. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 26 CALIFORNIA PISH AND GAME. THE COYOTE AS A DEER KILLER. By E. V. JOTTER. Although we have long known the coyote ;is a predatory animal il has only been recently that we have obtained evidence of its destructiveness to big game. Heretofore known as a destroyer of quail, grouse and domestic slock such as pigs, sheep and poultry, the coyote musl now be classified along with the mountain lion as a deer slayer. In that many persons have
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 26 CALIFORNIA PISH AND GAME. THE COYOTE AS A DEER KILLER. By E. V. JOTTER. Although we have long known the coyote ;is a predatory animal il has only been recently that we have obtained evidence of its destructiveness to big game. Heretofore known as a destroyer of quail, grouse and domestic slock such as pigs, sheep and poultry, the coyote musl now be classified along with the mountain lion as a deer slayer. In that many persons have been slow to believe that the coyote is a factor in oui- deer supply we have attempted to gather some evidence lending to prove thai this animal is responsible for a considerable loss each year in Trinity County. This evidence is presented Fig. 15. Mah coyoti taken in nap January 31, 1918, 14 miles south of Douglas. Trinity County, California, by C. O. Fisher. The stomach contained deer hair and meat. Photograph by C. O. Fishei Bert Biggins, who runs a trap line within the Trinity Game Refuge, reports finding along this one line during one month, the remains of fifteen deer killed by coyotes. Ranger Bucklew in April, 1916, saw a Cull grown doe. apparently in good condition, pulled down by one coyote. Mi'. W'm. Friend writes as follows concerning his experience with coyotes in the < iame Refuge : •In regard i the deer I found killed by coyotes in the Game Refuge, will say 1 i uinmeuced trapping between Little Creek and Bear Creek on February 1, 1916, and between that date and March 2, 1916, I found the remains of seventeen deer killed by coyotes. They were all sizes from large bucks to fawns, but mostly small deer. The snow was about two feel deep and the deer had collected near the river and in gulches. After the snow settled the coyotes could run on top, but the deer broke through, so it was an easy matter for the coyote to catch them. In one gulch I came down
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