coyotes
Coyotes are back. Apparently there is a small dog among them. Stood out from their singing very noticeably. Either that or a coydog, if they sound like that. they were just the other side of the road...
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Wild carnivores are not supposed to behave like wild hunters???
Most of the deer diet would be fawns or carrion.
What Do Coyotes Eat?
Almost anything! Coyotes are opportunistic and eat what is most available at a given time or place within their range of tastes and can change over time. Coyote diets in the Adirondacks in the 1950s were dominated by snowshoe hares and a variety of smaller animals; they also included significant amounts of insects and berries in late summer and early fall. For the past 30 years deer have dominated winter diets (80-90%); spring and summer diets consisted mostly of deer (50-60%) with lesser amounts of beaver, snowshoe hare and insects and berries in late summer. Diets in the 1970s in central New York included only a small percent of deer and were dominated by rabbits, woodchucks, small mammals and fruit. Many recent anecdotal reports suggest deer may now comprise more of the diet than previously.
Source: State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Most of the deer diet would be fawns or carrion.
