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Environment & Energy

NickB79

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8. Hibernating in winter means they'll be harder to kill via shooting or poisoning as well

Reply to Warpy (Reply #3)

Sat May 7, 2016, 02:16 PM

May 2016

Prime coyote hunting time here in Minnesota is the winter; the coyotes are constantly moving in search of food. They're more apt to come in close to a hunter's imitation of an injured rabbit scream when they're hungry and burning calories in -30F weather. I imagine it would be similar in Sweden.

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The cute creature Sweden wants to wipe out [View all] Eugene May 2016 OP

they ARE sweet yourpaljoey May 2016 #1

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If the below image qualifies, so do they. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #6

They're fast and prolific breeders Warpy May 2016 #3

Hibernating in winter means they'll be harder to kill via shooting or poisoning as well NickB79 May 2016 #8

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