Diane K. Boyd
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Exactly. So when wolves come back on the landscape, it happened up where we are, happened at Yellowstone, where it's just been a coyote economy since the wolves were taken out. Coyotes rule, right? I love coyotes too, but I shouldn't say love. I really respect them.
Exactly. So when wolves come back on the landscape, it happened up where we are, happened at Yellowstone, where it's just been a coyote economy since the wolves were taken out. Coyotes rule, right? I love coyotes too, but I shouldn't say love. I really respect them.
But when you have the wolves coming back and they start displacing and killing and hammering on the coyotes, well, surprise, all of a sudden red fox are coming back. And like where I work in the North Fork, All those early winters, we had people out all winter on skis tracking wolves. We never saw fox tracks. Never. And I never caught one in a wolf trap.
But when you have the wolves coming back and they start displacing and killing and hammering on the coyotes, well, surprise, all of a sudden red fox are coming back. And like where I work in the North Fork, All those early winters, we had people out all winter on skis tracking wolves. We never saw fox tracks. Never. And I never caught one in a wolf trap.
But when you have the wolves coming back and they start displacing and killing and hammering on the coyotes, well, surprise, all of a sudden red fox are coming back. And like where I work in the North Fork, All those early winters, we had people out all winter on skis tracking wolves. We never saw fox tracks. Never. And I never caught one in a wolf trap.
And then as time went on and the wolves took a foothold, so to speak, a toehold in the country, and they started hammering the coyotes. All of a sudden there's fox. I got fox denning on my property now.
And then as time went on and the wolves took a foothold, so to speak, a toehold in the country, and they started hammering the coyotes. All of a sudden there's fox. I got fox denning on my property now.
And then as time went on and the wolves took a foothold, so to speak, a toehold in the country, and they started hammering the coyotes. All of a sudden there's fox. I got fox denning on my property now.
Sure. Or do they eat them? I don't. You know what? I haven't followed that. I don't track that that closely. But I would guess most of the time not unless they're incredibly hungry. I would guess it's a strict eliminating a competitor situation. I've seen. I mean, you can look at the data in Yellowstone.
Sure. Or do they eat them? I don't. You know what? I haven't followed that. I don't track that that closely. But I would guess most of the time not unless they're incredibly hungry. I would guess it's a strict eliminating a competitor situation. I've seen. I mean, you can look at the data in Yellowstone.
Sure. Or do they eat them? I don't. You know what? I haven't followed that. I don't track that that closely. But I would guess most of the time not unless they're incredibly hungry. I would guess it's a strict eliminating a competitor situation. I've seen. I mean, you can look at the data in Yellowstone.
They have witnessed tons of times of wolves going up to coyote dens and digging out on killing all the pups and trying to kill the parents. And I don't think they usually eat them. I could be wrong in that, but I don't think so.
They have witnessed tons of times of wolves going up to coyote dens and digging out on killing all the pups and trying to kill the parents. And I don't think they usually eat them. I could be wrong in that, but I don't think so.
They have witnessed tons of times of wolves going up to coyote dens and digging out on killing all the pups and trying to kill the parents. And I don't think they usually eat them. I could be wrong in that, but I don't think so.