Coyote Locations

[trappnman]

and part of it- is that the coyote is just not interested.

he knows it's there (tracks in snow show that) but either hes got another good feed source, or ?.

now, its impossilbe for me to tell, WHO then eats the deer- the coyotes whoses tracks I've been seeing? Or a new couple that came on through?

that takes us back to seldoms comments-

[blackhammer]

They seem to have so much food here there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it.I don't believe pocket gophers are a main food source but the mice in the hayfield's are.The gophers in a trap easy.I suppose later these hayfields have little food after a freeze and everything move to thicker cover. .I would guess they do one of two things.Eat which is easiest or what they like the taste of best.I don't know what they prefer here in bluff country it would be interesting to see if there are studies on them in SE Mn as far as predation.There predation on deer would be cool to see.What's their main food source?Mice,rabbits? I'm asking questions because I don't know much about coyotes other than I don't like them.lol

[trappnman]

a study here, showed voles the #1 food (as indicated in stool samples)

vegetation & insects were right up there as well

[blackhammer]

Then in a way there a mouser like the red fox.

[trappnman]

they sure eat "small" things more than one would think.

Nick- why would you start a discussion, then not participate? Seems counterproductive to me.

[seldom]

Jun 5, 2012 14:13:56 GMT -6 blackhammer said:

Then in a way there a mouser like the red fox.

Several years ago in early spring the wife and I stopped alongside a CRP field that had been flattened by the winter snow and watched a pair of coyote hunt mice. The field is within the City Limits and adjacent to heavily wooded, college-owned property. We parked and watched the pair hunt for over a 1/2 hour as did several other vehicles. It could be likened to watching National Geographic because the pair ignored everybody and "bounce" and "pounced" all over the field catching mice. They were still going at it when we left.

[trappincoyotes39]

all depends on the pressure applied to those coyotes and what positive or negative human present sure changes across the nation.

In SD where they are pursued heavy like humans and coyotes don't go well together, large land holdings less interaction with humans and the highest % in a negative way they seem to shy away from anything human far more than other areas, until thins cool off.

Likewise a freind who goes to cali every year with bee's to pollinate almonds can have coyotes weave their way through field workers no more than a few hundred yards away with little care in the world, they get zero pressure and in that area humans mean a positive outcome as in other areas. Another friend in Colorado has seen a change in those coyotes out in the telluride area where people can sit and watch them with less worry as well from the coyotes. In western SD a slowing vehicle means a coyote moving out as those that don't many wind up dead from a rifle shot.

Different reactions for sure in different areas. Positives and negatives.

[trappnman]

TC- thats because in the west- everyone shoots at/harresses coyotes

here, the farmers don't care- they don't necessarily like coyotes, but they do no damage that costs them $$$