104 Pound Coyote

[Coyboy]

One of the WI outdoor publications just had an article in it about a wolf trapped in south east MN. Seems there had been a few unconfirmed sightings in southern MN farm country.

Now there DNR can not deny it. It was a WI wolf confirmed by a DNA sample taken during it's release.

Who can blame them wolves for moving south.

It's damm cold here right now.

 

[Michiganhunter]

Looks like a half breed to me? I'm no wolf or Cotyote expert like the trapper dude that posted, but it looks like it has some Coyote color in the mid-hind area, but like a Husky (or Wolf) in the head and over all size.
What ever it is, it looks much better now!!gun)

 

[Trickymissfit]

looks like a coydog. They're getting to be fairly common in the midwest now, and have seen many that would scale well over seventy pounds.
gary

 

[esorensen]

I would say it was bigfoot before I'd say coyote. Let big brother tell you what he wants you to hear.

We DNA tested it and it is most definitely a giraffe.

 

[Michiganhunter]

Well if it's like the DNR here in MI. They would tell you it was a geraffe rather than a Wolf. They say there are no Wolves in lower, only the U.P. I have friends that are Hunters, that have property in the mid to upper part of the lower peninsula, and they sware that thay have seen them, period? One said they saw a Big Cat too? Said it ran across the highway (2 lane) right in front of their truck? They said they have seen several Bob Cats over the years, and this was no Bob. The Government is going to blow smoke up our A$$es about anything they see fit. This is one of those times, and subjects. Did the article say if the hunter kept the Coyote/ Wolf?gun)

 

[snipersam]

who would believe tat this is a coyote? looks like a WOLF

 

[hemiscrub]

I wonder if wolfs and coyotes can inter breed. Stranger things have happened.

J E CUSTOM

there was a study a little while back and it said a portion of the population of coyotes in the south are actually hybrids of coyotes and red wolfs so I don't see why they couldn't since they belong to same genus canis.

will

Also since coyotes have been known to cross with dom. dogs and people cross dom. dogs with wolfs i think it is very plausible to assume wolfs could crossbred with coyotes

 

[Miller Outdoors]

looks like a coydog. They're getting to be fairly common in the midwest now, and have seen many that would scale well over seventy pounds.
gary

To my knowledge, after speaking with many wildlife biologists over the years, there has never been conclusive scientific evidence that coyote and dogs have ever successfully bred. Given that evidence, coydogs are a myth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canid_hybrid

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/1647/

Coyotes aren't a canine - much like hare aren't rabbits. Separate species rarely are able to successfully breed, else we'd see half turkey/half grouse or half antelope/half mule deer.

 

[edge]

I think that one of us misinterpreted the article

Canid hybrid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The reason for this lies in their genetics. The wolf, dingo, dog, coyote, and golden jackal diverged relatively recently, around 3 to 4 million years ago, and all have 78 chromosomes arranged in 39 pairs. This allows them to hybridize freely (barring size or behavioral constraints) and produce fertile offspring."

and here

"Coyote-Domestic dog hybrid
There is no genetic difference between a male coyote/female dog breeding and a male dog/female coyote breeding, but two separate terms have been invented, coydog and dogote, as the customary naming for hybrid animals is to derive the first portion of the name from the father and the second from the mother (cf. liger vs. tiglon). A major difference between the two is logically the birthplace of the offspring: a female coyote would give birth in the wild and a female dog, unless feral itself, would give birth domestically."

edge.

 

[royinidaho]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canid_hybrid#cite_note-2 In recent history the taxonomic status of the red wolf has been widely debated. Mech (1970) suggested red wolves may be fertile hybrid offspring from grey wolf (Canis lupus) and coyote (C. latrans) interbreeding. Wayne and Jenks (1991) and Roy et al. (1994b, 1996) supported this suggestion with genetic analysis.


Hmmm, how did they find about that?


I had a wolf/doby cross. Was one of my better dogs. Looked somewhat like a black and tan German shepherd with out the GS rear plus an extra long semi lifted tail. She was a great dog, protective of the kids, and flat hated 'certain' people for no known reason.

 

[cultivateitnow]

there was a study a little while back and it said a portion of the population of coyotes in the south are actually hybrids of coyotes and red wolfs so I don't see why they couldn't since they belong to same genus canis.

will

Also since coyotes have been known to cross with dom. dogs and people cross dom. dogs with wolfs i think it is very plausible to assume wolfs could crossbred with coyotes

One of the F&G departments in a northing state mixed Grays and yotes trying to help the population in that state in the 60's. They said pretty much all fo the black yotes are due to this mix, and most coydogs are really a gray wolf yote mix.

 

[EFR]

In 2007 an 85lb gray wolf was shot in Shelburne Falls Massachusetts. Nearest breeding population is in Canada. USFWS believe it wondered down from there.

Rare Gray Wolf Appears in Western Massachusetts

I'm no expert, but that picture of the 104lb 'coyote' sure looks like a wolf. Where's your nearest breeding population?

 

[dieseldoc]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canid_hybrid#cite_note-2 In recent history the taxonomic status of the red wolf has been widely debated. Mech (1970) suggested red wolves may be fertile hybrid offspring from grey wolf (Canis lupus) and coyote (C. latrans) interbreeding. Wayne and Jenks (1991) and Roy et al. (1994b, 1996) supported this suggestion with genetic analysis.


Hmmm, how did they find about that?


I had a wolf/doby cross. Was one of my better dogs. Looked somewhat like a black and tan German shepherd with out the GS rear plus an extra long semi lifted tail. She was a great dog, protective of the kids, and flat hated 'certain' people for no known reason.

Government workers?????

 

[SOUTHPAWSHOOTER10]

This thing was shot not to far away from where i live. Lots of speculation as to which it was. Last i heard it was a coydog. Though wolves are not unheard of around here. Approx. 10 years ago a collard wolf was shot and killed about 20 miles north of me, confirmed by the mdc. No charges were filed because this wolf was after the old boys livestock. The wolve's supposed origination point was mn. And that they had lost track of him after the collar quit working. My guess is that he was pretty hungry after his long truck ride. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON A SUSTAINABLE POPULATION OF THE BIG YELLOW FELINES WITH THE LONG TAILS AND TOOTHY SMILES. ONE SIGHTED ON GAME CAMERA APPROX. 5 MILES SOUTH OF MY HOUSE. BUT I HAVE YET TO SEE ONE PERSONALLY.