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albert
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posted October 30, 2003 04:09 PM
Which coyote has greater territorial instincts? the male or female?
While it is generally accepted that the male is the alpha animal. There are some studies that have stated that they have observed circumstances where the female was the alpha.
I have seen females come in aggresively to howls. I have noticed my percentage of mature females has increased very significanly since i started howling.
Any Comments? Just curious.
PS. How do you spell check?
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Rich Higgins
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posted October 30, 2003 04:59 PM
Albert, I think the degree of territoriality exhibited by coyotes probably differs more between individuals than between sexes or rank.
All pack or family members participate in indirect territory defense- howling and scent marking, and all members will participate in direct defense-chasing and biting.
Someone told me once that if the sex of an intruder is known from scent that the males will intercept males and the female will intercept females. I don't know. I do know that when I call over known territory that males more often respond to my voice howls (thanks Scott)however all ages respond to puppy howls, mature males to puppies.
I have 17 minutes of temper tantrum by a mature female on tape. She and a male first appeared on the crest of a ridge across a small canyon from us. They had responded to puppy howls. I switched to a juvenile/female howl and she came on in while the male remained back on the ridge and just watched the show. This was in early Dec. early mating season. Behavior and responses change with seasons.
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Leonard
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posted October 30, 2003 05:30 PM
Albert, I highlighted your post and pasted it to an e-mail and spell checked it. I think there were a total of three errors, the revised text appears below. No big deal.
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Which coyote has greater territorial instincts? the male or female?
While it is generally accepted that the male is the alpha animal. There are some studies that have stated that they have observed circumstances where the female was the alpha.
I have seen females come in aggressively to howls. I have noticed my percentage of mature females has increased very significantly since I started howling.
Any Comments? Just curious.
PS. How do you spell check?"
As to the question: If we can be sure of what gender with which we are howling, and I'm not sure we can be, then I guess it becomes easier to determine the behavior of the respondents. However, how do we determine sex, if we don't shoot them first, then lift their skirt? Side by side, you might have a clue or two.
But, coming in singly, and being partially obscured, etc., and maybe the animal is a couple hundred yards distant; the last thing I really care about is which sex I'm dealing with. Maybe I need to work on that aspect?
Good hunting. LB
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albert
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posted October 30, 2003 07:59 PM
Thanks Rich, I was hoping that you would reply. I'm with you Leonard; the only way I can be sure what has come in is when it's on the ground. Thanks for the tip on spell checking.
POI. Last winter i was out calling with a fella we set up the call and got a dog right away kept calling and a second dog came in barking and shrieking similar to what a lot of people call a challenge. Anyhow it stepped out into the clearing and continued carrying on, as we where trying to get some video I didn't shoot right away. Of course the dog left about the same time the cameraman seen it. It went into the bush and we continued to hear it carrying on. A short while later out popped a coyote in the same spot. This time I shot it. It was a male. The fella I was with claimed it was a different coyote than the one we seen. Claimed that the coyote we seen carrying on was giving female challenge howls. I feel that it was the same coyote. I would sure like to have that shot again.
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