Yotes on the ice

[Whalers4me]

For the second time in the past week I have spotted two coyotes on Lake St. Clair about 1000 yards off my dock. Just wondering if I were to set up a shanty or arrange some sheet ice if I could create a blind, then using my electronic caller get them in range. Obviously, I would need to be away from the shore a good distance. Is it legal?

[FISH]

i'm not sure, but this would be a good question for Boehr in the law forums

[SNAREMAN]

I would think you could.as long as disschargeing firearm's is legal in your township,and you were more than 450ft. from a house.If it were me,i'd get permission from my neibors,put some bait on the ice,and wack'em from my back porch:evil:

[snowman11]

it was asked recently in the legal section.

not specifically on stclair...

[Fecus]

I asked the qustion in the rules forum. It is legal. The lake is considered state property.

Yes it was st. clair. I too spotted fox and yote on the ice. I got within 200 yards of the coyote when he spooked, and I was running at him like an idiot.

I guess the canines love to use the ice as a highway. I read they would rather run across an open space then take a more impeded path with more cover.

If I knew how to put up fur I would go out and take some.

[croshair]

I've had really good success hunting local lakes at night in the area where guys were ice fishing during the day. The song dogs venture out to pick up small fish left by the fishermen. I've used all white cover-ups and called with good results.

[DEDGOOSE]

I know a quit a few fellas who use this technique. Wait till the wind is blowing out from the shore, the yotes will try to get down wind, if the ice has no snow on it ya might get a shot on multiples because they might have trouble getting goin.

[roger23]

I have had real good luck on the Ice when we have any along the shore line I pick up fresh road kill rabbits seem to work the best put them out on the ice set on the bank in the evening and Wait

[Great White Hunter]

I was woundering if Lake Michigan would be ok to hunt on. I ask because by my inlaws their seem to be a lot of yotes. The promblem is there is no land to hunt them on. They have been seen running down the beach. Its park township so its ok to shoot there. I also wounder about Lake Mac.

[MGV]

Talk to the guys on Drummond that run snow machines. They see them on the ice up there all the time. See a few fox's also.

[hunt4life]

i've actually seen where coyotes and fox have gone up and ate seeweed pulled up buy fishermen during the day. Figure its the only greens that were avalible.

[Yoopertrapper]

I hurd that they frequent frozen lakes quite a bit!
They scavenge fish and minnows left on ice by fishermen!

[chuckinduck]

Its not just food, coyotes go onto the ice during mating season to mate to I've heard.

[FISH]

lol, i think the last place i'd go to mate is the ice! brrr talk about blue balls! haha

[gunrod]

The coyotes are going across the marsh I trap. I just set three traps for them tonight. They are checking all the muskrat houses for food.

I used a 2' piece of 2X4 with a hole in the middle to stake the trap. I ran some cable through the hole to the trap chain. I then spudded about 2" deep and bedded with buckwheat hulls then covered with light snow.

[SNAREMAN]

I've got family that live on the north end of grand traverse bay.It's been 5-6 years now but I was up there to do some ice fishing.We went out one afternoon and I could'nt beleave all the yote track's on the ice,we were out about 3/4 of a mile!!!!Well,the next day I brought a 7mm-08 along:evil: we were there about an hr. when my uncle spot's 2 yote's just walking across the ice 150 yds. away:yikes: droped the first one,and the second one take's off in high gear,BUT stop's to look back for it's buddy.wrong move:evilsmile male and female.maybe they do go out there to mate.

[snowman11]

I asked the qustion in the rules forum. It is legal. The lake is considered state property.

Yes it was st. clair. I too spotted fox and yote on the ice. I got within 200 yards of the coyote when he spooked, and I was running at him like an idiot.

I guess the canines love to use the ice as a highway. I read they would rather run across an open space then take a more impeded path with more cover.

If I knew how to put up fur I would go out and take some.

Did you call the DNR or something?

Just curious.

[FISH]

guys,

i'm headed out to make a quick set on a little bay surround by a HUGE thicket that i KNOW there in. hehe. time for the ol .243 to have some fun :P, with this wind it should produce. i'll post how i do once i get back.
Evan

[Fecus]

Did you call the DNR or something?

Just curious.

Last time i called dnr the officer thought a clay pidgeon was a living bird. and told me I could not shoot them:dizzy:

[Rumajz]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[FISH]

here's your sign.

[cgc Zephyr]

when i was on the ice breakers upin the NLP and EUP we'd see alot of yotes and fox out on the ice, especially in the spring once the weather would warm alittle. Even seen a few wolves, especially around the area from moon island down to LI. on the ST Maries river. Now Neebish had loads of deer that would cross from Canada to neebish and vise versa. Damn thing was the'd wait till be blew through then the'd run to the track, jump, fall in and then go across. seen a few dead from that but mostly the eagles would be on them, never any fox or yotes.