The female comes into heat once a year and this is the only time the male is reproductively active. When the pups are born, they are able to leave the den immediately. Coyotes often move the pups to several dens whether they have been disturbed or not. By July, they move to a place with water, shade and activity areas for pups, where intruders can easily be seen and there are bushes or other cover nearby to make escape easy. Adults make nightly excursions from these areas, and by August the pups know the area quite well.
Pups often travel together in small groups or with the adults.
Both parents share the responsibility of raising the young along with other pack members. The pack consists of siblings and offspring. Alone or in pairs, coyotes can run for hours in search of prey. One acts as a decoy while the second one stalks. Research shows that the more coyotes are hunted, the faster they seem to compensate.