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[BYC910]

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

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[CapricornFarm]

I was wondering, can one coyote sound like 5 or 6 all by itself? Cos that how it sounds out here...

They do run in packs and it sounds like hundreds of them. The neighbors say they are bad here, but not seeing lots of tracks.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I need to sleep. Have a great night!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

They do run in packs and it sounds like hundreds of them. The neighbors say they are bad here, but not seeing lots of tracks.

They run through here about every 3 or 4 wks. They don't get close because of all the dogs, but we hear em...

 

[BYC910]

They run through here about every 3 or 4 wks. They don't get close because of all the dogs, but we hear em...

There used to be a fifty dollar a head bounty on them if there still was I would hunt them . But coyotes a normally a solitary hunter . I have heard the chilling sound of a pack kill . But I have never seen what I would call a pack.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

There used to be a fifty dollar a head bounty on them if there still was I would hunt them . But coyotes a normally a solitary hunter . I have heard the chilling sound of a pack kill . But I have never seen what I would call a pack.

They typically hunt for small prey alone or in pairs. But live in a pack of up to 10, usually family groups. They do pack hunt for larger prey or larger groups of small prey. We have a decent size pack here and have come across a couple of dens. They leave us alone so we leave them alone, if they become a problem tho, all bets are off.

 

[perchie.girl]

I was wondering, can one coyote sound like 5 or 6 all by itself? Cos that how it sounds out here...

From Ask a naturalist site:
http://askanaturalist.com/are-coyotes-always-in-packs/

""As I approached the large coyote enclosure, the zoo’s pair began howling. I had never been that close to howling coyotes before and what surprised me was that it sounded just like what I had always interpreted as “a large pack of coyotes killing something.” But it was only two animals, sitting on opposite ends of their enclosure, singing to the morning.

So their howling song can be misleading. You might think you have a large pack living near you, when it’s just a pair.""

They hunt singly... or in pairs.
from:
https://urbancoyoteresearch.com/coyote-info/general-information-about-coyotes

""Although coyotes live in family groups, they usually travel and hunt alone or in loose pairs. In this way they are different from wolves, which sometimes leads to the impression that coyotes do not form packs since they are usually seen alone.""

So Coyotes to form packs... but they dont hunt in packs... Generally. But coyotes are very adaptable. And opportunistic... They mostly eat rodents and fruit when they get it.

Speaking as one who has lost three flocks to coyotes.... They usually take one or two chickens at a time... Most I have lost at once was four. Probably feeding pups.

deb

 

[BYC910]

They typically hunt for small prey alone or in pairs. But live in a pack of up to 10, usually family groups. They do pack hunt for larger prey or larger groups of small prey. We have a decent size pack here and have come across a couple of dens. They leave us alone so we leave them alone, if they become a problem tho, all bets are off.

I go armed into the thickets around here . Just in case I run into some of them . A pair is all I've ever seen . you have more places where a large pack can den . Caves and such around here flood . I hardly ever see them here .

 

[perchie.girl]

Oh and for what its worth... even though I have lost chickens to em I wouldnt hunt em down. Because Coyotes defend their territories from other coyotes. YOu teach em the fenc hurts or there are dogs defending the flock and they go some place else to hunt.

deb