I haven't actively tried to kill a coyote in quite a few years now. Most of the coyotes I've see/seen out hunting. I leave or left them alone. Sometimes I took pictures of some of them. I wanted to learn their behaviors.
When I was a young coyote hunter. I tried to kill everyone I seen & had permission to hunt that land. Since those days. I just observed them from a distance. Watching a lone coyote on the hunt, traveling amongst the rolling hills. Or observing a pair or a family group interacting with each other.
One male coyote I killed. I weighed him. He weighed right at 40 lbs even. I decided to measure his body. In an anatomical position. As if he were standing up right. So I laid him out on the tailgate of my truck. Then took some measurements, If I recall correctly?(as it's been many years). He stood 24" at the shoulder. His body from his chest to his rump was right at 36". Depth of his chest, from the top of his shoulder, to the bottom of his chest was 9" The reasoning for measuring him. Was so I could use his body measurements(as a general rule of thumb in the field). For bullet drop & lead at varying distances. Wind speed, wind direction, ect. Can my measurements of the above coyote vary? Of course they can.
When I was a young coyote hunter. I tried to kill everyone I seen & had permission to hunt that land. Since those days. I just observed them from a distance. Watching a lone coyote on the hunt, traveling amongst the rolling hills. Or observing a pair or a family group interacting with each other.
One male coyote I killed. I weighed him. He weighed right at 40 lbs even. I decided to measure his body. In an anatomical position. As if he were standing up right. So I laid him out on the tailgate of my truck. Then took some measurements, If I recall correctly?(as it's been many years). He stood 24" at the shoulder. His body from his chest to his rump was right at 36". Depth of his chest, from the top of his shoulder, to the bottom of his chest was 9" The reasoning for measuring him. Was so I could use his body measurements(as a general rule of thumb in the field). For bullet drop & lead at varying distances. Wind speed, wind direction, ect. Can my measurements of the above coyote vary? Of course they can.