My second one few years ago trapped one,lNice, I have never seen. one like that
I have seen only one black coyote like this, and it was in northwestern Minnesota. We were hunting deer, and my buddy Todd shot the coyote. It had the reddish colored legs like a regular grey coyote, but the rest was black with a dusting of grey hairs sprinkled throughout. Nobody we talked with about it had ever seen or heard of a black coyote. This one you got is the only other one I've ever heard of.I occasionally set a snare for coyotes,but hunting them with rifles or calling is really what I enjoy most.Imagine my shock when, I caught this well furred male ,BLACK coyote. Sold him real quick for a cool 50$. Buys ammo.View attachment 171968
Black yotes are pretty common in the southern states. Always cool to get one though, no matter where you're from.
I know of the melanistic phases of animals but have just always assumed if was from the inbreeding with the domestic dogs that people have abandoned. I guess it comes from the pictures that get circulated when someone gets something special. I've seen some cool colors like blonde and mark coyotes. Here's a pic of one of the last ones to come my way. It's out of SC supposedly.