Oh man I wish I had the game cam on video for this sequence! What is surprising is how the turkeys go back to eating so quickly with the coyote sitting over by the tree and also return to the area so quickly after the chase.
Frankly I bet the coyote doesn’t succeed in catching many mature turkeys but really feasts on eggs/fledglings.
Food Habits: Coyotes sometimes form “hunting partnerships” with badgers. Because coyotes aren’t very effective at digging rodents out of their burrows, they chase the animals while they’re above ground. Badgers do not run quickly, but are well-adapted to digging rodents out of burrows. When both hunt together they effectively leave no escape for prey in the area. The average distance covered in a night’s hunting is about 4 km.
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