We have an abundance of coyotes and was wondering just how bad do you think they are on deer. My pops set out some traps last month and caught six. I am sure there are many more.
Around here, I think they will catch and kill fawns in the spring, but other than that, there is plenty of other things for them to find and eat instead of wasting their time chasing deer all over the country.
I am about 95% sure I saw a coyote laying on top of a row of round bales about 150 yards off the highway this morning on my way to work. Something I had never seen before?!?!
They can and will take healthy adult deer. There have been numerous pics and sightings. I lost a nice 8 ptr last year to this. Trail camera photo and sightings showed no injury, unless it happened just before being attacked. They also take fawns which will have a long term effect on your herd. 3years and you will see a change, depending on how many yotes are there.
they wont do anything to a healthy deer in the spring summer fall, but once winter roles around and the snow gets deeper and deerper thats when they do a number on the deer,unless the deer cantwalk thats when theyllgo after it.....
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Shoot them all if you can! I have tried to clean up ranches back in Idaho, with traps, and spotlighting. I couldn't get them all no matter how hard I tried!
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Coyotes can do a number on a deer herd, over time. However, not nearly as bad as a mountain lion which regularly hunts and kills old mature bucks and annually kill over 30 deer.
If you have 6 Coyotes caught in one month, you've got issues. They are putting unwanted stress on your heard. Even if they're not hunting them the full year, the presence is unwanted. Eliminating one species is too great a damage to the ecological community, so don't "shoot them all," just try to reduce the number. Two to three years out and you'll start seeing significant changes in your herd.
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How bad are coyotes on deer?
