over the carcass is in just one week. My friend felt redemption knowing he didn't miss, but worse of all is that we were unable to count it in the Coyote Madness 7.
Title: Re: Coyote Carcass
Post by: billythekidrock on November 27, 2014, 04:50:59 PM: Wow.. never seen a yote eaten in a week..
Title: Re: Coyote Carcass
Post by: bobcat on November 27, 2014, 05:26:09 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on November 27, 2014, 04:50:59 PM
Wow.. never seen a yote eaten in a week..

:yeah:

Sometimes they don't get eaten at all. Well, at least not until the maggots get on them.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 27, 2014, 05:32:20 PM: The only thing I know of that eats coyotes over here on the wetside is an Eagle...never even seen a crow eat one !
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Post by: jasnt on November 27, 2014, 05:45:46 PM: Around here the coyotes eat the carcasses. I always skin in the field and often check on them the next time I'm out. Tracks all around it , bones chewed , scat near by or on it. lost a few like the OP, that is how I find them.
Title: Re: Coyote Carcass
Post by: Ole man fintucky on November 27, 2014, 05:50:41 PM: There was a few piles of scat around this one.
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Post by: T Pearce on November 27, 2014, 05:51:25 PM: I haven't seen it either. Looks to be a target rich environment.
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Post by: rasbo on November 27, 2014, 06:59:57 PM: Quote from: jasnt on November 27, 2014, 05:45:46 PM
Around here the coyotes eat the caucuses. I always skin in the field and often check on them the next time I'm out. Tracks all around it , bones chewed , scat near by or on it. lost a few like the OP, that is how I find them.
same here,coyotes and magpies bones the next day
Title: Re: Coyote Carcass
Post by: jasnt on November 27, 2014, 07:05:44 PM: First and last coyote I shot with my 17hmr looked just like that 2days later when I found it.
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Post by: Blacklab on November 28, 2014, 09:01:59 AM: That's a severe case of mange :chuckle:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on November 28, 2014, 09:03:15 AM: Quote from: jasnt on November 27, 2014, 05:45:46 PM
Around here the coyotes eat the carcasses. I always skin in the field and often check on them the next time I'm out. Tracks all around it , bones chewed , scat near by or on it. lost a few like the OP, that is how I find them.

Yeah, I bet other yotes ate it. Or a man-bear-pig coulda.
Title: Re: Coyote Carcass
Post by: jasnt on November 28, 2014, 09:05:36 AM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on November 28, 2014, 09:03:15 AM
Quote from: jasnt on November 27, 2014, 05:45:46 PM
Around here the coyotes eat the carcasses. I always skin in the field and often check on them the next time I'm out. Tracks all around it , bones chewed , scat near by or on it. lost a few like the OP, that is how I find them.

Yeah, I bet other yotes ate it. Or a man-bear-pig coulda.
:chuckle:
Title: Re: Coyote Carcass
Post by: Motorjosh on November 29, 2014, 10:57:29 AM: That is pretty impressive what other animals can do in a week to a dead 1.
Title: Re: Coyote Carcass
Post by: jasnt on November 29, 2014, 11:16:38 AM: I've seen then eaten to nothing but spine with nubs for ribs over night. But that's a skinned out dog. Probably a little tougher skin on