Looking for some coyote advice

[pruts]

I was talking to a farmer whos land I hunt last night and he thinks there is a coyote living in his barn. He dosen't have livestock but still wants to get rid of it.

I've never been in the barn myself but it's mostly used for equipment storage and such.

If I stomp around in there and make a lot of noise (similar to bunny hunting). Or maybe set off a firecracker or something, will it run out giving someone outside a shot?

Or any body have any ideas?

Thanks

Paul

[stevebeilgard]

where is bret when you need him? lol (sureshot)

i'm guessing the farmer has a coon living in his barn, not a yote. find out where the tracks lead in/out, sit back and wait. evening is a real good time. maybe a dying rabbit call from 100 yards away, at sunset will entice him. he'll be hungry about then. good luck.

[pruts]

Thanks Steve

I have not been out to the farm since I have talked to him, going to try tomorrow. But I do know he has a good idea of what is what when it comes to tracks and stuff, so I think he would know the differance between 'coon and 'yote tracks. Plus I think it was the droppings in the barn that makes him think coyote. There are tones of them here.

Either way he will want it gone, 'coons are on the shoot everyday list too. They are hard on his corn

[dbHunterNY]

maybe setup an IR trail cam if you have one where the tracks go through and out the barn.... you'll know from the tracks, but whatever it is you then know when it leaves. coons are just as bad. i think they pull down twice as much corn as they eat.

[greenbean1988]

another option

if it was me i would take a different approach.....as long as there arent any pets or anything of that sort that frequent the barn i would opt for a good ol duke leg hold trap...dig a small hole about 6inches around and about an inch and a half deep(for a 4 to 4 and a half inch jaw trap) set the trap and sift some dirt back over the trap to cover it...once its covered pat the dirt down good around the jaws but leave it loose and slightly mounded up on top of the trigger pad...this will ensure that the animal steps on the trigger pad because they will naturally opt to step in a high spot rather than a low one....be sure to bait the trap on the side where the animal will have to step across the trap to get to it.....for yotes or coon just about any fresh meat should be plenty to entice curiosity....this is a proven set..ive used it many times to rid farmers of problem animals(mostly coons) and the old timers that taught me(dad,uncles,etc) have used this trick since they were kids to rid the barn of varmints....i know its kinda lengthy and drawn out but i hope it helps you out...

[pruts]

I have had my camera up for about two weeks now , and have moved it around a couple times. But no pictures of a 'yote yet. I talked to the guy who rents the farm house and he said the last few times he seen it, it looked like it was loosing hair, and I did not see any fresh sign today. So maybe it was ill and died on its own.

I'm going to give it another week or so then take the camera back to deer scouting.