OK, I figure you Alaskan dudes can possibly answer this. What effect does an extremely healthy wolf population have on calling coyotes?
(OOPS posted before I was done)
Here's the scenario.
Last few weekends during the Minnesota deer season, I found tons and tons of coyote sign, and on wednesday of last week we got 3 inches of snow and then I ran across even more sign, since I could see all the tracks then. A triple even ran past the front of the house I was at, out on the lake, during the night. I see them once in a while but I've rarely heard a sound out of them. I tried calling once last year(didn't have much time)with no luck. There are lots of wolves and you can hear them almost every night and morning. My theory is that the coyotes are super skittish and shy from being on constant guard from wolves. How would a guy approach this? Remember, in Mn. it is illegal to shoot a wolf with a huge fine and jail time most likely.
And also, a couple guys I met recently told me they can't get any responses in their area either and they have lots of wolves too.
(OOPS posted before I was done)
Here's the scenario.
Last few weekends during the Minnesota deer season, I found tons and tons of coyote sign, and on wednesday of last week we got 3 inches of snow and then I ran across even more sign, since I could see all the tracks then. A triple even ran past the front of the house I was at, out on the lake, during the night. I see them once in a while but I've rarely heard a sound out of them. I tried calling once last year(didn't have much time)with no luck. There are lots of wolves and you can hear them almost every night and morning. My theory is that the coyotes are super skittish and shy from being on constant guard from wolves. How would a guy approach this? Remember, in Mn. it is illegal to shoot a wolf with a huge fine and jail time most likely.
And also, a couple guys I met recently told me they can't get any responses in their area either and they have lots of wolves too.