I've got some questions on Mange in ND. The subject probably has been beaten to death by now and I am sorry if I bring it up again, but I am curious. Where did the mange start in the state?? Which way did it move across the state?? Did anyone track it's movement?? Did coyotes really start it or could it have been from another "source"??. How long will the fox and coyote population have to deal with it?? How do they get over it??
I'm asking these question because I've heard coyotes started mange in ND. We didn't have coyotes in our area when mange hit. I live in Brocket which is East and a little North of Devils Lake. Mange seemed to come from the east as deer hunters noticed dead fox East of State Hiway 1 while hunting. It wasn't until the following fall that it hit my area. Coyotes moved in a couple years after that. I am originally from Cando. They have had coyotes in that area for years before I came here. Mange showed up there a couple years later after the fox had it here. It just seems crazy to me if coyotes were the cause, wouldn't it have followed the coyote's movement Eastward?? To me it seems to have moved Westward and coyotes weren't the cause, they just unfortunately got in the way. I would love to know anybody's thoughts on this as it has bugged me since mange started here. Thanks!!
Tim
I'm asking these question because I've heard coyotes started mange in ND. We didn't have coyotes in our area when mange hit. I live in Brocket which is East and a little North of Devils Lake. Mange seemed to come from the east as deer hunters noticed dead fox East of State Hiway 1 while hunting. It wasn't until the following fall that it hit my area. Coyotes moved in a couple years after that. I am originally from Cando. They have had coyotes in that area for years before I came here. Mange showed up there a couple years later after the fox had it here. It just seems crazy to me if coyotes were the cause, wouldn't it have followed the coyote's movement Eastward?? To me it seems to have moved Westward and coyotes weren't the cause, they just unfortunately got in the way. I would love to know anybody's thoughts on this as it has bugged me since mange started here. Thanks!!
Tim