Author Topic: roaming yotes (Read 429 times)

yote · « **on:** February 09, 2004, 10:55:17 AM »

I did all my scouting three months ago,and again six weeks ago getting ready for a ten day trip in the woods. I found coyote tracks on top of tracks,all fresh.
I just got home from that trip and couldnt find but about three fresh tracks on sixteen thousand acres i was trapping.WHAT HAPPENED?

I didnt find any cat tracks then but they are there now ,i caught plenty of bobcats and only one yote.
Im at a lose ,do the coyotes roam that much??? :? :?

RdFx · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2004, 03:13:55 PM »

This time of year it is the mating season for yotes and they go anywhere anytime. Here in north central Wi yotes have a return time of 10 days to 30 day circuit. With cats the females stay put in small area but the big bobs roam far and wide. Also food plays a important part at certain times of the year and that controls where yotes roam and stay.

yote · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2004, 03:30:25 PM »

Thanks for the reply,i didnt realise coyotes had that much of a circle.The food is still here ,im in NC so we havnt had that much bad weather and there is plenty of small game on the move.
Weve just started to get coyotes in high numbers around here so i dont know much about them.So any help is well appreciated. :idea:
The cats were all big males but one small female.

Thanks alote
Pete

Wackyquacker · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2004, 03:59:16 PM »

Them dang coyotes will make you bald scratching :? I don't think that all of the "cycling" that is experienced is do to territorial visiting. Some times they'll just pick up and be gone. On some of my line(s) they seem to swing through with some sort of regularity...but not always predictable. Then all at once poof they're gone no trace no ryhme no reason. Like the old fox said, breeding season always shakes things up a bit. If you have a big enough area you can probably locate them...but even then they can be tough pickins. Major weather moves seem to be a big factor around here.

yote · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2004, 02:05:50 PM »

We did have a ice storm the week before i left,it only lasted a few days but i didnt even think about it.Its all timber land i trap so i guess all the broken pines from the ice could have changed there normal routes.
Guess i should pay a little more attention. :roll:

Wackyquacker · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2004, 03:48:17 PM »

HARD TELLIN NOT KNOWIN! :wink: