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Hunting => Predator Hunting => Topic started by: weedwalker on May 02, 2008, 01:20:28 AM

Title: I Was Surprised....
Post by: weedwalker on May 02, 2008, 01:20:28 AM
... to see 2 dead coyote pups along the road on my drive up to Ohio last night. One was on I-75 south of Dayton and the other was on Rt 4 by Mechanicsburg. I knew there were pups in the dens but hadn't really thought about them being big enough to get out and around now. Both of them were about 10"-12" tall at the shoulder.
Anybody else seen any pups roaming around?
Title: Re: I Was Surprised....
Post by: Carolina Coyote on May 02, 2008, 07:03:23 AM
My self I have not seen them but have been tolld by other people that they have seen them and on a setup I made a couple of weeks ago I'm sure I had a pack of pups open up when I started calling. cc
Title: Re: I Was Surprised....
Post by: alscalls on May 02, 2008, 08:49:25 PM
A couple of friends were turkey hunting this mourning and shot a  coyote on my farm here in WV they both shot it with shotguns and turkey loads 3" #5's and it still ran off and was not found. They claim it was just a pup and probably 15-20 lb. :shrug: I have been hearing them for a couple of weeks or so. So I guess it could be true. :shrug:
Title: Re: I Was Surprised....
Post by: Brad H on May 02, 2008, 09:45:56 PM
Yip. Had one about the size of a large house cat bolt across the road in front of me last week. Prolly only 3 to 5 pounds but sho-nuff it was a coyote.

Brad
Title: Re: I Was Surprised....
Post by: FinsnFur on May 02, 2008, 09:54:00 PM
Not yet for me. But I hope to once the mushrooms start popping. last year we found a den full in a hollowed out tree stump. Well actually a buddy did while mushroom hunting. He came to get me and when we got back she had em all packed up and moved.  :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: I Was Surprised....
Post by: alscalls on May 03, 2008, 05:53:59 AM
We usually see almost full sized pups around the first of June.  In July they break up and leave thier family groups so there could be a wide range in pup size right now however I am sure they are a little scared from the turkey hunters and running oround some.