What exactly are my Coyotes eating?
11-22-2014, 07:04 AM
#21
Little Doe Peep
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Japan
Posts: 14,945
A study on Michigan's Upper Peninsula found coyotes to be the number one killer of deer. Bobcats were second, wolves were fourth.
http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index....which_pre.html
Hunters, unknown predators, and unknown causes tied for third.
http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index....which_pre.html
Hunters, unknown predators, and unknown causes tied for third.
11-22-2014, 08:08 PM
#22
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Nokesville Virginia
Posts: 29
I live in SC and it seems we have a pretty bad Yote problem. Some people I have talked to said they havent even see a single spotted deer this year. Even though I live on my farm and have heard them this is actually the first year I have seen Coyotes. My dad and I have seen 4 this year. I even had one of them walk out not 15 feet from me to check me out when I pulled up to a stand on my 4wheeler. I have also heard them more this year as well, even right behind my house maybe 20 yards away from the sound of them.
But then something else I have seen leads me to believe we dont have any Coyotes at all. I have seen fawns with literally every single doe and even with twins on occasion. I have also seen, and heard a lot more Turkeys this year. Even my Quail population is way up and I was able to call them into the yard and even saw them running across the grass from my bedroom window every now and then.
So what exactly are the Coyotes I see and hear eating? I remember my trapper not getting a single one earlier this year on my land but caught 7 or 8 across the road. So are they just passing through and dont actually stay on my land?
But then something else I have seen leads me to believe we dont have any Coyotes at all. I have seen fawns with literally every single doe and even with twins on occasion. I have also seen, and heard a lot more Turkeys this year. Even my Quail population is way up and I was able to call them into the yard and even saw them running across the grass from my bedroom window every now and then.
So what exactly are the Coyotes I see and hear eating? I remember my trapper not getting a single one earlier this year on my land but caught 7 or 8 across the road. So are they just passing through and dont actually stay on my land?
Be careful is my best advice. If you hear them loudly, grab your gun because they are not far from you.
