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A sensless Murder

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Blackcoyote:
Probably a coyote...they've kill them often around me and leave'em.   

Little John:
Yep, I figure that a coyote is the most likely suspect. When I skinned the neck back the meat did not look or smell bad, reminded me of Howard Hills story of serving fox stew to unsuspecting hunters in camp who thought it was to die for till they found out what they had eaten.

Outbackbob48:
Foxes are competition for coyotes as are coyotes for wolfs, the greys usually live in thicker cover and seem to fair better than the reds. I have had a few red fox caught in traps an killed by coyotes, they don't seem to eat them or tear them up to bad just a couple bites and probably a quick shake an move on. Sensless murder, no it is just Natures way. Bob

Dharma:
That's Nature for you. Look at it this way. In some parts of the Universe, a sun farts and a whole solar system disappears. Who knows if a split second after the sun cut the cheese, several billion sentient beings said, "Hey, what was that? I think-" and blip! Gone. The sun just goes, "Ahhhh...that's better!" and it's back to business as usual.

DC:
A lot of things seem senseless at first glance. Here on the west coast during salmon spawning the wolves kill dozens of salmon and drag them up on the shore and walk away, The eagles and the crows eat them. Wasteful? Wanton? A study determined that salmon flesh has a parasite that is harmful to wolves but the skin is a valuable source of fats and nutrients. The wolves kill the fish, the scavengers eat the flesh and the wolves come back later and scarf down the skins. Everybody wins. Wonderful system.

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