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JACKSLAM
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posted March 06, 2005 12:58 PM
I saw a coyote yesterday that looked like it had no tail. on closer observation I noticed it had a tail but hardly any hair on it. It was'nt close enough as I only had my 17hmr..Was this a coyote with mange.
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Leonard
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posted March 06, 2005 03:06 PM
That sounds like mange. Gets worse. LB
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JACKSLAM
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posted March 06, 2005 03:47 PM
What do you mean it gets worse yet LB,jackslam
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Tim Behle
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posted March 06, 2005 03:52 PM
If the weather is warm enough for the coyote to survive. The fur will continue to come out until the coyote is completely bald. Plus the mange mites itch, so the coyotes scratch. They scratch so much that their claws cut into their flesh and the wounds become infected.
It's a long, slow, miserable way to die, that no animal deserves.
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JACKSLAM
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posted March 06, 2005 04:46 PM
I have seen him twice in two days next time i'm around that area i'll take my 22-250.Yesterday he was about 300yards and the day befor he was about 600yards.To far for even a 22-250.js.
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Tim Behle
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posted March 07, 2005 06:14 AM
If you kill him, be carefull about touching him, that the mites don't transfer to you.
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R.Shaw
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posted March 07, 2005 08:53 AM
The mites are host specific. After the coyote is dead and the coyote's temperature begins to drop the mites seek another host. If it is warm, they might survive a day or two, otherwise without another host the mites die too. I don't think there is a chance of a human becoming infected.
Not the right type of host.
Randy
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Randy Buker
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posted March 07, 2005 03:41 PM
Randy,
You may be right about those critters not lasting long in a human, or you could be wrong.
I caught them from a fox several years ago. They took up residence in my neck and down my arms. By the third day after starting to itch, I went to the doc who gave me some stuff to shower with.
It was the most miserable 5 days of my life. I feel VERY sorry for those animals who live with it for a very long time. I think if I was them, I'd go looking for a caller who was willing to donate a bullet.
Randy
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R.Shaw
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posted March 07, 2005 05:46 PM
Randy,
The mites are not able to lay eggs under the skin like they do in coyotes and dogs. No eggs and no next generation of mites. Most of my itching comes from fleas and an occasional mite. However there was this time in high school......
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Randy Buker
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posted March 09, 2005 11:29 AM
I don't know about any of that stuff. If it was all one generation, then it was sure a healthy generation.
Either way, NOT GOOD!!!
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