coyote bait/lure

[coyote bait/lure]

I was wondering if anyone knew a good way to make coyote bait and what to do to put together a good lure?
Also, what to put in it so it doesn't freeze and so it doesn't continue to rot? One other question- Is it legal to use deer carcasses if the meat is taken off first for snaring purposes? What about found road kill deer?

[Rob]

Hey nube,

There are many different methods for making coyote lure and just about everybody has their own "special" formula that works. You can also buy it from Trappers Supply stores like ****kers in Edmonton. Here is one from the Alberta Trappers Training Manual:

- 5 pounds rotted horse meat (I'm sure any rotten meat would work)
- 20 drops Tonquin (Asiatic) musk (can be ordered from a drug store)
- and enough glycerine to make a paste
This lure is especially effective during cold winter months. By adding fish oil and coyote urine you will have a lure for year-round use.

There are a couple others as well in the manual that you can purchase from the Alberta Trappers Association if you wish.

You can use a deer carcass (road kill) only if permission is given by your Fish and Wildlife office. It is considered "Found Dead Wildlife" as written in the hunting regulations. Do not use deer as bait without permission . . . you could find yourself with a lot of explaining to do.

Hope this helps,
Rob

[Bait]

Pig guts we have found to work the best.Go to your local butcher shopwith a 45 gal drum and they would probably be happy to give them to you.In the spring there will be no bones to clean up if it is a high traffic area and once the coyotes get a wiff of the guts even if they are froze they will not leave until they are gone.We put out about 200lbs(1 barrel) and it was just about gone in only one night and completly gone in two.The scent still stays around so even though they are gone the coyotes wil keep coming back.Not to mention that they were only gone in two nights because the weather turned nice.