Baiting coyotes

springer7676

springer7676

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I have read several posts where coyotes have eaten dogfood off the back porch where pet owner had left it for the dog. My Question:
can you use dog food, meal, to bait a coyote in the wild? Say start placing dogfood in wooden dog bowls or just pour it out on the ground in areas that coyotes use....I know you can bait them with deer but unless you find a road kill there isn't much way to use a deer.
 
The bait will be there 24/7. Catching coyotes on bait is a hit or miss proposition. Mostly miss. That's why calling is the preferred method.
 
What Weasel said plus there's lots of other animals that will scarf down dogfood if it's in a place they can get to. Most anything in the woods will not turn down a free meal.
 
weasel-UT is right, there is a plus to doing what You are talking about SPRINGER7676. I have done this for years, I use sardines in fish oil, and dump them close to gates I go thru or by fence corners, (do not dump right in the middle of the gate) but down the fence line a little. Coyotes will vist this area every time they come by and leave scat and tracks, this will let You know about the coyotes and other critters in the area You are calling hope this helps. best of luck.
 
No I don't feel sitting by the bait hours on end would be productive. What I was thinking is that the coyotes make regular trips along a path where they are marking. A trail that is rather secluded on the farm. If I baited them with the dog food for several days or weeks then maybe they would make trips there during daylight to gulp up easy pickings if they knew the food was there regularly. Much like baiting deer. I see where calling is the best method but I am at the farm for several hours each day and could easily make a check on the food bowl without being spotted, I think.........maybe not.
 
To keep them from dragging your bait (dog food) away, I use what I call a "meatsicle". I throw meat scraps, dog food, etc into large plastic garbage bins. I mix it all up with used cooking oil and water and let it freeze solid. Then pour some hot water on the outside of the tubs just before you go out to dump your bait. The water causes it to "free up" from the bottom and the sides allowing you to tip it upside down, lightly tap with a hammer, and the plastic tub should come off.
Of course you need to be in a location that has below freezing temps like we do out here in sunny Alberta. I have my meatsicle placed 266 yds from my back yard where I can get easy access for a nice shot from off of my deck. Here is a photo of my latest victim next to the bait with my 243 T3 light.
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I do a lot of baiting with great success. I travel to the deer butcher every fall and collect the rib cages and scraps. I take them home and bag them in trash bags then freeze them in chest freezers. I live in a very rural area and have limited space to hunt. This method does work and very well.
Check out this one hour talk show on baiting coyotes

http://www.predatormastersforums.com/ubb...page=0#53095600

This one was shot over bait last week by a friend of mine
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Thanks for the talk show link! It is nice to hear a few local boys discuss their tactics.

I have to agree with the comments on the talk show regarding freezing in your tree stand. I always hook up my harness before I leave the ground as I know that by the time I descend hours later, in the dark, my fingers may not be working very well, and it is a long fall from 25' up.

I also think I am going to construct a small shack for next winter similar to one the host from Maine has.

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I have also used bait piles, usually dead deer from the road, and have also been successful. Predicting a coyote is like me trying to predict my wife- but I love her to pieces /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif- so that is why I also set up a trail camera near the most obvious site. I have gotten nice pictures but have also seen when the coyotes came in to visit /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif. This year from my camera at least one coyote was coming in every other night between 4 and 5 AM, at least while there was snow on the ground. But I also got nice pictures of hawks, one bald eagle, and numerous other critters. I have found that the entire deer in one spot is not necessary. I cut the deer into about 4 or 5 different sections /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif and put them out in many places. Wireing them to a tree will keep the meat in one spot. Snow, obviously will show tracks without taking down the camera.
 


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