Black Coyote

[Engideer]

I forgot and left a camera out all winter and ended up with a black coyote on the card. I am not fond of coyotes at all, but he is striking. He would look even better mounted in the hunting room!

 

[Matthoek21]

Wow. Never seen that. Pretty cool looking.

 

[Ikeepitcold]

It must be a cross with a domestic dog

 

[Hilltop]

I've never seen this before so I did a little lazy Google research.

"The coloring of the coyote varies considerably according to location. In the northernmost parts of its range coyotes can be pale to almost white in color. In the west they tend to be a rich reddish hue with black markings. In the plains states they are plain grayish brown. The occasional black coyote is seen in the great plains states and in the eastern states; those may actually be the result of hybridization with wolves. It would take DNA analysis to be sure."

I would hunt him hard.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Sure looks like a hybrid to me, but I'm not an expert.

 

[Slugz]

Nice research HT! I think that's spot on.

 

[Kentucky hunter]

We call them Coydogs

 

[shootbrownelk]

The ears didn't look right to me. He's crossed with something. If it's a wolf hybrid, would it be legal to shoot it?

 

[sneakypete]

X2 what Hilltop said, I'd hunt him hard!

 

[mgriffith80]

Whatever it is mixed with, Its an awesome looking animal. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Hilltop]

The ears didn't look right to me. He's crossed with something. If it's a wolf hybrid, would it be legal to shoot it?

I wondered the same thing. I would pose the question after he was skinned...

 

[25contender]

We have a black one on our property but just cant seem to get a shot at him.

 

[robsev]

Yes, it is a coydog, a cross with a domestic dog and a coyote. Fur buyers won't give you a dime for it but some taxidermists will give $200 + for a really nice one. Never heard of a coyote crossing with a wolf. I would think the wolf would rather kill the coyote and tear it to shreds.

 

[Work2hunt]

I forgot and left a camera out all winter and ended up with a black coyote on the card. I am not fond of coyotes at all, but he is striking. He would look even better mounted in the hunting room!

Neat. That head with those ears looks a lot like a German Shepard.

 

[CrossCreeks]

No matter what it's crossed with , it's a very unique and handsome animal. Thanks for sharing !

 

[Engideer]

I thought he looked pretty cool too. He is part of a decent sized group in that area, and like most of you, I believe he is a dog/coyote cross. We have a pretty strong deer herd in this area, but we have quite a few coyotes too. I usually don't hunt them hard until after deer season. I may have to change that this year.

 

[micropterus79]

I reckon that is what our canine friends that shared our caves and helped us hunt thousands of years ago looked like. Very cool picture!

 

[Head in the Clouds]

I saw one very similar to that while pheasant hunting as a teenager in northwest Iowa. They're definitely cool looking animals.

 

[genesis27:3]

I know of a couple killed around here. This may be completely coincidentle, but I've never heard of any being male. Suppose it could be like calico cats being female?

 

[gonhunting247]

Although there are melanistic coyotes that are almost black, along with many other color variations associated with geographic region. I would definitely lean towards it being a coyote-dog cross based on it's physical characteristics. Pretty cool looking canine that's for sure. kind of a neat surprise on your pics. Congrats!