Well see thats a hard thing to say. can coyotes be patterned ? Yes, but then you put presure on them and you don"t know what they may do. Expect the un-expected, and know that coyotes are always going to eat, and they have to hunt to do that. So thry will move alot and coveralot of ground in the prosess. A young dog can be fooled somewhat, the 4,5 and6 year old dog may get the best of all but a few hunters,,,, the lucky ones possiblly.