Coyotes Again...
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Took the hound for a walk late-night couple evenings ago. We got to about the same spot as the original encounter, and heard the pack in the distance. "Yipp-yip HAWoooooo" etc.
Sounded like 4 distinct animals, but they were much further away this time. Guess they smelled/heard us approaching.
Once again, Hüsky did a 180 and headed home away from the Wild Bunch. He really wants nothing to do with them.
I'm happy about that. Don't want to see H.I.M. running off to cavort with 'those animals'.
Anyway, I've learned that they bed down in different spots and don't stay in the same place every night. Also that my Dawg is frightened of them.
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Husky understands Coyote,
Husky understands Coyote, they said we are starving and you should turn tail if you know whats good for you.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D.
The 360 degree sound of a
The 360 degree sound of a pack of coyotes swirling around your campsite at night is a chilling sound.
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I don't know how well they
I don't know how well they are eating, but the traces I've seen indicate that they eat whatever they can:: remains of a Cardinal (mostly feathers) and coyote scat with squirrel or deer fur. They were taking a few Sheep a while back, either lambs or adults with a bad leg (easy targets). Got a few shots of one on a wildlife cam w/ infrared film. A Sheepdog at the barn has kept them away. On the night-foto s/he looked tan or white, uniform coat color.
My first thoughts on hearing them were "They're warning us out of their territory" but a buddy who grew up in Eastern OR says "No they are trying to lure your Dog into the pack..." His belief is that they seek domestic dogs to mate with, towards the goal of genetic diversity. He is not a wildlife biologist, but his theory sounds plausible.
All I know is my Hound gets a fright when he hears them. He all of a sudden thinks "Gee I should finish that half-bowl of kibble, and we ought to catch up on those Lassie reruns, eh?" Doesn't howl back or make a sound, just turns around. Smart enough to know he's outnumbered. At Dawg-Park, he's very sociable and tries to play with every breed, has no fear of Chihuahua or St. Bernard or Pit Bull. But the Wild Bunch scare H.I.M.
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the coyote has slowly taken
the coyote has slowly taken its place as my favorite animal
one of the best books out right now
https://www.amazon.com/Coyote-America-Natural-Supernatural-History/dp/04...
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the primary, evovlutionary
the primary, evolutionary reason(though there are others) coyotes howl is for a population check, call it a census, which then the alpha female uses to modify(increase) her reproduction rate.
Yep.
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Yip.
Yip.
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Of course I'm curious as to
Of course I'm curious as to who & how many in the pack which reside on my farm. There's some adjacent land to the South with thick woods & water sources; they might range over there also.
My best bet would be a couple of trail-cams and maybe a foto-drone.
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>>>couple of trail-cams
>>>couple of trail-cams
Game cameras are fun. I got one for X-Mas and set it out in the yard several nights a week. So far, its picked up lots of cats and rats and an occasional possum. No coyotes yet, even though I have seen them in the neighborhood. Can't wait to take it camping up in the woods this summer.
My brother used to set up game cameras out on his land at the base of the Manzano Range in New Mexico. He caught all sorts of stuff on it, including a mountain lion, before they were stolen.
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They are mostly nocturnal
They are mostly nocturnal critters, so I'd need to run infrared film or have a long exposure. Apparently mating season is February through April, and that's when you might spot one in the daytime. I kinda suspect they're out there having Pups, so they'll be around long enough for me to devise a foto-strategy.
It's too bad that my Hound likes going for a trot at night, when it's cooler, but is skeered of the Coyotes.
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Smart Dawg, Stu. You have a
Smart Dawg, Stu. You have a critter gun just in case they get to close to H.I.M. ?
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I've really no desire to
I've really no desire to shoot any coyotes, and even if I did, there's a strong possibility that I'd hit my own Dog in the event of a fight. They don't see us as food, or they would have already surrounded us and attacked.
But still, we're going on other trails for late-nite walks in the future.