Coons and coyotes

While wade fishing the Volga and Turkey rivers in N.E. Iowa i’ve been seeing the lack of racoon tracks in the mud along the river. I’ve also noticed the amount of racoon hair in the scat of the coyotes, anyone else been seeing this. The normal amount of coon tracks is way down where theres any amount of coyotes around, this has to be where thier going. I’ve been seeing a large amount of coyote tracks in the mud and sand along these rivers too. Anyone else seeing this?

Having had hunting dogs run into coons pheasant hunting I must say the coyotes down in Iowa must be plenty brave to actually take one on. Most of the ones up here eat mice, and the occasional rabbit, gopher, or pheasant.

Having had hunting dogs run into coons pheasant hunting I must say the coyotes down in Iowa must be plenty brave to actually take one on. Most of the ones up here eat mice, and the occasional rabbit, gopher, or pheasant.

Ya Dan, I took a close look at the scat and its forsure racoon hair. I know a coon is meaner then heck so i wonder if theres a few that are really big coyotes, eigther that or thier taking the young coons when thier small and only a few months old. I can see them taking young coons more then the older ones. Come to think about it theres not many young coon tracks around eigther, just the tracks from bigger ones.

Ya Dan, I took a close look at the scat and its forsure racoon hair. I know a coon is meaner then heck so i wonder if theres a few that are really big coyotes, eigther that or thier taking the young coons when thier small and only a few months old. I can see them taking young coons more then the older ones. Come to think about it theres not many young coon tracks around eigther, just the tracks from bigger ones.

Coyotes eat what they can when they can. This time of year they are hunting in small packs and teaching the young how to hunt. Yes yotes eat mice, rabbits, bugs, nuts and berries. It would not be unheard of them killing a coon, or badger for food. I would guess that they may be eating fresh road kill.
On the other hand a coyote is considered on of the best animals at adapting to its surroundings. Nothing else to eat hey eat a racoon.

Coyotes eat what they can when they can. This time of year they are hunting in small packs and teaching the young how to hunt. Yes yotes eat mice, rabbits, bugs, nuts and berries. It would not be unheard of them killing a coon, or badger for food. I would guess that they may be eating fresh road kill.
On the other hand a coyote is considered on of the best animals at adapting to its surroundings. Nothing else to eat hey eat a racoon.

Sounds like a preditor problem down there in Iowa. Guess I will have to make a road trip to shoot some to them down there. The things I have to do

Sounds like a preditor problem down there in Iowa. Guess I will have to make a road trip to shoot some to them down there. The things I have to do

Yotes are opportunistic feeders. I saw one this week on the way to work feeding on a roadkill in a hyway median at 7:00 in the morning. Wasn’t bothered at all by the traffic. As far as killing and eating coons, yes they definately will. It takes more than one yote to kill an adult coon. Ussually two or more are in on the kill, one at each end and ripping the coon apart.
But I’ve also seen where the they will kill the coon and leave, not eating any of it, just for the sake of killing.
Sign in the snow tells a lot about them.

Yotes are opportunistic feeders. I saw one this week on the way to work feeding on a roadkill in a hyway median at 7:00 in the morning. Wasn’t bothered at all by the traffic. As far as killing and eating coons, yes they definately will. It takes more than one yote to kill an adult coon. Ussually two or more are in on the kill, one at each end and ripping the coon apart.
But I’ve also seen where the they will kill the coon and leave, not eating any of it, just for the sake of killing.
Sign in the snow tells a lot about them.

Whats a big coyote weight Herb, about 20 to 25? I used to hunt a set of railroad tracks in southern Iowa for rabbits and quail and occasionally see a frozen coyote along the tracks that was hit by a highpower from the size of the hole and in the middle of nowhere. I seen a couple that were close to 20 if not over.

I figured that the engineer and brakemen and probably a couple friends would take thier turns shooting from the cab of the locomotive at night. Wouldn’t that be a blast shooting a scope at night with the headlight lighting out in front of the train doing 60 mph. Take a few bets too on how many a guy could hit flying down the tracks with 150 cars behind ya, i’d do it.

Whats a big coyote weight Herb, about 20 to 25? I used to hunt a set of railroad tracks in southern Iowa for rabbits and quail and occasionally see a frozen coyote along the tracks that was hit by a highpower from the size of the hole and in the middle of nowhere. I seen a couple that were close to 20 if not over.

I figured that the engineer and brakemen and probably a couple friends would take thier turns shooting from the cab of the locomotive at night. Wouldn’t that be a blast shooting a scope at night with the headlight lighting out in front of the train doing 60 mph. Take a few bets too on how many a guy could hit flying down the tracks with 150 cars behind ya, i’d do it.

I’ve taken a few that pushed the 35 pound mark but that was when the population was way low. More food to go around I guess. The colors on ours down here isn’t worth a hoot though. You can sometimes make more keeping them alive and have a dog runner come get them.

I’ve taken a few that pushed the 35 pound mark but that was when the population was way low. More food to go around I guess. The colors on ours down here isn’t worth a hoot though. You can sometimes make more keeping them alive and have a dog runner come get them.

Up here in Northern wisconsin I got 1 that went 46 and 2 that went 34 and 37. The dogs seem bigger up here for some reason, don’t know if its the food base or lack of hunting pressure that lets them live longer.

Up here in Northern wisconsin I got 1 that went 46 and 2 that went 34 and 37. The dogs seem bigger up here for some reason, don’t know if its the food base or lack of hunting pressure that lets them live longer.

Coyotes have no problem at all killing a coon. Had a rat terrier years ago would kill coons chucks and once worked a badger over until I had to shoot it. Badger was old and I think played out fast. Wild yotes would make fast work of all but the big 30 pounders and there arent that many of them.

Coyotes have no problem at all killing a coon. Had a rat terrier years ago would kill coons chucks and once worked a badger over until I had to shoot it. Badger was old and I think played out fast. Wild yotes would make fast work of all but the big 30 pounders and there arent that many of them.