Table 2. Mean (±SD) frequency of occurrence of primary prey for coyote packs (n = 29) in Alabama and the Savannah River area of Georgia and South Carolina, January 2016–January 2017.
| # of scats | White-tailed deer | Rabbita | Small mammalb | Fruitc | Otherd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Adult | Fawn | ||||||
| Alabama (n = 9) | 313 | 36.2±19.0 | 32.3±19.4 | 3.8±3.8 | 17.4±7.3 | 29.2±14.7 | 35.1±25.2 | 14.5±7.6 |
| Savannah River area (n = 20) | 813 | 42.8±16.7 | 28.7±10.5 | 14.2±10.9 | 28.6±19.1 | 22.3±9.9 | 24.1±20.1 | 13.3±8.5 |
aCottontail and swamp rabbit;
bRat, mouse, shrew, and vole species
c Persimmon, wild grape, muscadine, blackberry, dewberry, and pokeweed
dInsects (i.e., grasshoppers and beetles), armadillo, livestock, opossum, raccoon, birds, reptiles, and human trash