Odd coyote question and observation

RJMAcres · 09-27-2009, 02:41 PM

Got to thinking about this last night as a large pack of coyotes
came thru the woods behind the farm. They were real vocal, yipping,
yapping and squealing all over the place.

Now, the question. Why do they make so much noise while they
are out and about hunting ? I would think that would ruin their
chances of catching anything. It also brings out some predators here
that would like a nice young coyote for a midnight snack.

Also, when I was a young kid on the farm in central nebraska, you
hear coyotes howl at night. You all know the howl. I haven't heard
a lone coyote howl for years and years. Why ?

Randy

pajaro · 09-27-2009, 03:11 PM

i heard the same thing one night a few years ago.... really freaked me out as they were quite close to the building i was in.... it was a family unit, and the ones making all the noise were the young coyotes..... they were probably hungry and the mother wouldn't let them nurse.... she was probably teaching them to hunt solid food.....

RJMAcres · 09-27-2009, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pajaro

i heard the same thing one night a few years ago.... really freaked me out as they were quite close to the building i was in.... it was a family unit, and the ones making all the noise were the young coyotes..... they were probably hungry and the mother wouldn't let them nurse.... she was probably teaching them to hunt solid food.....

We hear them come thru like that all the time.
I'm sure they come thru quite often when we don't hear them either.

Randy

Lobo0311 · 09-27-2009, 09:10 PM

SOme packs tend to be more family oriented than others and the yiping and yapping is their small talk. Young ones yipping at mom are common too. My folks live well inside the city limits of Colorado Springs, behind their house is an area that cannot be developed over the years there has been an increase in the coyote population there as the rabbit population has skyrocketed. My mom used to get nervous about it till their cocker spaniel died now she just sits and enjoys the show. Me? I'd be out there with a bow watching and waiting.

338RUM · 09-28-2009, 12:51 AM

ya know they do not make noise once they have been shot....

matt760 · 09-28-2009, 02:06 AM

I've always enjoyed listening to coyotes at night. I used to hear them once every couple months at my mom's house. I live more in-town now and have A/C so keep the windows closed and don't hear them much anymore.

Dakoma · 09-28-2009, 02:46 AM

I used to fish at night and take family members out fishing when they came visiting and it never failed the coyotes whoud start yapping and they would get parinoid,most of the time it is not more than two or three but on a still night they sound like they are right on top of you they way sound travels,I always carried my Ruger 22 auto and a couple extra mags.And kind of snikker when they would move alittle closer to me.One morning early fishing a single coyote came down the bank on the other side and I sat real still and waited till it streached its neck out to get a drink ,and hollered WHAT ARE YOU DOING,the coyote took a dump and almost fell back into the creek getting away and I laughed so hard that I almost fell in the creek myself.Sometimes it is just hard to tell how many there are unless you get a visual on them.

AllAlaskan · 10-06-2009, 11:47 AM

I have always been told that thats how they talk back and forth and its when they suddenly stop that they are beginning to hunt. I have noticed when hunting that they start yipping and yapping and as soon as you do a good squealing rabbit call it just suddenly stops and then sure enuph they start sneeking up and if ya got a good redlight you will catch em trying to sneak up and find that "dying" Rabbit

nathangdad · 10-06-2009, 09:19 PM

singing just about every night.

I was always told the pack would spread out as it moved through the mesquites. As noted, communication was vital to make certain the pack was in tact and moving in the same direction at the same rate of speed.

However, they can really shut it off. Exactly how they know to shut if off and go into pack hunting mode is a total mystery to me. I suppose some type vocalization transmitted what was known to do to the rest of the pack.

I really cannot state ever hearing a single coyote in the West Texas desert. That really may happen in other areas.

lynxpilot · 10-06-2009, 09:38 PM

I watched 3 in the lower pasture last few nights with the new night scope. They haven't bothered anything yet, so I didn't take a shot. I have a few sheep, so I'm watching every night. If they stick with rabbits, I'll probably leave them alone.

Cross Hair · 10-08-2009, 03:54 PM

They come through yipping and yapping on my property all the time. I can young and old so I have always thought it was training or communicating with the younguns. However I have a friend who says they go through as a noisy pack to get hunkered down night animals up and running where they can all gang up on it.

and 338 rum gets the award for how to silence them LMAO!

oklahoma hunter · 10-08-2009, 04:57 PM

yall need to watch more discovery channel....coyotes howl, bark, yap, ect...because they are territorial and they also do it to be polite ..........(if you and a few friends are huntin on the same property dont you usualy want to know where their huntin so you can stay away and not ruin their hunt)

StretchNM · 10-13-2009, 12:18 AM

Yep! 338RUM forced an immediate laugh outta me! That's rare. Excellent!

09-27-2009, 02:41 PM	#1
RJMAcres Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 157	Odd coyote question and observation Got to thinking about this last night as a large pack of coyotes came thru the woods behind the farm. They were real vocal, yipping, yapping and squealing all over the place. Now, the question. Why do they make so much noise while they are out and about hunting ? I would think that would ruin their chances of catching anything. It also brings out some predators here that would like a nice young coyote for a midnight snack. Also, when I was a young kid on the farm in central nebraska, you hear coyotes howl at night. You all know the howl. I haven't heard a lone coyote howl for years and years. Why ? Randy

09-27-2009, 09:10 PM	#4
Lobo0311 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northeast Kansas Posts: 633	SOme packs tend to be more family oriented than others and the yiping and yapping is their small talk. Young ones yipping at mom are common too. My folks live well inside the city limits of Colorado Springs, behind their house is an area that cannot be developed over the years there has been an increase in the coyote population there as the rabbit population has skyrocketed. My mom used to get nervous about it till their cocker spaniel died now she just sits and enjoys the show. Me? I'd be out there with a bow watching and waiting. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?

09-28-2009, 12:51 AM	#5
338RUM Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lonaconing, MD Posts: 1,025	ya know they do not make noise once they have been shot.... __________________ diaper fetishist, gay ,neo Nazi ,slaves give me hope for the versatility of the human race. -Billy

10-06-2009, 11:47 AM	#8
AllAlaskan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: In HOT North East Texas Missing COLD South Central Alaska Posts: 1,553	I have always been told that thats how they talk back and forth and its when they suddenly stop that they are beginning to hunt. I have noticed when hunting that they start yipping and yapping and as soon as you do a good squealing rabbit call it just suddenly stops and then sure enuph they start sneeking up and if ya got a good redlight you will catch em trying to sneak up and find that "dying" Rabbit __________________ Charlie The *Crazy* Alaskan

10-06-2009, 09:19 PM	#9
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,170	I was raised in West Texas where we heard them singing just about every night. I was always told the pack would spread out as it moved through the mesquites. As noted, communication was vital to make certain the pack was in tact and moving in the same direction at the same rate of speed. However, they can really shut it off. Exactly how they know to shut if off and go into pack hunting mode is a total mystery to me. I suppose some type vocalization transmitted what was known to do to the rest of the pack. I really cannot state ever hearing a single coyote in the West Texas desert. That really may happen in other areas. Last edited by nathangdad; 10-07-2009 at 08:12 AM.

09-27-2009, 03:11 PM	#2
pajaro Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: newcastle, california Posts: 334	i heard the same thing one night a few years ago.... really freaked me out as they were quite close to the building i was in.... it was a family unit, and the ones making all the noise were the young coyotes..... they were probably hungry and the mother wouldn't let them nurse.... she was probably teaching them to hunt solid food.....

09-28-2009, 02:06 AM	#6
matt760 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 805	I've always enjoyed listening to coyotes at night. I used to hear them once every couple months at my mom's house. I live more in-town now and have A/C so keep the windows closed and don't hear them much anymore.

09-28-2009, 02:46 AM	#7
Dakoma Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southeast Tennessee Posts: 1,135	I used to fish at night and take family members out fishing when they came visiting and it never failed the coyotes whoud start yapping and they would get parinoid,most of the time it is not more than two or three but on a still night they sound like they are right on top of you they way sound travels,I always carried my Ruger 22 auto and a couple extra mags.And kind of snikker when they would move alittle closer to me.One morning early fishing a single coyote came down the bank on the other side and I sat real still and waited till it streached its neck out to get a drink ,and hollered WHAT ARE YOU DOING,the coyote took a dump and almost fell back into the creek getting away and I laughed so hard that I almost fell in the creek myself.Sometimes it is just hard to tell how many there are unless you get a visual on them.

10-06-2009, 09:38 PM	#10
lynxpilot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ava, MO Posts: 112	I watched 3 in the lower pasture last few nights with the new night scope. They haven't bothered anything yet, so I didn't take a shot. I have a few sheep, so I'm watching every night. If they stick with rabbits, I'll probably leave them alone.

10-08-2009, 03:54 PM	#11
Cross Hair Long Tail Squirrel Hunter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Illinois... Middle of Nowhere Posts: 1,305	They come through yipping and yapping on my property all the time. I can young and old so I have always thought it was training or communicating with the younguns. However I have a friend who says they go through as a noisy pack to get hunkered down night animals up and running where they can all gang up on it. and 338 rum gets the award for how to silence them LMAO! __________________ *Most of my life I've spent hunting,... the rest of it I've just wasted*

10-08-2009, 04:57 PM	#12
oklahoma hunter Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma Posts: 60	yall need to watch more discovery channel....coyotes howl, bark, yap, ect...because they are territorial and they also do it to be polite ..........(if you and a few friends are huntin on the same property dont you usualy want to know where their huntin so you can stay away and not ruin their hunt)

10-13-2009, 12:18 AM	#13
StretchNM Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alamogordo, NM Posts: 77	Yep! 338RUM forced an immediate laugh outta me! That's rare. Excellent!