black coyote

[lidsplitter]

Got this fellow last sunday here in kentucky. He & two buddy's came in to some female invitational howls. This was my first coyote with my new savage predator max1 in 243.

here's his pelt with a 500 watt light shining on it after I cased him out

 

[jimbo300]

That is a nice looking yote. I shot the one below several years ago. This is the only one I have seen personally, it was a young female.

 

[Broz]

Awesome yote!! I shot a balck one in Iowa once. He had brindle legs too. I had him done in a full body mount. Whats the plans for yours?

Jeff

 

[mcseal2]

Great coyote!

I shot one several years ago. I hit him low and opened his belly with my 7 mag at 565yds, and he ran over the hill. After a pretty good chase I got within 50yds and finished him with my 22 mag. I was really excited, until I got up to him and saw the mange on his belly. I ended up having to ditch him. There have been 3 taken from that area, must have crossed with a dog somewhere along the way.

 

[JUDD]

Nice Coyote...not to many black ones around these parts..Only ever seen one

 

[bigngreen]

Very cool, I've handled and trapped a lot of coyotes and have never gotten a black faze coyote, very cool!!

 

[tt35]

Really nice coyote! I've only ever seen one black phase coyote and I didn't get an opportunity for a shot. Love to get one of those. Congratulations!

 

[DocHolladay]

Nice kill. I have seen a few from my area that people have shot and I have only seen one in the wild and that was in town one evening. An old high school friend of mine is a taxidermist and has a black mount that he carries with him to shows. It is beautiful.

 

[Mark Brendemuehl]

Nice yote. I have never seen one black like that, live. My neighbor down the street got a double this week, one "normal" looking one, and one black as coal. It was a pretty impressive critter.
I rarely see the really light or really dark ones myself. I finally shot a very light colored one this year, and the hide wasn't salvageable due to bullet holes. Ugh! I don't have the luck I guess.
Congrats- I hope he ends up a rug. Shame to let a unique one like that go away.
Mark

 

[264junkie]

I've got pics of a black woodchuck somewhere but I've never seen a black yote'. Good job.

 

[coyotemaster]

Unusual color phase, congrats. I have only found one that black and at the time he was smarter than I was. I have seen two that were a cinnamin color and managed to take one of them. The .243 is definitely bad news for yotes.

 

[ubettcha13]

11yrs of trapping with 30 yrs of shooting never saw a black one. That is very cool. I've seen reds, cinnamon and silvers with silver being most sought after for me.

 

[EFR]

I saw my first black one bowhunting last year. Black with what appeared to be frosting (or light undercoat). Really pretty.

 

[mustang58]

Wonder if there is some domestic dog in the background somewhere? I have never seen one that dark. Have seen several that were light even near white. Saw two killed by gov. that were yellow; no dark hair at all. This one is really different. Nice trophy.