Originally Posted By: Out back
Coyotes get the blame for killing animals because they are often observed eating the carcass. A coyote is just a 4 legged buzzard. They rarely kill anything. They are avid scavengers.


I have to disagree. They kill often, namely mice and moles. They will stay after these two until they get'em and is probably their #1 year round food source that isn't scavenged. If they get lucky they will catch a squirrel, rabbit, or bird. When fawns hit the ground they will hammer them. Catching an adult healthy deer is possible but not as likely. But, as you said, they do scavenge a lot also. We have discussed the Ft. Rucker study on here before. The coyotes destroyed the fawns in the study. Why they were able to do it there is debatable.