When Coyotes track prey like meadow voles, they rely on their keen sense of smell and acute hearing because the snow hides their target from view. They spring into the air and plunge face down into the snow but they don’t always hit their target. With the tip of its nose caked with snow from the plunge, the Coyote continued to search for its prey but came up with nothing so it trotted away to find a more fertile hunting grounds.