Gut pile

[mattbredeweg]

Killed a doe Wednesday gutted her on a farm lane. All cleaned up yesterday. I put in 7 sets be interesting to see if the pups came back to look for scraps..

[DaveM]

It seems like gut piles get cleaned up real quick. Be interesting to see what you catch.

[tired of scraping coyotes]

chum the waters a tad if you have a few dead pigs etc. these few first cold nights they really move good.

[mattbredeweg]

Interesting to me had a single old female and that's it...
Put in couple more 1/2 mile away by a big drainage. Touch and go there one set probably catch a bunny/ coon. Not crazy excited about them close to road but sign is there

[tired of scraping coyotes]

more than one coyote makes a whole gut pile disappear. often they will drag it off 50-100 feet to where they feel safer if the pile is small. I`ve seen them clean up a whole deer right on an interstate berm where they have learned traffic is no consequence. where they are pursued a lot they will pack it or drag it off to cover. I`f wired quite a few road kills to my bmnper with #9 wire and drug them far enough to a safe setting location. they will "re-find" it fast. once in the west in broad daylight saw a cat slink off a roadkill deer on the road berm. came back 15 minutes later and there he was back again, so just set it and left for 15 more minutes. sure enough , came back and there he sat. cats are dumber than possums. coyote at least wait till dark.

[mattbredeweg]

Up to 3 at the pile & 1 at the drainage. Also a coon pullout there as well. Was going to add more but times been a issue. Just tinkering is all I'm doing at this point. Been chasing deer with the boy. Waiting on crops to get out

[mattbredeweg]

Farmer called me midday to tell me I caught a coyote. Wasn't in there at 5 am. Reset it and added another 5 ft away. Had another set in place-but added this one closer..

[Ross]

Sounds like you're having fun.

It's in their nature to drag food away and eat. We had a free range pet coyote pup when I was a kid and it would never eat dog food at the dish. It would always grab one piece and move several feet away, eat it, walk up and grab another.

[mattbredeweg]

One yesterday @ drainage, one in that remake today & one at gut pile site in a remake that's caught 2 already..
Young pups today, small suckers.

[tired of scraping coyotes]

my dead pile went dead, no dragging or eating. I wondered what happened why they didn`t come back last night. then 1/2 mile away I see a dead deer in the road ditch hind end ate out fresh. lol, so I moved it to MY pile. I just hate that when some one else is feeding better than me.

[mattbredeweg]

Checked today didn't think it was going to get that cold last night and traps froze in. Thought that they were fine for couple more days but no go. Remade a few see what happens. Pulling them Monday & rat trapping. Should get around 200-50 but I'll have to work to get them. Might punch in a coyote set or two at that spot see what time allows.

[mjkluesener]

I didn't think there were 200 rats left in all on Indiana. Only a few here and there in SE Indy. Back in the 70's early 80's they were thick around here. Didn't know how good I had it. Guard that spot like your first born and good luck. If it's a secure spot I would let them go a couple more weeks. Only the best grades are making the cut these days.

[mattbredeweg]

Well with work , kids, working wife, & life's happenings I get this week. Hadn't checked on my spot till yesterday and if my body can do it should be 500+ rats. Have to buy new marine battery. Old one crapped out last season. 1 1/2 mile canoe ride before I get to the rats. Boy can't go with till Thursday but he'll have fun rest The rest of the week...

[DaveM]

I can't imagine 500 rats. People in this county can't believe I catch 35 a year because there aren't any. Will set some colony traps in a few days like bob and don wolf taught me, in places were there aren't any rats. Just for the grandkids. Might even set 2 or 3 220s in coon trails. Just for the grandkids!

[mjkluesener]

Stopped by my buddy's shop Tuesday. There is a couple coon super highways coming down off the ridge to the floodplain. Mind started spinning but then thought why?............... Think I'll take a closer look Thursday am. The itch that never goes away.