Where to See Coyote in Badlands National Park

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Coyote sightings in Badlands

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Where Coyote has been reported, from 87 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM4% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM61% of the busiest hour6 AM94% of the busiest hour7 AM72% of the busiest hour8 AM44% of the busiest hour9 AM28% of the busiest hour10 AM22% of the busiest hour11 AM17% of the busiest hourNoon17% of the busiest hour1 PM22% of the busiest hour2 PM28% of the busiest hour3 PM44% of the busiest hour4 PM61% of the busiest hour5 PM78% of the busiest hour6 PM94% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM78% of the busiest hour9 PM39% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM6% of the busiest hour

Coyote is most seen 6 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Coyote sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	4%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	1%
4 AM	11%
5 AM	61%
6 AM	94%
7 AM	72%
8 AM	44%
9 AM	28%
10 AM	22%
11 AM	17%
Noon	17%
1 PM	22%
2 PM	28%
3 PM	44%
4 PM	61%
5 PM	78%
6 PM	94%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	78%
9 PM	39%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	6%

Audio tour

Hear about Coyote on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Badlands, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Badlands Tour Guide

The Coyote’s Hunting Pounce

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“A coyote moving slowly through the grass may be hunting mice. Watch for a sudden change: it stiffens, then springs into a pounce with its legs together. That leap is a way to catch a small animal hidden among the stems.”

Plays as you drive near Sage Creek Campground in Parkwolf’s Badlands Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Badlands spots that mention Coyote

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Coyote. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

Scenic pulloutAncient Hunters OverlookA roadside view with a possible ancient butchering story.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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16 sighting mapsfor Badlands, on the same park map as your route
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Wildlife

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906 sightingsPrairie DogCynomys ludovicianusMost seen 8–11 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

333 sightingsPronghornAntilocapra americanaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

304 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

46 sightingsAmerican BadgerTaxidea taxusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map

183 sightingsBurrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaMost seen 6 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

10 sightingsGolden EagleAquila chrysaetosMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 1–7 PMSighting map

Where to see Coyote in Badlands