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Post by DaveM on Sept 13, 2007 6:56:28 GMT -6
I would think the nomads would stay on the fringe of other's territories, to avoid altercations.
After reading this thread, I am figuring out why on a couple of my farms, every year I catch about 4 big adult males.
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Post by trappnman on Sept 13, 2007 7:01:53 GMT -6
Hers is a question- do coyotes defend territory all year? or just during denning?
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Sept 13, 2007 11:27:29 GMT -6
The latest GPS collared study shows defined boundaries on pairs raising pups in the Badlands, it also showed females moving more than males during pup rearing time. It showed that they pretty much stayed in there home range and didn't deviate from that much at all.
They can/will defend territory's at all time's, they are wired to do so, the factors would include coyote density's and prey base as 2 major factors outside of pup rearing time. Those pairs tolerate one another much more before whelping it seems on cattle ranches when spring calving, then once the calves hit that no go size for the most part they break up and start to settle in to where they will be raising those pup's, doing clean outs and then setting on the den's.
High density areas may find a guy calling or trapping by the odometer, but not in areas where mange has had a direct impact on coyote density's. To call with success or run a trap line that will produce well, one must find those coyotes by sign a lot of times and by locating those coyotes in some manner.
Winter time I feel you can't beat a large bait station during mating and beyond in to Feb/march as these areas seem to be a social gathering for coyotes plus an area of food, snares at this time of year on bait stations will out produce foot traps by a margin, due to less maintenance and that gathering ability, much like the cow/calf deals in early spring.
After deer season those coyotes hunt and live in those draws and dry creek bottoms in this area. They offer wind protection and the ability to stay more concealed than on the open flats and the cover is marginal at best at this time of year. The rabbits and other food sources are there as well.
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Post by bubcat on Sept 13, 2007 18:14:06 GMT -6
The latest GPS collared study shows defined boundaries on pairs raising pups in the Badlands,.. I was just looking at a map in this link below.. it's about gps tracking collars toggled up with software to record and color code movement of "nine packs" of coyote in Narragansett RI over a two year period... The study shows high concentration areas, but territories look be be pretty well defined. www.theconservationagency.org/coyote.htm
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Post by 3n on Sept 13, 2007 18:58:36 GMT -6
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Post by trappnman on Sept 13, 2007 19:32:43 GMT -6
both interesting links
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