Ohio Division of Fish and Wildlife
Coyotes have a very flexible life history. Having such a broad geographic range across the United States, it makes sense that their biology would vary depending on the region's ecosystem and resources. Since coyotes are relatively new to Ohio, only becoming common across the state in the last 50 years, there has been little research on their population dynamics in this area.
Coyotes are very adaptable and have been shown to have different reproductive rates, both in litter sizes and age that a female first begins having litters, depending on a region's hunting pressure, food availability, and other stressors. This contributes to the difficulty that wildlife managers have had in controlling or eradicating coyotes from an area.