What would you call the group of nine coyotes I see most mornings once first cutting hay is off?

What I like is when a police car goes down the highway with it's siren going at night and the coyotes howl back in response.

I don't know. I'm not an expert on coyotes. That's why I asked the question. My impression was that they traveled alone or in pairs and were generally solitary creatures. Obviously they have to get together and have sex some time. And then there are pups to raise. But I've never seen more than two at once. To me a pack means a group that moves together to hunt. Do they do that?

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Wikipedia/Coyote:
Though coyotes have been observed to travel in large groups, they primarily hunt in pairs. Typical packs consist of six closely related adults, yearlings and young. Coyote packs are generally smaller than wolf packs, and associations between individuals are less stable,[19] thus making their social behavior more in line with that of the dingo

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I have had single coyotes come near enough while mowing hay to have hit them with a broom handle if I wanted to, but they were probably just grabbing the mice as they ran from the mower. I believe most of their hunting is at night, and the barking makes me think there are more than one out there. I have always heard of packs taking down deer, etc., but fortunately, we have never had any issues with cows or calves!

Not surprised they are in the burbs, I mean a yard in the burbs in more green area that my whole block has.

But walking around North & Clybourn? 6 stop light intersection with US Beer Co, Goose Island, Bed Bath and Beyond, etc. not exactly primo hunting grounds I suspect.

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Coyotes do run in packs for the most part, they hunt solo or in a pair often if the local game is small but when going for a deer or larger game they team up...The do not send the runt to bait the dog..they send the smartest/fastest to lure away from his property... The coyotes follow the railroad tracks ..trains that ship grain attract rodents which attracts predators. they are all over the back of the yards and have been for decades...Saw a study done a few months ago and they DNA tested Coyotes all over the country..the larger coyotes (above 50 lbs) have wolf DNA in them..the larger the yote the more Wolf DNA in it..

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You are right, they are very intelligent..they pretend to be weak, slow and dumb...they do this to baby bison and elk to lure away from mom and BAM got the throat and choke em out silently in the brush...Coy Dog is true but rare...next time I see that coyote special on I will let ya know, pretty good stuff...My dogs have killed 2 coyotes trying to pull that shit.

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nice, snap a pic of that owl...you can tie a fake fur pelt on fishing line and reel across lawn to lure owl close...The coyotes are so slick they actually send one to distract the owner while one flanks the ankle biter they are walking and move in.

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You live in new lenox or frankfort area i believe , there is a bait shop with a hillbilly on washington st.. it is a filthy bait shop that tans hides and stuff animals ..you can get a cut off for a couple bucks there.I have never seen an owl.

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Yeah, I saw three deer crossing McCormick and Howard not long ago. It's a little odd to see one in a gas station parking lot.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

That is why wolves need to be introduced back into the region..way too many deer...fucking up cars and killing people.

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They live in the woods surrounding the Water Reclamation property and hang around the canal.

I've seen three coyotes in Evanston in the past few weeks...

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See, you guys are all telling me about living in Canals, Forest Preserves, Woods, etc.

These coyotes are living at Whole Foods on North Ave?

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they can travel up to 20 miles in search of food in a day...they eat or they starve.

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Genius.

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