Blaine when’s the pup’s weened

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   Blaine, 
    I got a job to do fer a friend I don't want to do anymore harm then I have to.  Here's the deal - She owns a farm here in KS, about 40 acres, got it from here parents when they passed.  Anyhow, no one lives there now so they don't get there much.  The only creek in a long ways goes through the property and it has a small tail water pond on it.  Theres also a stand of cedar in the middle which holds turkeys (a good flock too).
   Heres the rub, there's a group of yotes that set up camp there about 3 years ago, and now they are thick - I mean real thick (12 or more), and they are playin hell on them turkeys'.  In the fall we found a fresh kill about once a week.  I taught the gal and her husband how to turkey hunt, and they love it but the flock is getting seriously decemated.  They want them yotes knocked down.  I haven't hunted yotes fer years (aobut 20) and never used a caller.  I did pick up some calls, and the CD's so I know the calls.
  Here's the question - Don't want to be killin a pair and leavin the pup's to die, I just want them to get out.  When is it safe to hunt them that I won't endanger the pup's.  Am I gonna have to kill them off, or will the continued huntin get them to move.  Let me know the answer, even if you think I don't want to here it.  There ain't no lack of yotes in SE Kansas, see them from the road all the time.  I just like balance vs. wipin something out.  
Spot  

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Spot shooter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Left BSB in Disgrace Banned Joined: 19 June 2003 Location: Bahrain Status: Offline Points: 0	Topic: Blaine when’s the pup’s weened Posted: 26 July 2003 at 02:36
	Blaine, I got a job to do fer a friend I don't want to do anymore harm then I have to. Here's the deal - She owns a farm here in KS, about 40 acres, got it from here parents when they passed. Anyhow, no one lives there now so they don't get there much. The only creek in a long ways goes through the property and it has a small tail water pond on it. Theres also a stand of cedar in the middle which holds turkeys (a good flock too). Heres the rub, there's a group of yotes that set up camp there about 3 years ago, and now they are thick - I mean real thick (12 or more), and they are playin hell on them turkeys'. In the fall we found a fresh kill about once a week. I taught the gal and her husband how to turkey hunt, and they love it but the flock is getting seriously decemated. They want them yotes knocked down. I haven't hunted yotes fer years (aobut 20) and never used a caller. I did pick up some calls, and the CD's so I know the calls. Here's the question - Don't want to be killin a pair and leavin the pup's to die, I just want them to get out. When is it safe to hunt them that I won't endanger the pup's. Am I gonna have to kill them off, or will the continued huntin get them to move. Let me know the answer, even if you think I don't want to here it. There ain't no lack of yotes in SE Kansas, see them from the road all the time. I just like balance vs. wipin something out. Spot

Blaine Eddy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .223 Remington Joined: 15 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 64	Posted: 29 July 2003 at 16:00
	Spotshooter Sorry about the delay in responding, have been away for awhile. Most pups are usually on their own by Sept, Sometimes early oct. They arnt quite ready yet to be on their own as yet, half might starve the other half might make it just fine, You are in a tough position my friend, but like you say there are alot of Coyotes in Kansas. The coyotes will not leave a dependable food source, you will have to kill them, if you could hold off till Sept, shooting the young ones would be much more humane than them starving to death. By sept they will respond to your calling as well as the adults. and they will never know what hits em, Hell i hope i dont sound like i'm gettin soft or somethin. Blaine

Spot shooter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Left BSB in Disgrace Banned Joined: 19 June 2003 Location: Bahrain Status: Offline Points: 0	Posted: 29 July 2003 at 17:12
	Blaine, Thanks, She's been askin me to make a run but I'd rather wait. Although it's unlikely I'll thin them out and hopefully some of them will just leave. The pack is the real problem, the work together a bit to well. She said that they laid a trap for the turkeys in the cut wheat field and she watched it unfold. IT worked and they nailed another one. I'm not to think skinned, they are WAY over populated and need thining. Probably the adults just tryin to feed the pups, see's like everyone wants these yotes dead. Thanks fer the advice Spot