Caustic Burno
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Muddy":34s1ee10 said:I figured you'll chime in and talking about the dogs kill more livestock than coyotes story. However we shouldn't underestimating these wily coyotes as they're intelligent predators. It is not uncommon to lost newborn calves to them if the momma cows stashed their unattended calves in the bushes. Sounds like the heifer got there too late to protect her calf during the attack.Caustic Burno":34s1ee10 said:Coyotes are total opportunist they are cowards as well .
Nowhere close to a dog, that will take on something where they are going to loose.
Your neighbors dogs kill way more livestock that the yote gets blamed for.
He just happened by and found a free dinner the dogs killed for fun.
Actually it is very uncommon for coyotes to take on larger prey that is not in a distressed state.
They are as much a scavenger as predator and prefer smaller mammals.
The coyote is probably the most extensively studied carnivore, and considerable research has been conducted on the species' population dynamics by TAMU.
If you learn to read sign at the kill sight then you don't just have to assume.
Dog tracks and Coyote are not the same and neither is the kill method.