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I shot a coyote a few weeks ago around my house, and when i was fleshing it i thought someon had shot it in the back with fine shot. After closer inspection i started to see the same thing i see on coon once in a while. it looks to me to be either a tick/mite bites. Some of the marks have old scar tissue and some are fresh. So what do you think caused this? I have never seen this on a coyote before. It was a female if that means anything.

I think that they are bite marks from the dog trying to get at fleas. Did she have alot of fleas on her?

some look longer and not round like ticks or fleas Dusty might be right, Barb wire marks??

I asked the Doc, (my wife is a Veterinarian) she said it is either mange, or a coyote that had a bad allergic reaction to fleas. If she had a close up look she said she could be sure. Either way she said you probly did this one a favor. Probly very painfull.

Thanks for the replies!! I would have to go with fleas myself then since that seems to be a general concensus. I don't remember her having a lot of fleas, sine I spray them before I start skinning. They look just like tick bites that I see on my coon. I will have the Fur Buyer look at it and see what he comes up with!