Dead predator pics

[Mojave]

I have trapped many coyotes over the years but have never set for bobcats. This year I made the time and got a few sets out and was lucky enough to connect with this female.View attachment 686690

They like box traps.

Can't remember the guys name, but there is a guy that sells box traps thet are hell on bobcats and fox.

Hopefully trapping is still allowed in the USA when I move home.

 

[huntsman22]

nuther today...

 

[go_deep]

nuther today...

Got some great strips!

 

[mcr-85]

I've seen 4 coyotes the last week traveling for work. I was finally able to get a shot at one of them. 6mmARC with the eld-vt factory thumped her pretty hard.

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[rookieforever33]

Bravo on the bravery. I try and stay out of pistol range on these guys

 

[Stubborn_bowhunter]

nuther today...

Where do you shoot them to keep them from spraying?

 

[huntsman22]

You really can't keep them from spraying by shooting them with a 22LR. Sure, sometimes it happens, but the best way is a 22 short thru the lungs, when their tail is down and they are relaxed. But even then, they often cut loose.....

 

[coyotekilla]

Wednesday's coyote, first daylight called yote, first for the ar w/ the fat cat can as well. 34th. Coyote of the yr, the 22-250 smokes most after dark.

 

[Taudisio]

Wednesday's coyote, first daylight called yote, first for the ar w/ the fat cat can as well. 34th. Coyote of the yr, the 22-250 smokes most after dark.
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Uhhhh can you send more photos? Looks like a coyote/fox hybrid. Red with a black tail tipped white?

 

[coyotekilla]

Uhhhh can you send more photos? Looks like a coyote/fox hybrid. Red with a black tail tipped white?

Unfortunately I don't have a ton of pics, we did scale it, 40 on the nose, so not a tiny yote. Full size chompers etc. I think the fading light was giving it a fox color.

 

[Rdan2]

Killed my first coyote this weekend. Only ever shot at 1 other yote before this one. Hopefully more to come

 

[PlumberED]

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What are the details of the hunt?

 

[omicron1792]

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Killed my first coyote this weekend. Only ever shot at 1 other yote before this one. Hopefully more to come

It’s one of my favorite type of hunting these days. Congrats!

 

[Stubborn_bowhunter]

What are the details of the hunt?

Been trying to kill one without dogs for close to 9-10 years. Spent a ton of time following tracks and calling over the years.
Never had a lion come in (that I saw.)

Finally happened when I was looking for a bear. For the first time in a while I got time to hunt close to home with the leafs changing.

While I was glassing for bears I saw a couple ravens in a tree a few miles off that didn't seem like they wanted to leave. Didn't think much of it, but took note.

After not seeing much, I decided to hike a few miles in to call if I could find any sign.

I moved spots to get a better access to where I used to find bears and then started working my way in.
As I came up on the other side of where I had glassed those ravens I saw some vultures moving in.
I decided to climb the ridge into the thick brush to see if there was bear sign on whatever was dead.

I found a lion killed deer.
There wasn't any bear sign and the kill was from the night before. The deer looked jammed into deadfall and I think the cat couldn't get it unstuck. So it tried it's best to bury it with sticks.

It only had eaten the neck meat and some rib meat. It hadn't gotten into the organs at all and looked like it planned on going back.

Fortunately there was a little ridge not far off with a decent vantage point looking into where the kill was.

I went to it and waited for the lion to come back.

I didn't believe it would return in the daylight, but as luck would have it... It did.

Lost in my own mind looking at the leafs and just appreciating the opportunity to be out near my home during the fall. I saw a bird spook off a branch by the carcass.
It got my focus again, then the lion climbed onto deadfall about 20 yards from the carcass.

Really couldn't believe my eyes. Lifted my trekking pole with a shooting yoke on it and put the Tikka on it. Peered through the scope and steadied the cross hairs on its shoulder.
Squeezed the trigger... Click.
I forgot to chamber a round.

Got a pretty good hit of adrenaline after the click. The lion looked towards me as I cycled the bolt.
I just whispered to myself "don't f this up." Then repeated the same sequence as earlier.

Recoil didn't let me see my shot. And the lion wasn't there anymore. It felt good though.

I waited about 30-40 minutes then walked through the thick brush to find it. Luckily it was somewhat open around the carcass.

The lion was piled on the deadfall right below where it was standing.

 

[Ken Swenson]

Here’s a couple from the last few years. Don’t hunt them too often. First one had such a nice coat, decided to do a mount.

All from Nevada

 

[Stubborn_bowhunter]

Here’s a couple from the last few years. Don’t hunt them too often. First one had such a nice coat, decided to do a mount.

All from Nevada

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Very cool. What'd the mount cost?

I messed up the tail of the only coyote I've ever wanted to mount or even keep the pelt. Winter big male. Haven't found one nearly as nice since.

 

[go_deep]

Very cool. What'd the mount cost?

I messed up the tail of the only coyote I've ever wanted to mount or even keep the pelt. Winter big male. Haven't found one nearly as nice since.

Way too late now, but you can sew the tail back on and tan it still.

 

[Ken Swenson]

Very cool. What'd the mount cost?

I messed up the tail of the only coyote I've ever wanted to mount or even keep the pelt. Winter big male. Haven't found one nearly as nice since.

If I remember right, it was just south of $2,000. Seems like it was a lot more work for the taxidermist compared to a shoulder mount.

 

[eddielasvegas]

Great story @Stubborn_bowhunter

And the pic is just icing on the cake.

Thanks for your post.


Eddie

 

[TheGDog]

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Killed my first coyote this weekend. Only ever shot at 1 other yote before this one. Hopefully more to come

Cool Beans man! You'll learn a lot of things doing sets for yotes.

And it helps you during Deer season too at being better in how you pick where to make your sit at in the area. You get more in tune with the wind. You learn to be better about using the available cover to help disguise your movements thru the area from their vision, like when you're moving to your next set location. You learn to think about where your downwind is blowing and you start to learn how to take that into consideration in terms of how you plan the route you're going to take thru the terrain to get to your next set location. (So you're keeping your wind outta their nose.) And that also gets you into the same mindset the deer kinda follow as they traverse thru an area too. Such as how they sometimes like to use Gulch's and Gullies to creep through unseen, just one example.

Now get to reading up on process the hides and tanning them!