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Coyote eating Fawn - gwtx - 03-16-2022
Stepped out last night and saw what I thought was a deer lying down out in front of my house. I scanned around, and when I came back across that spot, the deer was instead a coyote eating something. He was on the other side of a "field wire" fence. I have a very bright security light in front, and he kept looking up at me, then back to eating.
The only position I could get to without being busted was about 115 yds away, from
the yote, shooting at a 20 degree angle to the fence. I figured at that narrow angle, I would hit a fence wire and probably miss the yote. But,,,the old man got lucky again. I aimed center mass and it wound up hitting him in the gut just ahead of the rear ham. The 123 sst made a terrible mess on the exit. The fawn was one I had seen where I feed'em in the evenings. He had "food impaction" and apparently the arterial worms that cause it made him weak and sickly. I don't know if the yote killed it, or found it dead. First time I had seen anything like this. Pictures are nasty, so beware.
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Coyote eating Fawn - kmon - 03-16-2022
Happens more often than we might think.
Coyote eating Fawn - Double Naught Spy - 03-16-2022
It is what coyotes do. They are carnivores. Modern coyotes have been around several hundred thousand years. They have always lived on things like deer, rabbits, rodents, bugs, etc.
We feed the deer at my folks' place. I have a feeder set up about 75 yards from the house. It is sad to see one you recognize has been killed.
Coyote eating Fawn - gwtx - 03-16-2022
They serve a purpose, but they can serve further away from my house
I have a spot where I put hog carcasses about 120 yds from my favorite "shooting" post. Each carcass produces at least one coyote,,,good target practice Judging from the scene, the fawn was already dead. Almost no blood at all in the area around the fawn. Just a lot of undigested grass etc. He may have choked to death.I was initially shocked the first time I saw this fawn with the puffed up cheeks and throat.I read up on the disease, interesting read.I've read that the worms are not normally fatal in and of themselves, but some of the associated effects can be. In this case, it was fatal for the yote as well
Glad to see you cranking out the great videos again, thanks and good huntin to ya.
Coyote eating Fawn - BigTee - 03-17-2022
Coyotes are bad on my place, they will come out of the woods and watch me when Im mowing on the tractor. I shoot everyone I can and agree with gwtx, they can serve their purpose some other place.
Coyote eating Fawn - myrifle - 03-17-2022
Mother nature is cold and fickle mistress.
But good on you fir smoking that song dog.
Coyote eating Fawn - sundowner - 03-17-2022
That's what yotes do , they are the cause of many fawns demise . You made him a good yote .
Coyote eating Fawn - Two Tone - 03-17-2022
Pretty sure I heard coyotes howling when I came back in last night. They were far off but there were two of them.
Coyote eating Fawn - TomSawyerNW - 03-18-2022
2-3 years ago, a guy I know ran onto a coyote den where he found 20 or more fawn and deer heads. Apparently, they don't eat the heads or maybe lay around and knaw on 'em.
Destructive SOBs, they are.
Coyote eating Fawn - ricsmall - 03-18-2022
Gwtx
I agree the fawn was dead and yote found him. No blood in area or on carcass. Its what they do unfortunately, and we have to keep them in check as best we can to preserve our prey at an acceptable level. Good shot.