A coyote is seen in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park in June.
Photograph by Elijah Goodwin, Whimbrel Nature Photography
Posted on 11/07/2011 8:14:28 PM PST by jazusamo
A coyote is seen in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park in June.
Photograph by Elijah Goodwin, Whimbrel Nature Photography
Interesting piece on coyote-wolf hybrids.
Caught one in a snare on a fence line about 7 years ago that went 41.5 lbs- pretty big to be pure coyote.
Now THERE's a career path.
Hey DB & Ellendra - think about this one next time you have a difficult customer! :-)
Shouldn’t the govt put an end to this practice? After all, it is not natural, and may end with two species becoming extinct.....
Wilees?
One more thing to worry about!
According to this PA is a route for them, wouldn’t be surprised if they turn up in OH also.
Back in about 1998, I was jogging one morning on Cape Cod. A coyote came out of the woods and intersected my path. We stopped and stared at each other and he gave me a look that seemed to say, “OK, biped, you can use this road today, but I don’t ever want to see you here again.” My next door neighbor in Chatham lost one of his cats to a ‘yote.
As well you should.
A pack of them backed my dad [literally] down the ridge to his truck, where he’d left his rifle.
He didn’t dare turn his back on them...they -were- stalking him.
Soon as he got to the truck and pulled out the rifle, they took off.
Big as GSDs, smart and fearless of humans is a seriously bad combination.
The liberal DNR dumb asses finally took away their “protected species” status and we haven’t had much of a “problem” with them since.
[’course the farmers were already capping them every calving/lambing season before that, anyway]
SS&SU.
Coyotes are all over the western states including some of the bigger cities, around populated areas pets are their favorite food. If these hybrids were here the animal lovers wouldn’t raise so much heck when the trappers go after them.
Some family in New England [can’t recall which state] lost their baby to one.
They -will- eat your dogs and cats.
1/3 of their diet is deer, *maybe*; the other 2/3 is young livestock and pets.
Easier pickings.
Then we got coydogs, running in packs of 30 or so round n round the house chasing deer at 3 am.
Then we got broad daylight coydogs in pairs-
You only see the male who lets you see him in front of you as the female comes up behind you to jump you-
We never go in the woods without a couple of .44`s.
My comment was not in jest. I was stalked by two mountain lions a decade ago. They came within seven feet of pouncing on me. I never go unarmed in the out of doors.
I’m not too familiar with these hybrids but from what I’ve read they only seem to be in the East of the U.S. and Canada.
If they spread out west here they’ll be a problem for sure.
See and hear them in this AZ retirement community at all hours, they trot down the streets unafraid. Cats are their favorite white meat, but not above taking medium to small dogs.
I was told several times that Coyotes get crossed up with domesticated dogs out here in the Midwest. Don’t know how true although.
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