No need to come this year.....

Native Hunter

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I told my trapper today that he was welcome to come, but there was no need to come. Over the last 3 years he has wiped out the coyotes on my 100 acre farm. I haven't had a picture of one for weeks and almost none the entire year.

So, this academia BS saying you can't make a difference, because they magically "poop out" more and more when the population gets low is nonsense. Of course, I already knew that.

However, I turned the trapper loose on my 20 acres about 4 miles away. He will have a field day over there, because they are thick......

Oh yea - jumped 4 covey of quail on the 100 while checking cameras today and didn't see a single pile of coyote scat.................go figure..............
 
I agree. Same with coons. I cant get rid of them, but I do notice a reduction in numbers for about six months after trapping. Good job.
 
That’s awesome!!! I trap coons, opossum, skunks and foxes in the winter and it helps but more move in. One of my neighbors trapped last winter and he saw turkeys on his farm for the first time this past spring since 2010. Now he is excited to trap...go figure. I’ve had turkeys all along when he didn’t have any, so trapping helps a lot.
 
I told my trapper today that he was welcome to come, but there was no need to come. Over the last 3 years he has wiped out the coyotes on my 100 acre farm. I haven't had a picture of one for weeks and almost none the entire year.

So, this academia BS saying you can't make a difference, because they magically "poop out" more and more when the population gets low is nonsense. Of course, I already knew that.

However, I turned the trapper loose on my 20 acres about 4 miles away. He will have a field day over there, because they are thick......

Oh yea - jumped 4 covey of quail on the 100 while checking cameras today and didn't see a single pile of coyote scat.................go figure..............
So right. This baloney of "remove coyotes and you just get more" falls right into Jerry Clower's theory about "people who are educated beyond their intelligence"
 
So right. This baloney of "remove coyotes and you just get more" falls right into Jerry Clower's theory about "people who are educated beyond their intelligence"

Yes, I have risen up against them, and I shall prevail.......!!!!!!!

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I told my trapper today that he was welcome to come, but there was no need to come. Over the last 3 years he has wiped out the coyotes on my 100 acre farm. I haven't had a picture of one for weeks and almost none the entire year.

So, this academia BS saying you can't make a difference, because they magically "poop out" more and more when the population gets low is nonsense. Of course, I already knew that.

However, I turned the trapper loose on my 20 acres about 4 miles away. He will have a field day over there, because they are thick......

Oh yea - jumped 4 covey of quail on the 100 while checking cameras today and didn't see a single pile of coyote scat.................go figure..............

4 covey of quail, you do have panacea there. A trapper, I want one.

I like your broad axe.

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I’ve always thought that was contrary to common sense. When you trap or shoot a coyote, that’s immediate. If you continue to do so, the results continue as executed. Any super producing on the yotes’ part would necessarily take time, meanwhile you continue to trap and shoot, and young coyotes are the easiest to fool. Make sense ?
 
I might have to get the contact info for your trapper. I do see them a good bit.

Ben, I don't think he is accepting any new properties. He works full time and just does it as a hobby. I'm able to get him to come, because he likes my dad and has some connections with other family members.
 
Careful with that thing, it could give you a real headache. And it looks like a vintage circa 1800's broad axe. Probably a Gransfors Bruk worth over $300...

The handle is only 15 inches long and curved. Do you have any idea what it was used for? I can envision someone working at a table with it but have never known for sure what it was used for. I bought it for $80 from a guy who found it in an old barn in Pennsylvania.

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Ben, I don't think he is accepting any new properties. He works full time and just does it as a hobby. I'm able to get him to come, because he likes my dad and has some connections with other family members.
No biggie. If he knows of anyone wanting to trap some, send him my way.

Evidently, KY F&W thinks they're a problem too. They've opened a night time season on them now.
 
The handle is only 15 inches long and curved. Do you have any idea what it was used for? I can envision someone working at a table with it but have never known for sure what it was used for. I bought it for $80 from a guy who found it in an old barn in Pennsylvania.

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It's a broad axe that was used to square off barn beams like the picture below, before sawmills were available. The handle is bent to the side to protect your knuckles and get the right angle. I have a cousin who does demonstrations sometimes, it's not very difficult with a few lessons. You make those perpendicular chop marks first, then you take off a layer of flat chips, then another level of chop marks, then another layer of flat chips, continuing until the log is square. Usually you stand on the log and chop right beside your feet.

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It's a broad axe that was used to square off barn beams like the picture below, before sawmills were available. The handle is bent to the side to protect your knuckles and get the right angle. I have a cousin who does demonstrations sometimes, it's not very difficult with a few lessons. You make those perpendicular chop marks first, then you take off a layer of flat chips, then another level of chop marks, then another layer of flat chips, continuing until the log is square. Usually you stand on the log and chop right beside your feet.

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Thanks so much for the info.
 
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