Im sure all wont agree with me, but here goes. Coyotes dont have more than one litter per year. Coyotes, like fox, do move the litter from time to time. They do this to avoid detection as well as to have a clean den, free of "leftovers" as well as parasites. Anyone who has seen a canine den site knows what I mean! Coyotes also use the young females who did not breed that year to help in bringing food to the pups. The reason we see so much daytime movement and bold movement is simple...coyotes are very adaptable and intelligent. That same coyote youll see in your yard would probably never be caught in the middle of some farm field mousing during the day if hed been shot at there.

Its also a common misconception, documented actually, on how people, upon hearing coyotes howl, believe that theyre hearing many coyotes when in fact its often just a few. The type of howl and sound they emit does just that. Ive actually seen this first hand, where it sounded like a "pack" when it was actually two animals which I clearly saw as they did this. Like I say, this is well documented.

In my opinion, we have a healthy number of of, and in some areas more than others. But, in order for nature to supply us with predators, we need to have an equal amount of prey. Simply put, we have too many deer and rodents for the carrying capacity of the land in most areas. I know, hunting season youd never say that, but its fact. Study things like herd dynamics, predators equations vs prey, or even look at traditional wintering areas that nowadays support deer year 'round, and even browse lines. Nature is pretty good at adjusting its numbers...