Questions about coyote problem!

[Kurdawg]

So I know coyotes can really put a hurting on the fawn crop and even take down mature bucks. Shot one last year was a group of 4 chasing a Big buck and a doe. Probably cost me a shot at the buck lol. Anyways is it legal to trap them in a live trap, and kill them to try and get rid of them? Got a bunch showing up on my game cameras like their trying to ambush my deer. Can I set snares? Or does this require a trappers license?

[DUKFVR]

As long as you aren't selling pelts , you can kill them without a trappers license. You can snare them , use a foot hold trap or shoot them. KAC!!!

[Fergeris]

You need to have a hunting license. Trappers license is just to sell the fur. You can catch them in traps tho live traps are very difficult to catch coyotes. Snares work great. They are cheaper an easy to. I prefer leg hold traps. Just my preference but the snares are great

[denimdeerslayer]

Kill them anyway you want to including poison.

[Kurdawg]

K so I've never set snare before, do I put some bait out in the snare? Or just on a game trail? I would hate to snare a deer, and I have tons of hogs on the place also.

[Patton]

Try to find a low fence crossing where the yotes are going under. Check the fence wire for their hair, and make sure there is no deer sign.

I didn't believe it until this year, but deer will go under a 5 strand barbwire fence

[tex4k]

Before you start setting any snares or leg hold traps, get some learning material, you can find quite a bit on the internet, also get a couple of how to books. Go texastrappers.com or look up Texas trappers association, and try to get some help. Your going to educate some coyotes along the way, it will be in your best interest to maximize your learning and minimize it for the coyotes, you REALLY don't want to have to deal with anymore educated animals than what you have to.

[Kurdawg]

Before you start setting any snares or leg hold traps, get some learning material, you can find quite a bit on the internet, also get a couple of how to books. Go texastrappers.com or look up Texas trappers association, and try to get some help. Your going to educate some coyotes along the way, it will be in your best interest to maximize your learning and minimize it for the coyotes, you REALLY don't want to have to deal with anymore educated animals than what you have to.

Good idea, they tick me off so bad I wish I could build a giant rat trap and bait it with chicken then video them getting WHACKED.

[Patton]

Good idea, they tick me off so bad I wish I could build a giant rat trap and bait it with chicken then video them getting WHACKED.

Hang a chicken in a tree about 4ft off the ground and put a few foot traps underneath it. Thats basically what you described. Heck I think Im gonna give that one a try. Don't catch any buzzards though..

[Tuffbroadhead]

Kill them anyway you want to including poison.

Wrong....

[Tuffbroadhead]

Before you start setting any snares or leg hold traps, get some learning material, you can find quite a bit on the internet, also get a couple of how to books. Go texastrappers.com or look up Texas trappers association, and try to get some help. Your going to educate some coyotes along the way, it will be in your best interest to maximize your learning and minimize it for the coyotes, you REALLY don't want to have to deal with anymore educated animals than what you have to.

Your name would not happen to be Bill would it??

[Kurdawg]

Ya I wouldn't put out Poision, I even hate the snare idea because I don't get up there to check on it all the time maybe 2-3 weeks before I'm able to make it again. I have a single/double hog trap I built with handles and wheels on it I was thinking of using and setting on weekends I'm going to be there. Don't like the idea of making any animal suffer if I don't have too. Passed up several shots on deer because of this, I like to make them drop in their tracks if possible.

[Patton]

If you are going to trap:

#1 Listen to Tuffbroadhead (and the other experts like Yanta and Fergeris) and read some of their threads, including the 'Official Trapping Thread'

#2 Don't let the animal suffer. If you can't get back to check a trap the morning after you set it, just don't bother setting it.

#3 Its a ton of fun. And work.

I imagine its hard to trap yote's in a cage, but maybe wire your hog trap door open and start using it as a place to dump guts and food scraps.

Then when you are there on weekends, undo the wire so its 'triggered' open and can possibly catch some predators in there that have gotten use to the easy meal.

[Kurdawg]

If you are going to trap:

#1 Listen to Tuffbroadhead (and the other experts like Yanta and Fergeris) and read some of their threads, including the 'Official Trapping Thread'

#2 Don't let the animal suffer. If you can't get back to check a trap the morning after you set it, just don't bother setting it.

#3 Its a ton of fun. And work.

I imagine its hard to trap yote's in a cage, but maybe wire your hog trap door open and start using it as a place to dump guts and food scraps.

Then when you are there on weekends, undo the wire so its 'triggered' open and can possibly catch some predators in there that have gotten use to the easy meal.

Kinda exactly what I was thinking.

[MR.WHITETAIL]

Shoot them all... Last season i shot a hog and then tied the carcass to a pine in the middle of the field. I hunted over the pig the next two evenings taking 3 coyotes with the bow.. Should of had another but he ducked the arrow...It was a blast