Trail Cameras and Science

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Re: Trail Cameras and Science

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Amazing, the stuff that gets caught on camera!
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Another Buck caught on a 'trail crossing' camera.

He must be one of those Canadian Deer.

Our Mid-Western Whitetails are not so law abiding!
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Re: Trail Cameras and Science (Nutrition for coyotes)

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Before and after photos of coyotes. Neighbors had raised cotton for several years. This year was the first in 4 or 5 years that they grew peanuts again. So we have scientific proof that peanuts are good for coyotes with before and after photos. The June 24th photo shows the malnourished and mangy coyote. Dec 10th photo from the same location on the fence with the neighbor after the peanuts were harvested. Peanut combines can only pick the nuts hanging on the vine. Dropped peanuts will feed the wildlife for several more months.
Coyotes, pigs, deer, and coons are all fat and healthy now. If peanuts do this for wildlife think what they can do for you. This message was also sponsored by the Peanut Production Board.
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Re: Trail Cameras and Science Coyotes share bath water with pigs

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Who knew that coyotes even bath much less share the bath water with pigs? This is the mud hole below the hay barn about 100 feet from the shop.
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Re: Trail Cameras and Science

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A Girl named "Charmin" !
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The old saying "I would not touch that with a ten-foot pole came to my mind."

Poking the bear seems fraught with danger, the saying "I will eat your lunch" might get reworked to "I will eat you for lunch". That bear could turn around and cover the 10 feet in 3 nanoseconds.



Earlier post about coyote nutrition. I saw a coyote while driving to town while ago. It was on the other side of the San Antonio River and not in range of the neighbors' peanuts. Crossed the road in front of me and paused at the barbed wire fence. Did not seem to have the strength to pop on through. It was in terrible skinny shape. A healthy coyote normally will run between the strands without even slowing down. Looked like he wanted someone to put him out of his misery. Remember to eat some peanuts every day to maintain good health, 50,00 coyotes cannot be wrong.

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Re: Trail Cameras and Science

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Here is some coyote science. Not sure if any game cameras are involved.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/scie ... 00d70fb7e9

Interesting science article from the New York Times. Extinct red wolf genetics carried by coyote wolf hybrids on Galveston Island. Nothing to do with our bathed, happy, and peanut eating local coyotes though.

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Re: Trail Cameras and Science funny behavior

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Not sure if I have ever seen this from does, standing on 2 legs. Kind of reminds me of cats fighting with the ears laid back. So I think it is an expression of aggression over limited deer chow at the feeder. The other day I saw about 30 hopping the fence just down from the house. I do talk to them fairly often and lately I have been asking them if they have ever considered birth control.

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Re: Trail Cameras and Science

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Those Does be part Kangaroo!

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Br,
You are in good company. My secretary saw the photos and first words out of her mouth were "They look like kangaroos".

I have seen a mama deer doing combat with a pair of coyotes trying to eat her fawn. She did not get so high not fold her legs up like these photos. Actually, the pair did eat the fawn, they played a professional tag team. Mama could only drive one off at a time.

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