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Post by morgan on Nov 9, 2008 6:21:32 GMT -5
Dave...older, mature animals prime earlier than young of the year. Elevation plays a significant role in the timing as well but the whole process is based on photoperiod and will occur same time relative to location year after year. I bet when you get that coon scraped you will find it is not as prime as you think though. Still kinda early even for out there. Lots of ours down here at sea level won’t be ready till after Thanksgiving and only stay prime till New Year’s day or so when they begin to shed. Different species prime at different times as well. Terrestrial species tend to prime earlier than aquatic animals like beaver, muskrat and otter...they won't be ready for some weeks yet and will stay prime usually till Feb. when they will also start shedding. Grey’s are always greasy almost like coons and lots of Reds as well over here anyway. We scrape the Grey Foxes right along with the Coons. What did that Coyote weigh? …not as much as people think I bet. I know what the one in my pic weighed and people consistently double the real live weight in their estimates. I could tell by the photo that your yote was not quite prime but any coyote is a trophy in this county. There are few Red Foxes left out in Western Md. as a result of the invasion of the Coyotes and eventually we will have very few here when the Coyotes get established
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Post by davep on Nov 9, 2008 18:04:53 GMT -5
I usually trap hard the week before deer gun season, mainly BECAUSE of deer season. Would like to wait another couple weeks, but simply can't.Lots of folks don't want you trapping their land while they're hunting. Then try to hit it hard again around Christmas.
I was surprised how much lighter that coyote felt compared to how it looked. I'd guess mid 20's, 30 tops. And you're right, folks were guessing MUCH higher from the pics. Coon wasn't that much lighter, LOL.
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