How large is a Coyote's turf?

pachuckhunter

pachuckhunter

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Naturally, I am from the East, which may or may not make a difference. In general, how big of an area do Coyotes consider their home turf or territory? Might a Coyote only be in a certain field area one day a week for example, because it is checking out food three miles away"

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I'd say that depends. I'd guess in the east it would be smaller, simply because it's harder to travel. But out here, I've often heard that an adult dog will roam about 5-6 miles a day.
 
Five to six miles seems like a long way, but the field/wood area we hunted last is probably 3-400 acres. I know for sure it has deer, turkey, rabbit, livestock and plenty of water.
 
From what I can gather, the size of a coyotes' territory is based a lot on the quantity of prey animals the coyote likes to dine on. I think up in some areas of Canada where small prey animals are abundant coyote territories are only several miles square. In areas like North Dakota, coyote territories might be as large as 4 to 6 miles by 4 to 6 miles.

Your idea that a coyote might be in a certain field only one day a week has possibilities, depending upon the size of their territory. Here in North Dakota you could be 6 miles away from where that coyote is laying up for the day.

On another note, it sure doesn't take a coyote very long to cover 3/4 of a mile or more when they make up their mind they are going to get to your calling!!!

I think you could do some research on the Internet and find more difinitive answers about the size of coyote territories in various parts of the North American continent. I'd do it, but it is after midnight and I'm tired now. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif
 
I can't answer your queston but I have a story I will share, that may help. I stopped on a road and howled right at dark one day. I after about 2 or 3 min. there were 5 different packs howling back at me. All of them must have been within a mile of each other. 2 of them were in the same plot of land(a couple hundred yds. apart)
 
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