A Coyote w/ Mange

[CHD]

This isn't meant to gross anyone out, but as an educational post.

 

This is the rare coy-poodle with a bad case of mange that was trapped in Wyoming this year. Mange causes hair loss, and these dogs actually die from hypothermia, not mange. I never knew this until recently.

 

[CHD]

This is the best coyote hunter I've ever seen or heard of right HERE.

 

I met Randy at our Sportman's Cathouse here last fall. He was pretty laid back and friendly, as he now works for Primos. But before that, I had viewed his dvd's many times. They are fairly long (no short-changing with Randy) with superb narration, as Randy is a Nebraska good-ol-boy. Lots of action on coyotes and bobcats. I have the verminator one as well. Randy uses the howling calls, which is how you really get into a coyotes brain. But you have to know what all these sounds mean to a coyote to effectively use them. Randy REALLY knows how to think like one, and he passes this info to you in the vids.

 

I highly recommend Randy's vids/dvd's to all here. Well worth the money. I like to play mine in the off-months, and then get out and scare off all coyotes within' hearing distance of me, lol.

[m1280]

thanx for takin the time to post that info -mike-

[Dodger2]

I've seen a couple of coyotes with mange running around my house. It several months ago and I saw the first one at night running across the road. I saw it run across the road, something back, so I backed up and put my flashlight on it. I couldn't tell what it was, kinda freaked me out. A couple of days later I saw one during the day and man did it look bad. Both of them were completely bald.

 

A couple of months ago, there was an article in Outdoor Life (I think) about someone in Texas killing a chupracabra (sp?). Turns out it was a mangy ol' coyote.