fly Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Got my first coyote this morning. Pic in the pred room. Question for the yote hunters... What is considered average size / large size? I guess it depends on the geographic location - this male was from central IL and weighed 33 pounds, and was 35 inches nose to base of tail and another 15 inches of tail. I'm thinking it is a full grown adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Would probably be about average Frank. Seen males here go over 45 lbs. Think the smallest one i killed this deer season was probably about 35 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thanks William, do you hunt them year round or just during deer season when you see them? I wonder if they weigh more in the spring when food is more plentiful than the winter months. I'm going to check out the teeth and see if the molars are worn - I assume an older one would have some wear. I realize a lot of people just want them dead, but they do serve a role since wolves, cougars, and bears have been removed. It's something new and of current interest. Doubt I'll ever get into it like the guys on the TV shows, but it was pretty cool to take my states largest predator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) I'd say 35# is an average for female...45 50 for a males Qoute;[wolves, cougars, and bears have been removed] Qoute;...... .used to be the case...you are getting wolves like it or not (we have all of these up here, and far too many)...bleeding heart liberal tree huggers never learned the lesson, now we have no deer...upside down thinking Edited January 13, 2014 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thanks William, do you hunt them year round or just during deer season when you see them? I wonder if they weigh more in the spring when food is more plentiful than the winter months. I'm going to check out the teeth and see if the molars are worn - I assume an older one would have some wear. I realize a lot of people just want them dead, but they do serve a role since wolves, cougars, and bears have been removed. It's something new and of current interest. Doubt I'll ever get into it like the guys on the TV shows, but it was pretty cool to take my states largest predator. They get shot here at every opportunity Frank. Have shot a couple from our house. We do not want them around, and they are legal year round. I do some winter and spring yote hunting, but have not had all that great of luck calling them, think my best off season(outside deer season) was 6 yotes over couple months. I typically kill a few every year during deer season from stands while deer hunting. Not sure about weight difference with time of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Illinois has an occasional large predator visiting from a different state but the coyote is considered the largest predator. EHD and limitless doe tags has proven effective enough at reducing deer numbers here in IL. The mentality of taking a doe and letting the bucks grow is shifting. The more IL deer hunters I talk to the more I hear that does have been getting a free pass card. While mature bucks are the goal, small bucks are being taken for meat hunters instead of does. I suppose coyote reduction must have at least a small impact on increasing deer numbers? What do you all think - one coyote = one additional fawn making it through the summer? The more I researched information on coyotes the more variability I found on the size. It would seem that the western states have smaller coyotes while northern and eastern states have much larger ones. Apparently a 30 pound coyote is huge for states like Arizona. Edited January 12, 2014 by fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yep, western yotes are smaller. Think you probably saved several fawns. No telling how many turkeys you saved. Yotes have gotten way too bold here. We have had them come in our yard during broad daylight snatching chickens with us present. Pretty well since TN implemented the liberal limits I went to passing does. Too many around shoot everything they see. I will let the kids shoot what they want, but until I see some evidence does outnumber bucks here the does get to walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 YOU probably saved several or more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 you got an average wyoming yote. but a nice one any way you look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thanks all - I got it - this is a Monster Coyote (probably the biggest in the state). That's what I'll tell everyone anyway - at least until we get WOLVES! I received this article in my email inbox. http://illinoistimes.com/article-133...illinois-.html You all know I love hunting apex predators, but Wolves in IL! What is the DIRECTOR of the Illinois DNR thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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