Specifically the coyote community is a busy one this time of year, as mating season has officially kicked off, now through March. Related: What Colorado Wildlife Does Every Year To Prepare for WinterColorado Parks and Wildlife has an entire page on their website dedicated to best practices with living among coyotes. While coyotes typically view smaller pets like cats or small dogs as prey, they also view larger dogs as a threat to them personally, and neither brings a good outcome. For the record, by the way, even though mating season is now... coyotes don't have to wait 9 months to see their smiling pups. 10 of the Wildest Colorado Wildlife Stories Take a peek at some of the silliest, strangest, and most bizarre animal tales from Colorado.