Coyotes - meat only??
01-20-2003, 11:03 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Coyotes - meat only??
The coyote will eat what he has to to survive, but I don't think grain will be very high on its list. Obviously they will eat any kind of meat, including carrion(sp), insects, snakes, dog or cat food, and I'm sure other things. But, I'm guess that you found some scat with some sort of grain in it, and I'd just guess that it is from a raccoon? Just a guess though.
01-20-2003, 11:58 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Coyotes - meat only??
No but good guess, I dumped 3 sandbags full of grain out in the woods last week and right in the center I put an apple flavored mineral block. Now 3 days after I put it out it snowed. Well yesterday there was still some snow on the ground and I went out to see how the grain was doing and there was a couple sets of yote tracks going right up to the grain. Now I was just wondering if they were checking it out or if they eat grain, or maybe licking on the block. Anyone know?
01-20-2003, 03:13 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Coyotes - meat only??
coyotes will eat anything he has to including fruits and vegtables.although i would agree with howler on the fact that grain would most likly be low on there list of favorites.since you had a mineral block in the pile,i would say he was after the minerals or salt in the block.
01-20-2003, 05:02 PM
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RE: Coyotes - meat only??
The grain attracts mice, thats what the coyote is after. They love watermelon in the summer
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01-21-2003, 06:01 AM
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RE: Coyotes - meat only??
Yes, coyotes eat grain, especially corn. After all have you ever looked at the ingredients in a bag of dog food. Yellow corn is one of the main ingredients. Coyotes will eat almost anything, they are survivors and darn good at it.
01-21-2003, 10:36 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Coyotes - meat only??
so really if you put grain out unless you have a game cam, who in the hell knows whats eating it. Other animals could be gobbling it up before the deer even get there.