115 pound coyote !!!!!

[Critr Gitr]

This from a friend of a friend.....

"I haven't received too many details other than the PA game commission officer confirmed that this was indeed a coyote. It weighed 115 pounds, was a female and was shot near Friendsville PA. I can't believe that a coyote could get that big, I figured that it was a wolf. I'll try to get more details. NO wonder the Deer herd in PA is suffering with critters out there like that." :shocked: :shocked:

[skein]

The eastern coyotes have traditionally been much bigger than their western cousins, but holy cow, that's HUGE! I'd be interested in more of the story. I remember falling for the big bear attack story where the bear was supposed to be 13' tall or something like that. Turned out to be a big bear all right, but nothing like the internet story portrayed.

Do you know where we can find out more?

Maybe Keta's right; a real varmint rifle is a 375 H&H. :grin:

Skein

[foleys]

I have seen pics of that on other boards, here is a couple more pics floating around:

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[img]http://groups.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetMBPhoto&ImageID=nEgAA AGsGkzYJGmMY54ycRWHpq4wT9W2e32dtOOg6n*1N1xFJ7mTstA[/img]

I kinda have a hard time believing thats a coyote [img]graemlins/eek13.gif[/img]

Had it been shot in Texas i might belive it......after all, every things bigger over there

Nick~

[wade]

I don't believe it. It reminds of the giant housecat that was getting passed around. I didn't believe that one either.

Kevin

It might be a dog or red wolf hybrid

[ORoutdoorsman]

My question is how did he known it was a coyote? I would have thought it was a wolf. Is it not illegal to shoot wolves in PA?

[skein]

The main coloration on the back and sides sure looks like a coyote. The face doesn't, but the easterns are a bit different. It could also be a coy-dog.

I'm sure the PA Fish and Game will be getting lots of calls on this one. It will be interesting to see what they say.

Skein

RED WOLF

[Steelie King]

Look's like a wolf to me!! But if I would have to guess I'd say a yot/dog cross.

[winterkill]

Holy **** that thing is huge. It looks just as big, if not bigger then that buck, which makes it hard to believe it is a coyote. It doesn't seem like a wild animal that faces so much competition from other animals could get that big.
Ian

[Prawnasorus]

That same photo popped up on a trapping web site a few weeks ago, on there it was stated the animal was a wolf hybrid (neutered).

[birdhunter]

Without a doubt that is not a coyote. Clearly a wolf-hybrid.

[Dave Smith]

that is no more a coyote than I am a Gorrill..... Ok bad example. What I mean to say is I agree with the speculations of a Coyote/Dog hybrid

[skein]

Keta nailed it first. Leave it to a sheep herder to know about coyotes and wolves (red or gray). He probably has a red wolf hide tacked to the wall of his barn. :grin:

Good call, Keta.

Skein

Red wolves are neat but when their numbers start to climb there will need to be some control on them.

[jokester]

The first thing I said to my co-worker when I saw it was, "That's a freikin' wolf!!" Definitely not a coyote though! It'll be interesting to hear what happens out of this one.

-jokester

[Gun Rod Bow]

It looks to me like it could be a coyote, maybe not 115 lbs but a big coyote.

When I was young we had a Chesapeak Bay Retriever that weighed 110 lbs.

I shot a huge male coyote when I was 16, biggest one I ever killed out of maybe 200 through my teenage years when I trapped alot. This coyote was nearly as tall, not as heavily boned, but I would put it at 80-90 lbs easy. It was twice as big as most Coyotes I shot.

Color, face, shading on the pic looks coyote enough to me.

Testing by a lab will be the only way to tell if it was a hybrid or just a pituitary case.

[hookumhi]

gee toto this aint Kansas [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img]

[Chukrchaser]

If anybody does any DNA testing my guess is they won't find a drop of Coyote -- bone structure, head shape, ears, fur -- just wrong -- the coloring is within tolerance but that's about it. Have seen wolf hybrids that looked just like it though--

But as Skein mentioned, if that is a yote =-- I'm packin' my 300 for varmits!!

[SHOUGALNITE]

WOW

[The Bloodletter]

Looks to me like someone got tired of the neighbor's Alaskan Malamute peeing on their tires. I don't believe it.

[Degner]

I can't remember the breed name but there is a sheepdog that looks like that.

[stick flicker]

Looks like someones dog got lose in the wrong area [img]graemlins/idea.gif[/img] . The face just doesn't look right for a coyote.

[SPAZZ]

:grin:

[Reef Diver]

Who let the Dogs out? :smile:

[Silver Eagle]

ttt just needed to keep this upfront have a friend that wouldn't belive this unless I show it to him..........

[blacktail519]

wOW :shocked: UNBELIEVABLE

[nitroduk]

he told his neighbor, and he told his neighbor to keep that darn dog off his property........

[o-mykiss]

Looks like a hybrid to me. I would have been afraid to shoot, not knowing for sure what it was. Big dog though.

[StickFish]

Well I guess this story will pass into one of those - well is it real or is it memorex.

I found a site listed on rec.hunting today that discussed this "hybrid" Turns out the dog is a neutered male. Here is the link to the other web site

http://outdoorsniagara.com/hunting.htm

Course it isn't a sponsor so they will probably snip it out.

[BrianMaguire]

That is not a Coyote, try shooting something like that here in Oregon and you could end up in federal prison for killing an endangered wolf. It was probably a hybrid or a full wolf (pet) that got loose. I would love to hear the full story.