Coyote Poop: There's A Lot of Meaning to Scat

Have you been seeing more mysterious dog-like prints in the snow lately? Spotted some fresh scat piles or urine marks along an old field edge or woods road? Heard more wild yips and howls than usual on clear nights this past month or so? Well all that would make sense about this time of year. That's because from January into March, it's mating season for Vermont's eastern coyotes! If you watch this trail camera scene closely, you can see the first coyote leave a scent mark on a small sapling at