i would say so. when we were up in maine, and my father shot his bear on day 1, he dcided that he was going to shoot a coyote (with a 30-06 and 180 grain bullet none the less) and they dumped his bear guts in a field. he never actually saw one, but the bait was hit on day 3 and we could hear the coyotes howling from our camp. they were definitely coming in.