Hey, Alright!...........awwww crap

[bogio]

I've been lucky. First one of these this year.

TO THE DITCH!!

[mjh]

picked up coyote #80 yesterday and it had a big rubbed spot on her back

[trappnman]

we have bare ground now, more or less and by gosh its tempting to try for a few more-

but they rub quick around here, and this time of year its 50/50 at best-

and i just hate throwing them-

[thorsmightyhammer]

Coyotes up here right now look really good.

Usually end of Jan they are breaking down pretty good.

Getting some of the nicest colors I've ever seen here.

[Possum]

Like Steve said here in N Indiana. About half are rubbed by now. Hate to waste 'em.

[thorsmightyhammer]

Hate to waste a coyote?

Like 1080 likes to say kill them all whenever.

We have a pretty decent coyote up here. They will hold an okay value into the end of february.

Snared two in the last week that I will be surprised to almost shocked if htey dont bring 70 80 bucks at auction.

Snared some last year in february that were breaking down and thinning out and still brought 45 at auction.

[trappnman]

gunners started reporting breakdowns starting to become common a few weeks ago.

the jan coyotes I've taken , were 50/50 at best

I wondered about auction, but that dream was quashed by a few saying those rubbed necks were $2 coyotes. I could get $5-7 local I suppose

but my business model doesn't allow me to waste coyotes.....

[thorsmightyhammer]

Bingo.

If it aint profitable and profit is the motivation.

Tell you the truth I dont think I've ever seen a neck like on that of Bogio's that wasnt from mange.

Biggest problem here is rubbing from laying in the snow and the fur breaking down.

But than again it wouldnt surprise me if our february coyotes average teh same as your october ones lol.

[bogio]

I have no qualms about taking them and having to pitch some. The pickup dog boys are running hard and theirs is a scorched earth policy. Damned if I'll sit back and let them have all the fun.

Originally thought the rub was just between the shoulder blades but looking it over when I hauled it out, it was on it's way to looking just like the red beauty I posted earlier.

[thorsmightyhammer]

What causes that rubneck.

I'll see 40 50 shot ones in the next 6 8 weeks and I guarantee you none will look like that.

[mostinterestingmanintheworld]

Looks like it slept in a wet spot and froze down

[trappnman]

could be- but its never on the bottom, its always on the top by the ruff-

I think its more the start of the breakdown in fur, and scratching it, makes the guard hairs comeo ut

[bogio]

The way it is laying on that pile of traps is rolling the hide so that it appears to be down on the side of the animal somewhat. When she was still on 4 legs it was dead center between her shoulder blades.