Originally Posted by
AlongCameJones
I believe coyotes and fox eat rabbits, mice and rats out in nature a lot. If not for being too many in number, I don't know why coyote and fox then try to invade man's domain and cause trouble to him. Don't coyote and fox still steal livestock or domestic fowl?
You don’t know why. That’s honest.
Farm raised fowl are captive and located consistently in the same place. Wild game is not, on either count. Predators learn quickly when a reliable food supply becomes available to them. Would you prefer to search for hours and walk for miles, then risk a high energy sprint with a relatively low probability of success, or simply walk into a grocery store and pick up food stuffs with near zero energy commitment?
That’s why. Now you know why.