females and carrying pups?

Post by **lyonch** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:25 pm

I shot two coyotes today and the male was rubbed really bad and the female looked decent yet but she was a barrell on legs. My question is if i were to cut that female open would i be able to count the pups or are they a little underdeveloped cause its a little early? I am curious on what a littler size would be for that area. I left that male lay there and female i gave to the guy i was with but i told him i would call him and let him know if he should cut it.

Post by **Dcoy** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:03 pm

You could count em.

Post by **Coyotehunter** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:10 pm

Yep, take a look. I a lot of times I see coyotes showing 8 but it varies with the age of the coyote. Older females have bigger litters, than most young females. Seen 13 once.

Post by **lyonch** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:29 pm

I just talked to the guy and he said that he counted 7 pups. When looking at the age of the dog i guessed it was a 2 year old female. The teeth were really white with a little wear and i guessed that she weighed around 30 lbs. she was wet though with the heavy snow that we have. I really wish i would have brought my camera cause i would have taken some pics and posted them. Oh well there is always another one to post in the future

Post by **Coyotehunter** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:15 am

If you measure the length of the fetus you can tell how old it is.

Post by **lyonch** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:51 pm

Interesting

Im sure the guy disposed of everyhting by now but next time that happens i will definetely dig right in and do that. I think there is a lot a guy can learn by understanding the gestations periods of a coyote!

Post by **Prairie Ghost** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:39 pm

Very true lyonch. I've seen 12 once and 13 once but seven or eight would be the average i see

Post by **lyonch** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:53 am

Do most of the pups live from birth until fall or do they have a mortaliy rate with only a vertain percentage live? Im assuming that not all the pups live form birth to fall.

Post by **Coyotehunter** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:56 am

I am sure there is a bunch of documentation on this but coyotes are very good parents the success rate is extremely high on pups. I think it is only about half make it past the one year mark and that about only one out of a litter of 6 will reach 5 years of age in a controlled population. I am going from memory and it would take me a minute or two to dig up where I read that info.

Post by **LeviM** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:09 am

I believe it somewhere in the book "clever coyote"

Post by **coyotman** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:38 pm

why did u leave the male?
if u decide to leave a male again take it and pm me and i will come and get it from you

Post by **lyonch** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:51 am

The male was rubbed really bad!! When you grabbbed the fur it sliped right out like when a dog is shedding and there were areas that looked like it was a summer coat.

Post by **LeviM** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:16 am

coyotman wrote:why did u leave the male?
if u decide to leave a male again take it and pm me and i will come and get it from you

Get in line, I am pretty sure any half way decent coyotes will be going on the stretchers, my fur shed is pretty empty!

I don't think it matters male or female, its how the fur looks.

Post by **coyotman** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:15 pm

i was looking to do my first head mount and dont want to start on a nice animal i havent been able to shoot one this year i got into it to late that is why i asked im new to the predator hunting this year and i dont have but 2 places to go and it is state land from what i hear that is hard to hunt for coyotes

Post by **Coyotehunter** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:55 pm

what state are you in?