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Posted by JACKSLAM (Member # 603) on 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.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on March 06, 2005, 03:06 PM:
That sounds like mange. Gets worse. LB
Posted by JACKSLAM (Member # 603) on March 06, 2005, 03:47 PM:
What do you mean it gets worse yet LB,jackslam
Posted by Tim Behle (Member # 209) on 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.
Posted by JACKSLAM (Member # 603) on 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.
Posted by Tim Behle (Member # 209) on 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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