Coyotes eat Deer

The coyote weighs between 8 and 20 kilograms, making it smaller than some deer species. However, it makes up for its size shortcoming with agility. When hunting for deer, this predator works in pairs or small groups. Typically, this ferocious predator charges the deer from the front, biting off its head and throat. Coyotes concentrate their hunting efforts on deer fawns in the spring, and in areas without wolves or bears, coyotes are typically the main cause of fawn mortality.

The vicious coyotes have been known to attack fawns when their mothers are out hunting prey. Coyotes store extra deer flesh for later eating, just like other dogs do. To signal to other coyotes that they are the owners of the meal, they frequently urinate on it. Despite the fact that coyotes will scavenge deer carcasses at any time of the year and frequently contain deer hair in their scat, they typically kill deer in the spring and during the winter in places where there is snow. Although it is not extensively documented, there is some evidence that coyotes hunt adult deer in locations without snow.

Coyotes resort to alternative prey like the snowshoe hare during mild winters, according to studies from northern regions, and it is difficult for coyotes to kill mature deer without snow to slow and exhaust animals. Younger and roving animals adhere to lesser prey and scavenge, while territorial breeding couples' alpha male and female primarily kill deer and livestock. As a matter of fact, the alpha pair is just as important for deer hunting success as the coyote pack size.