Anyone have advice on mange?
I've always been extra safe and handled the animal as little as possible/burned them if I can, to keep it from spreading. Usually the dogs only have a little on the inside of the hind quarters, not enough to hurt the hide, but then again I'd only be saving them for personal use.
I've been told by an old trapper that he used insecticide (like raid) and sealed the coyote in a garbage bag for a while (mange is actually a microscopic mite). Others have told me it's not worth the risk, I know of a guy that caught it (called "scabies" on a human), the hair on his legs never did grow back!
I've always been extra safe and handled the animal as little as possible/burned them if I can, to keep it from spreading. Usually the dogs only have a little on the inside of the hind quarters, not enough to hurt the hide, but then again I'd only be saving them for personal use.
I've been told by an old trapper that he used insecticide (like raid) and sealed the coyote in a garbage bag for a while (mange is actually a microscopic mite). Others have told me it's not worth the risk, I know of a guy that caught it (called "scabies" on a human), the hair on his legs never did grow back!