They don't have the testosterone of a male to be bold enough to make new discoveries and they are often not as hungry as more active/aggressive males. Many young female coyotes have that same trait. This coyote had never been around traps, hunted, etc. Who was the fellow on here some months ago that had the pet coyote? He took some videos/photos of the coyote when he'd take her on walks in the neighborhood. Or maybe you decided to add a different lure/odor to the set and now the coyote is really confused by the sudden addition. Maybe this time he's more in the mood to check out the source of the urine and he comes to check it out - but you've pulled your trap because you interpreted his response the first time as bad urine. Next time down the trail, he knows your urine is there and may not exhibit as much suspicion. If you observed all this (in the snow perhaps), you could possibly conclude that the urine wasn't any good, wasn't attractive, etc., but the fact is, your coyote just wasn't in the mood at the time. He may only come close enough to satisfy his curiosity for the moment and go on about his business because he's got other things on his mind. On the other hand, if its urine (from whatever source and no matter if its male, female or mixed) the coyote has never smelled before, he or she GENERALLY is going to come in down wind and make a careful inspection of it. If a coyote has smelled your collection urine several times because you left it behind when you pulled your trap, then he/she might be accustomed to it so when you go back next year and put a trap down, the coyote is already familiar with that odor and has no fear of it. Why do trappers have great luck with fatty meat baits in early fall but later switch to gland lures? Because coyotes in the fall are trying to consume calories for winter reserves in the early spring they start to think about territories, mates and breeding. The word means "fear of the new." While MOST EVERY coyote fears things that are new, given their age, sex, time of year, prior experiences, etc., their level of fear or their response to the stimulus will be different. Not EVERY coyote is going to act exactly the same.Ĭraig O'Gorman uses (if not owns the patent on) the word neophobic in relation to coyotes. Different coyotes have different experiences they bring with them to any given stimulus different seasons/times of year bring a whole new shift as well. Some are aggressive some are passive some are skittish and some are not. Just like all domestic dogs are different. I'm tending to be more like The Beav, but one flaw trappers continue to demonstrate (IMO) is they always want to treat every coyote or every fox, the same as every other coyote or fox.
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