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Prime pelt season is nearing its end
If you’re looking to tack a coyote pelt or two on the barn, you better do it soon. Coyotes and furbearers start losing their hair about this time of year, and if you’re thinking of […]
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Prime fur season is just about over
If you’re looking to tack a coyote pelt or two on the barn, you better do it soon. Coyotes and furbearers start losing their hair about this time of year, and if you’re thinking of […]
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Predator-prey balance is important if you have chickens
Last week, I talked about a fox that was sniffing around my back yard, near where the chicken coop is, and the fact that I just couldn’t justify shooting him. After all, he didn’t seem […]
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Quick coyote hunt breaks up a long day
Last week was one of those weeks at work when you just can’t wait for Friday. I felt like I couldn’t do anything right, and to make matters worse, my inbox was filling much faster […]
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Celebrate Presidents’ Day with a hunt
There’s not a lot to hunt on Presidents’ Day, but it’d be a shame to waste a day off work. There may not be a lot of open seasons, but I always look forward to […]
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It’s time to try my hand at trapping
I feel a little guilty about trying to snuff the foxes and coyotes that have been wandering through my pasture and even my yard, because they – or at least their families – were probably […]
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I’ve got the coyote-hunting bug again
I haven’t done a whole lot of coyote hunting over the years. But the coyote populations have been up lately, at least around where I live, and the more of ‘em I see, the more […]
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I have a new weapon in my war on chicken-eating coyotes
Coyote pelts are still fetching enough cash to make the work of skinning them worthwhile, even if they’re rapidly going away from prime condition. But prime or not, hunting coyotes is often about acting when […]
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Coyote pelts are just about done for the season
If you’re looking to tack a coyote pelt or two on the barn, you better do it soon. Coyotes and furbearers start losing their hair about this time of year, and if you’re thinking of […]
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What’s the right caliber for coyote hunting?
There are a lot of calibers out there people swear by for coyote hunting. Some like the .22-250 for its flat-shooting, tack-driving capabilities. Once you get your ‘250 sighted in at 200 yards, you can […]