Is Arizona Coyote Pups old enough to survive if parents taken out?
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Coyote-conquest
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I've heard and read that even when the pups are really young others in the pack will bring food or even nurse if they are able after the mom is killed.
viper
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Capital, I can see ranchers motive. But I like to hunt them, and simply want to keep my crop of coyotes as numerous as possible. So I don’t want to kill them by killing parents before the young can continue to grow. May sound weird but I am a coyote hunter, not a pest control service. Nothing against ranchers, if they want to eradicate them and that’s their objective, they have no problem from me! I just don’t see a coyote that way.
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derbyacresbob
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In California where I hunt coyotes the pups are out running around on their own in August.
I don't remember seeing pups of the year with adult coyotes in October through January.
If a coyote pup is young enough to be nursing I would think adult coyotes would just eat the pup not adopt it.
Around here in December through February I see two adult pairs running around together, or a pair but very seldom see 3 adult coyotes together.
I have never seen coyote packs or groups of coyotes that act like wolf packs do.
I don't remember seeing pups of the year with adult coyotes in October through January.
If a coyote pup is young enough to be nursing I would think adult coyotes would just eat the pup not adopt it.
Around here in December through February I see two adult pairs running around together, or a pair but very seldom see 3 adult coyotes together.
I have never seen coyote packs or groups of coyotes that act like wolf packs do.
Fursniper
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Originally Posted By: viperIs September 1st late enough that if you take out coyote adults that the pups can survive in Arizona?
YES, coyotes typically breed in AZ in February and March. Pups are weaned at 5-7 weeks old. Pups can eat solid food by 10-12 days old and can eat large pieces of meat at 1 month. At 6 months, they have permanent teeth and are no longer dependent on adults for food. (AZ Game and Fish publication, Mammalian Predators in AZ, copyright 2011)
So by Sept 1st, coyote pups are 6-7 months old and self sufficient.
It is hypocritical for hunters to not kill an adult rearing its young when the season is open. Javelina and rabbits can give birth every month of the year so there is no time period when adults could be hunted without killing their young. Coyotes, rabbits, and javelina are prolific enough that they can be hunted when rearing their young without impacting their population.
Decades of coyote harvest records in AZ have shown that hunters and trappers cannot impact the coyote population despite about 40,000 coyotes taken each year with unlimited bag limits and year around hunting seasons.
Don't let time of year stop you from hunting coyotes. Its impossible for you to put a dent in them.
YES, coyotes typically breed in AZ in February and March. Pups are weaned at 5-7 weeks old. Pups can eat solid food by 10-12 days old and can eat large pieces of meat at 1 month. At 6 months, they have permanent teeth and are no longer dependent on adults for food. (AZ Game and Fish publication, Mammalian Predators in AZ, copyright 2011)
So by Sept 1st, coyote pups are 6-7 months old and self sufficient.
It is hypocritical for hunters to not kill an adult rearing its young when the season is open. Javelina and rabbits can give birth every month of the year so there is no time period when adults could be hunted without killing their young. Coyotes, rabbits, and javelina are prolific enough that they can be hunted when rearing their young without impacting their population.
Decades of coyote harvest records in AZ have shown that hunters and trappers cannot impact the coyote population despite about 40,000 coyotes taken each year with unlimited bag limits and year around hunting seasons.
Don't let time of year stop you from hunting coyotes. Its impossible for you to put a dent in them.
derbyacresbob
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This morning, 9/8/23 I saw a pup coyote right in the middle of the small town I live in. It was probable hunting for house cats and cottontail rabbits.
This pup had long legs and big ears.
This pup had long legs and big ears.
doggin coyotes
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Originally Posted By: derbyacresbob
This pup had long legs and big ears.
cousin to obama?
This pup had long legs and big ears.
cousin to obama?