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Hello, im wondering if anyone out there knows of anyone who can give me permission to shoot coyotes on there land or of crown land around brandon? Thanks

I believe if you go to City hall, you can get a map of the area and who owns the land.... then get a holed of them for permission.

would you want to shoot them?

Why not? Its a sport some people enjoy. Some farmers do not like them around as they can take a toll on ones heard. They are also selling for about 140 dollars a piece right now. If you have a registered trapline license there is no problem with selling them. That is a couple reasons why....

Most farmers I know take care of their own if they are getting into their livestock. If you have a farm and a pack of coyotes nearby that aren't getting into your livestock best to leave them alone. If you start killing the leaders the pack will disperse and a new pack will move in that might get into livestock. That was rule of thumb on our farm. Just something to consider...

First I presume you have a trapper licence, then for a landowners map you have to go to the Municipality office which is located by the RCMP station I think the maps are around $20 each,

Yes i have had a RTL for the last 10 years. Thanks for the info.

Don't usually have the time, gear and know how to successfully thin the coyote population. They are wary and smart. Some farmers do have problems, just talked with one near Deloraine who lost a calf a week ago. We only lost calves one year to them but lost 3.

not? For the reasons Jym pointed out. We have several hundred cattle and do not have a problem. If they're not hurting you why hurt them?

A high coyote population coupled with a tough winter can be real hard on deer. Forget how many deer the average coyote kills but with deer numbers still a bit low, having a few less coyotes isn't a bad idea.

Idk why negative people gotta comment on something they dont like. If u dont like whats being said or goin on. Ignore it. Ebrandons the worst for people that always have something to say about nothing they know of!

I trap all animals. Marten, fishers, mink, otters, wolverine, lynx, right down to weasels. I use to set for beavers but they aint worth it for the amount of work u gotta put into it. I do it as a hobbie. And i love it. If you dont like it dont comment.

I really have no problem with removing any type of animal if it gets to be a pest, but at times I do have a problem when people remove too many of a species which in turn causes another problem. Take coyotes and deer, if too many coyotes are removed then deer can become a real problem to cattle producers, if they increase in numbers and decide that your hay supply is where the are going to dine for the winter, what they don''''t waste they urinate on so cattle really don''''t want to eat it.  
You mentioned about weasels, now this is going back a lot of years,but there was a time when we would always see lots of the greater weasels when haying, and when there were lots of weasels there were less moles, and less mole hills to fight with.  
Guess my biggest turn off when it comes to trappers is when you get a lame cow in the summer from what you figure is foot rot, you start treating the cow but don''''t have any results, so you end up taking the cow to the vet, and the vet finds a snare on the animals hoof.  
I think you did things right about asking if there were any producers out there,who would like coyotes removed. Hope you do find someone who is having a coyote problem, and I hope you remember one thing when trapping on someone''''s property, and that is respect the owners wishes when they ask you to leave certain animals alone, far to many people don''''t, which makes it bad for those who are responsible.  
 
Edited by don brown, 2016-12-16 21:28:04

Dman44 said "I trap all animals. Marten, fishers, mink, otters, wolverine, lynx, right down to weasels. I use to set for beavers but they aint worth it for the amount of work u gotta put into it. I do it as a hobbie. And i love it. If you dont like it dont comment. "

what is "fun" about trapping (ultimately killing) animals? I've never understood this.  
Hunting for ‘sport’ is basically another way to describe the thrill of killing.

On anyones land i have my own for " trapping " jus wanna go out to call and shoot.

How to explain. If you dont like it then dont pay attention to it. There is a bit of a thrill to it as well. But if u dont like it you never will so i aint going into detail to try and please you.

don brown said "I really have no problem with removing any type of animal if it gets to be a pest, but at times I do have a problem when people remove too many of a species which in turn causes another problem. Take coyotes and deer, if too many coyotes are removed then deer can become a real problem to cattle producers, if they increase in numbers and decide that your hay supply is where the are going to dine for the winter, what they don''''t waste they urinate on so cattle really don''''t want to eat it.   You mentioned about weasels, now this is going back a lot of years,but there was a time when we would always see lots of the greater weasels when haying, and when there were lots of weasels there were less moles, and less mole hills to fight with.   Guess my biggest turn off when it comes to trappers is when you get a lame cow in the summer from what you figure is foot rot, you start treating the cow but don''''t have any results, so you end up taking the cow to the vet, and the vet finds a snare on the animals hoof.   I think you did things right about asking if there were any producers out there,who would like coyotes removed. Hope you do find someone who is having a coyote problem, and I hope you remember one thing when trapping on someone''''s property, and that is respect the owners wishes when they ask you to leave certain animals alone, far to many people don''''t, which makes it bad for those who are responsible.     Edited by don brown, 2016-12-16 21:28:04"

The guy asked to shoot, not trap. If you can't see a snare on a cows foot you need to see a vet....it is not about COWS!

Not about cows, really!  
Before I made a comment, comments 4,5,8, and nine all mentioned livestock, and one of the comments was made by the original poster. I wonder about seeing a snare once it becomes imbedded in the hide, we have had cattle get high tensile wire wrapped around their hooves, and it is a 12 gauge wire, and I think that snare wire is likely about a 20 gauge wire which is considerably smaller, the only reason the vet found it was he used a scalpel to dig around to see what the problem was. Another thing, have you ever treated an animal on pasture for foot rot, we use a stock doctor, which means you don't confine the animal, and sometimes make the injection while the animal is trying to get away from you, so if a wire was even visible you likely wouldn't see it.  
Now for the shooting instead of trapping. The poster stated that it was a hobby, but also went on to say that he trapped animals as well, but wouldn't trap beaver because the outlay in time and effort wasn't worth it. I'm not going to judge the original poster because my opinion of him coming on here asking likely means he's a straight up guy. With that being said we have had experiences with people who have been after coyotes before, and after receiving assurances that no snares will be put out, you find snares if you follow the trail they make. Like the original poster said $140 for a coyote, and who's going to check if snares have been put out. Well some people do, and it's sort of a sad thing to have to say, but too many times what you find makes you very negative towards those who choose to harvest animals.

I'm sick of all these cruel people who think they have to shoot anything that moves. Coyotes are relatively harmless. My buddies shitzu dog (9 lbs) scares them out of his yard all the time. Its hilarious. Just leave them be and find a different hobby

I don't understand how shooting an animal just because you can, is a sport. These creatures have just as much right to live on this earth as you do. If they are not causing any problems, why can't you just leave them alone. If somehow the coyotes could have a gun, then maybe we would have a fair contest!

Sorry folks, ill sell all my guns and give up my RTL. I wont kill another animal again have a good evening

the 9 lb dog will chase coyotes out of the yard until the time they decide they are hungry enough to eat a dog-then he will be gone. Coyotes have taken and killed a lot bigger dogs than that.  
 
Dman if I had more land you would be welcome to hunt coyotes here. Wolves too. We haven't had trouble from either in awhile but there are more than enough of both in the area and I'd be happy to see them thinned out.

Dare said "I'm sick of all these cruel people who think they have to shoot anything that moves. Coyotes are relatively harmless. My buddies shitzu dog (9 lbs) scares them out of his yard all the time. Its hilarious. Just leave them be and find a different hobby "

to see proof of this!!!!! These animals take out full grown big dogs. Coyotes are in no way "relatively harmless" and anyone allowing their 9lb dog take on a coyote or 2 should be held accountable for endangering their dog. The only way this is possible is the 1 coyote comes in, torments the 9lb dog to try to lure the dog out to be surrounded by the pack. I have a 110lbs German Shepherd that would fight till it's death to protect my family, but in NO way would I ever willingly watch it chase a coyote without preparing to protect it from the pack that is probably waiting close by to surround it and eat her.  
I don't hunt coyotes as I don't think I could shoot 1 cause it reminds me too much of a dog, but also know that these animals are not ever to be considered "relatively harmless"! I have many friends that hunt them and more power to them. Maybe one day they will shoot the same one that ate your buddies shitzu!

Are another problem animal. Manitobas moose population has drastically dropped due to over hunting, poaching but also wolves! They kill a lot more then people think. Im from northern manitoba but reside in brandon. The wolves in the north are in big packs and they all need to eat. Sorry to say it people. But whenever i see a pack or a single wolf. I take em. Now lets see the uproar this brings...

here-you would be welcome to the wolves out here. We have several packs of them in Spruce Woods by Shilo-far too many of them-I hear them howling too close and too often. I wish someone would eliminate some of them. There was a pack of 4 at Camp Hughes in 2003; now there are multiple packs with an unknown number of animals in Spruce Woods-so they are flourishing here.

Dare said "I'm sick of all these cruel people who think they have to shoot anything that moves. Coyotes are relatively harmless. My buddies shitzu dog (9 lbs) scares them out of his yard all the time. Its hilarious. Just leave them be and find a different hobby "

As usual a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Too many coyotes are not good but we do need a healthy population to control pest s. As far as moose and deer population,poaching and night lighting are decimating the population. When they are caught they just laugh because the judge will let them off.They pull the treaty rights card and continue on with night lighting. I'm sorry but night lighting is dangerous and should have no exemption.this last hunting season it'was not safe to be anywhere near a bush pasture. We had cows in bush pasture and night lighters were shining their light at them looking for deer I hope. We used to have several moose around but they didn't stand a chance since night hunting became so popular.

I dont agree with that either. But no point in complaining about it.

I skimmed through this Disney-fied urban/rural divided thread to see if someone had mentioned talking to Mb Conservation, but couldn't see anything. They might have an idea of who to ask for permission on private land. There are so many this year! We have lost both livestock and pets

Is another reason to hunt coyotes. Kill any that have it because it is highly contagious and leads to a horrible way to die for them. Best thing to do is kill them that have. The ones that live in urban areas are more likely to get the disease.