Coyote and Groundhog

[Quebecguy]

Where I live we might hear coyotes at night two or three times a year but it can be a year or two between actual sightings so when I saw this one sitting on the edge of my field for ten minutes waiting until it spied a groundhog, then sprinting towards the groundhog and killing it with a couple of flicks of the neck I was impressed. Even though it had a lame hind leg it could still move pretty quickly.

 

[Billrog]

Good spotting .

 

[k0ua]

I can see the gait even in a still photo, doesn't look quite rite on the 'yote, but overall he looks to be in pretty good shape. That nice groundhog will make him feel better for sure. I have never seen one get a groundhog before, but hey they are just a nice tasty rodent that eats veggies so go for it.

 

[oosik]

Very likely - this time of year - the ground hog will be feeding a batch of pups. I hear coyotes every morning - at dusk - all night long. There are, at least, half a dozen very vocal groups within half a mile of me here. "Last call before bed" - the dog and I go outside for relief. Its dead quiet - within half a minute there will be at least two groups announcing that we are outside.

They are not the least bit shy about letting us know they are there - they poop where the driveway leads out of the yard and on the other side of the yard right at the edge of where the yard lights arc goes dark.

I've often wondered - if I turned the yard light off - would they come into the yard and eat some of the pocket gophers who are intent on turning my yard into a war zone.

 

[nybirdman]

Coyotes are tough;I wounded one during deer season about 20 years ago;I think I saw it two years later getting by on three legs;front left was gone.They will eat about anything.

 

[CowboyRon]

Coyotes are tough;I wounded one during deer season about 20 years ago;I think I saw it two years later getting by on three legs;front left was gone.They will eat about anything.

If there ever is a nuclear war that leads to world destruction, I firmly believe that the coyotes will survive.

 

[cqaigy2]

Very likely - this time of year - the ground hog will be feeding a batch of pups. I hear coyotes every morning - at dusk - all night long. There are, at least, half a dozen very vocal groups within half a mile of me here. "Last call before bed" - the dog and I go outside for relief. Its dead quiet - within half a minute there will be at least two groups announcing that we are outside.

They are not the least bit shy about letting us know they are there - they poop where the driveway leads out of the yard and on the other side of the yard right at the edge of where the yard lights arc goes dark.

I've often wondered - if I turned the yard light off - would they come into the yard and eat some of the pocket gophers who are intent on turning my yard into a war zone.

That is pretty nice when human noises are dampening down and the coyotes start talking.

 

[prichard]

I'm trying to figure them out. Here they seem migratory. Seems like spring and fall we heard a lot at our last place. Made me think they headed to they mountains in summer. Any one aware of any migration patterns? Or maybe it's just people are more active in summer so they move to less populated areas then? I suppose they'd only need to move a couple miles to not be heard.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

When we moved in this house over 40 years ago, it was a lot more rural here, but game was scarce...lots of squirrels, though and a few rabbits. Then, the coyotes hung out about a quarter mile or less to the West of us, where there was a good sized lake. We could hear them howling every night for years. As the area became more developed, not only do we have turkeys everywhere, but this afternoon a pair of Canadian geese and a pair of Mallard ducks were in my front yard, and oh, yeah, the deer are everywhere. And amazingly enough, we haven't seen or heard a coyote here for probably 20 years or more. Can't figure it out. We do see a fox now and then, and I think I saw a cougar about a month ago, down by the creek, but no coyotes.

 

[dodge man]

I think but am not sure they don’t migrate. I think they tend to wander in a random manner. They might hang out in the same area their entire life or end up mikes away but I do bet they tend to follow their food source.