Are these persimmon seeds in this coyote scat?

[lol]

 

[Carlos]

Probably so, but I can't say 100%.

 

[TX300mag]

Yes

 

[TX300mag]

Persimmons seeds for sure. I don't know about the scat.

 

[lol]

Yes

I guess I need to find where they're coming from. My only persimmon failed to produce this year.

 

[lol]

Persimmons seeds for sure. I don't know about the scat.

I could be wrong. I broke it apart to see what seeds were in it.

 

[TX300mag]

I could be wrong. I broke it apart to see what seeds were in it.

Not doubting you, I just really don't know how to identify scat. I did just read that a N Carolina study showed that 95% of coyote scat collected from Aug-Oct contained persimmon seeds. I bet that's what it is.

 

[Ski]

Coyotes LOVE persimmons.

 

[Biggun4214]

Coyotes LOVE persimmons.

Along with coons, possums, foxes, skunks, bears, and dogs.

 

[Ski]

Along with coons, possums, foxes, skunks, bears, and dogs.

And deer

 

[mcbuck58]

I guess I need to find where they're coming from. My only persimmon failed to produce this year.

If your persimmon tree has produced in the past you must have another tree somewhere close. A persimmon tree is either male or female. Need both for the female to produce fruit.

 

[lol]

If your persimmon tree has produced in the past you must have another tree somewhere close. A persimmon tree is either male or female. Need both for the female to produce fruit.

It dropped all its fruit early. I don't think it got fertilized or it was stressed by drought.

 

[44 mag]

It dropped all its fruit early. I don't think it got fertilized or it was stressed by drought.

If it produced the fruit then it was fertilized. There is definitely another one around somewhere.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Coyotes and some dogs will definitely eat persimmons.

 

[Biggun4214]

And deer

But deer don't swallow the seeds and poop them out.

 

[BSK]

It dropped all its fruit early. I don't think it got fertilized or it was stressed by drought.

That was probably due to the drought.

At the same time, there are two varieties of wild persimmon. One sub-species drops early (late Sept into early Oct), while the other sub-species drops a few fruit over a long period of time, and will still be carry fruit into December. I look for these trees in particular as they can be gold mines for MZ and gun season. There is no way visually distinguishing these two sub-species. You have to observe their fruit drop timing.

 

[grouser]

I have seen persimmon seeds in coyote scat in January, and they don't know how to can fruit !

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

Absolutely Persimmon seeds.