Good
morning to all. I’m back from one of the
strip of land in Ontario where I do the management. I was with the local trapper that we hired to
control the predators around the area determined as the deer yard. He has set up two baiting sites with rotten
meat. Many dozens snares were installed
around the baiting sites from a few yards from the baits to a few hundred yards
away. The goal was to have as many
snares as possible in the most favorable entry points for the coyotes and in
the tight areas which are used to approach the baits.
In the area
that preoccupies me most, 2 coyotes were caught yesterday for a total of 5 in the last week. We should be able to capture as many in the
next two weeks if we receive a few centimeters of fresh snow. 4 out of the 5 coyotes are females, which is
going to be beneficial to the local deer population. More news to come. See you tomorrow. Louis
