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Young male 6wks old young hunter/explorer.
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Female she's coming right at me. I'm blended in against a dirty snow drift. She veered off at around 50+ ft away.
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Old female. I seen her leave her den. Where she had her very young litter. She was heading off for a short hunt. I noticed the male quit leaving his kills at her den site. She's looking a little gaunt.
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Another old female on a morning hunt. She left her litter back at her den.
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Same female as right above. She's around 60' away. Seen me & squatted down. Yeah I can still see you :laf: :doh2:
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High jumper. I've seen coyotes on a dead run. Clear a 5 strand barbed fenced with ease, on an incline.
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Male, who with his mate would pound my friend's old acreage dog. I called him in. He took a 95gr in the chest & as he recovered some & hit the hill top. I put another 95gr up his exhaust.
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Old female who was use to seeing me. She is around 30yrds away. She lived to be 8yrs +/- old. Then she disappeared.
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Another old female. Early morning milk time. Kits are weaned by 5wks old.
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Old female transferring her young litter of 5. One by one(non-stop) 1/2 mile away to another den site.
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Over the yrs from what I have seen. A Red Foxes territory in my hunt areas. Is roughly 2-3+ sq miles. What is interesting to me is. A few of their mature female off-spring will also den within the same outer boundry's of their mother's den site. I suspect the old male sired them as well. Because I've never seen another adult male in/near those other den site areas.
very impressive set of pictures... thanks for sharing...
Quote from: Dale on December 23, 2015, 12:01:02 PM
very impressive set of pictures... thanks for sharing...
Thanks Dale. Pictures imo help explain some behaviors. Which I'm very interested in. I haven't shot a coyote in 3-4yrs or more? I've had plenty of opportunities but passed on them. However, if I see a black, white, gold, yellow or a red one. I'll give them a go. In the meanwhile my only focus is getting a lion. Even if it takes me the rest of my hunting life.
Wow great pics. You obviously spend more than an hour or two in the field. Thanks for sharing those.
Steve
Your welcome
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Red in an early snow storm. I seen one time where a coyote stayed in a road culvert for over 2 days during a 2 day blizzard. Coyote exited the 3rd day after the snow quit blowing. Both canines will tolerate wind & or snow. But high wind blowing snow or a blizzard. Or an ice storm. Most will seek shelter. Seen where a pr of Reds hunkered in their den 2 days during a pelting ice storm. Other blizzards & ice storms they sought shelter elsewhere.
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Old wives tale about coyotes only using their den for rearing pups is bunk. Same goes for the Reds. I've seen the opposite. Both canines may/will use their dens on/off throughout the yr. Red Fox much more so than do the coyotes. For whatever reason the Reds prefer sleeping in a hard shelter vs the coyotes. Which often will rest/sleep in a wind brake area more often than not.
Interesting :eyebrow: