Division of Wildlife response...

oo0juice0oo · October 26, 2011, 11:37 AM

I'm starting to gear up for hunting coyotes and had some questions, so I shot a couple of emails to the Colorado Division of Wildlife a few days ago. One email was asking about carcass disposal (I've heard some states consider it littering to just leave the bodies out in the field and wanted to be sure). This is the response I got:

"Dustin, you can leave the carcass in the field. In some countries dog is
considered a delicacy, Colorado is not one of them.
Have fun and happy hunting.

I hope this helps answer your question, Jim"

Thanks for the answer and the chuckle Jim!

Chaz88 · October 26, 2011, 12:19 PM

Might be worth picking up. I hear fur prices are coming back up a bit. But if you are not going to skin it I would not touch one of those mangy flea ridden critters.

Wyoredman · October 27, 2011, 05:16 PM

Juice, Now thats funny!

Here's one I used on the Wyoming Game and Fish a few years back:

The WGF prints area boundries in the regs. For example:

Area 3. Wapiti Ridge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14-16-20 intersects the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly down said highway to the North Fork of the Shoshone River; easterly down said river to the South Fork of the Shoshone River at the Buffalo Bill Reservoir; southwesterly up said river to Deer Creek; westerly up said creek to the head of Butte Creek; westerly down said creek to the Thorofare River; westerly down said river to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly then northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14-16-20.

Anyway, a few years ago I had my sheep horns at the local WGF office to get plugged. The biologist on duty was very nice and after plugging the sheep for me asked where I got him.

I responded, "Up on SAID creek!". Now that biologist went over to the map hanging on the wall and started to look for SAID Cr. After about three minutes he finally asked me to show it to him.

Trying not to laugh, I took out a copy of the regs and pointed to where they described "...westerly up said creek to the head of Butte Creek".

The joke was on him! Now every time i see him I ask him if he has been up SAID Creek latley! HAHA.

cornbush · October 27, 2011, 05:47 PM

I leave 'em to help fertilize the ground I took it from, rarely (almost never) take the pelt either.

GM2 · October 28, 2011, 01:36 AM

The ones I have shot have been on my own or my neighbor's Property . I just scoop out a hole with the tractor and burry them. I have shot some in the wooded area's and just leave them for buzzards.

mrawesome22 · October 28, 2011, 01:54 AM

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Dustin, you can leave the carcass in the field. In some countries dog is
considered a delicacy, Colorado is not one of them.
Have fun and happy hunting.

I hope this helps answer your question, Jim"

Colorado is a country now

Art Eatman · October 28, 2011, 09:47 AM

Well, Colorado is bigger than Costa Rica, Monaco, Lichtenstein, Andorra and probably the Netherlands or Denmark.

dahermit · October 28, 2011, 02:02 PM

In regard to proper disposal of coyotes, automobile kills of deer here in Michigan have made me wonder. Why is it the State of Michigan claims ownership of the deer, and when a poacher is caught, the state can assess charges for the income to the State which has been lost. However, a deer lying dead beside the road, the State will insist that the County owns it and is responsible for its removal. Seems the state only wants to own live deer. I cannot understand why that argument (the state owns the deer), cannot be used by counties to recoup the cost of carcass removal.

shortwave · October 29, 2011, 07:58 AM

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...cannot be used by counties to recoup the cost of carcass removal.

Don't know about counties but in the City of Columbus,Ohio the State of Ohio re imburse's the city for expense's for removal of dead animals from the roadways.

One thing I'll say about a lot of counties in Ohio, in the rural areas they don't remove the animal but just throw lime on them.

lead head · October 29, 2011, 10:33 AM

Coyotes will eat coyotes. Use the carcass for bait and kill more of its brethren.

RevGeo · October 31, 2011, 12:45 PM

Personally I don't kill animals and just let them lie, but that's just me - what anybody else does is their business. I get $10 per coyote from a local fur buyer as long as I don't skin it.

October 26, 2011, 11:37 AM	#1
oo0juice0oo Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 50	Division of Wildlife response... I'm starting to gear up for hunting coyotes and had some questions, so I shot a couple of emails to the Colorado Division of Wildlife a few days ago. One email was asking about carcass disposal (I've heard some states consider it littering to just leave the bodies out in the field and wanted to be sure). This is the response I got: "Dustin, you can leave the carcass in the field. In some countries dog is considered a delicacy, Colorado is not one of them. Have fun and happy hunting. I hope this helps answer your question, Jim" Thanks for the answer and the chuckle Jim!

October 26, 2011, 12:19 PM	#2
Chaz88 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2010 Posts: 1,243	Might be worth picking up. I hear fur prices are coming back up a bit. But if you are not going to skin it I would not touch one of those mangy flea ridden critters. __________________ Seams like once we the people give what, at the time, seams like a reasonable inch and "they" take the unreasonable mile we can only get that mile back one inch at a time. No spelun and grammar is not my specialty. So please don't hurt my sensitive little feelings by teasing me about it.

October 27, 2011, 05:47 PM	#4
cornbush Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2008 Location: The retarded place below Idaho Posts: 1,408	I leave 'em to help fertilize the ground I took it from, rarely (almost never) take the pelt either. __________________ The best shot I ever made was an accident

October 28, 2011, 01:36 AM	#5
GM2 Senior Member Join Date: March 31, 2011 Location: Southeast, USA Posts: 350	The ones I have shot have been on my own or my neighbor's Property . I just scoop out a hole with the tractor and burry them. I have shot some in the wooded area's and just leave them for buzzards. __________________ Good character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking.

October 29, 2011, 10:33 AM	#10
lead head Member Join Date: April 30, 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 27	Coyotes will eat coyotes. Use the carcass for bait and kill more of its brethren. __________________ The joy of a weapon.

October 27, 2011, 05:16 PM	#3
Wyoredman Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,352	Juice, Now thats funny! Here's one I used on the Wyoming Game and Fish a few years back: The WGF prints area boundries in the regs. For example: Area 3. Wapiti Ridge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14-16-20 intersects the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly down said highway to the North Fork of the Shoshone River; easterly down said river to the South Fork of the Shoshone River at the Buffalo Bill Reservoir; southwesterly up said river to Deer Creek; westerly up said creek to the head of Butte Creek; westerly down said creek to the Thorofare River; westerly down said river to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly then northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14-16-20. Anyway, a few years ago I had my sheep horns at the local WGF office to get plugged. The biologist on duty was very nice and after plugging the sheep for me asked where I got him. I responded, "Up on SAID creek!". Now that biologist went over to the map hanging on the wall and started to look for SAID Cr. After about three minutes he finally asked me to show it to him. Trying not to laugh, I took out a copy of the regs and pointed to where they described "...westerly up said creek to the head of Butte Creek". The joke was on him! Now every time i see him I ask him if he has been up SAID Creek latley! HAHA.

October 28, 2011, 09:47 AM	#7
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Well, Colorado is bigger than Costa Rica, Monaco, Lichtenstein, Andorra and probably the Netherlands or Denmark.

October 28, 2011, 02:02 PM	#8
dahermit Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2006 Location: South Central Michigan...near Posts: 6,501	In regard to proper disposal of coyotes, automobile kills of deer here in Michigan have made me wonder. Why is it the State of Michigan claims ownership of the deer, and when a poacher is caught, the state can assess charges for the income to the State which has been lost. However, a deer lying dead beside the road, the State will insist that the County owns it and is responsible for its removal. Seems the state only wants to own live deer. I cannot understand why that argument (the state owns the deer), cannot be used by counties to recoup the cost of carcass removal.

October 31, 2011, 12:45 PM	#11
RevGeo Senior Member Join Date: September 18, 2011 Location: North Idaho Posts: 161	Personally I don't kill animals and just let them lie, but that's just me - what anybody else does is their business. I get $10 per coyote from a local fur buyer as long as I don't skin it.