Thanks to Neil Webb from Arkansas for sharing these unusual photos:
Mike: I’ve been overrun with coyotes this year, with 4 or 5 of the predators showing up at times, and the deer activity dropped to nothing. So imagine my surprise when I checked the camera and got these pictures. The feeders are only 5 feet apart. Pretty cool and like nothing I’ve ever seen before. I did see this little buck a week later chasing a couple of does, and that might help explain his behavior a little. Now if I can just see the coyote and put an end to his camera time! Love the show and keep supporting what we all love to do.
—Neil
Check it out: the coyote comes to the feeder, looks at the deer, turns and looks at the camera, and they both start feeding side by side! This is an amazing twist to the predator/prey relationship and I can’t explain it. What do you think?
I have a coyote and deer eating side by side as well, it is almost like they hang around together and show up together
I think that’s pretty crazy. Anytime I’ve seen a coyote show up the deer run off or at least keep good distance. Neil, sounds like you could have some fun calling them in this winter and taking a few out !
Predators aren’t dumb- they appreciate an easy meal form a feeder w/ out a chase and chance of injury. Wait till he gets really hungry and can’t find cotton rats and field mice and baby fawns will be had. A coyote is an opportunist. Kill em when you can. Georgias deer season for years had doe days from the opening. This year they closed the early doe days at Thanksgiving and will reopen on 12/26 till 1/1/14. Patly to a decrease in population due to the critters.