Early 60's I started hunting Red Fox with sighthounds(we spot stalked). Then circa;1968-69, we hunted coyotes with the addition of trail hounds. Over all of those years. I met numerous farmer/coyote hunters. Who also either used sighthounds & or the combination of both sight & trail hounds as they hunted coyotes. One coyote hunter/farmer who only used trail hounds. He shown us a 75 lb canine (pelt). In his out building. His daughter killed it with her shotgun. That pelt looked just like a Red Fox, as for it's fur coloration & it's tail. But it's pelt was the size of a wolf pelt. What was the genetic make up of that canine? I have no idea.
Circa; 1971, I hunted coyotes a few days. With a farmer/coyote hunter. In another area of my home state. His group used both sight hounds & trail hounds. He had a massive size Greyhound that stood 39" at the shoulder. It was his kill dog. That greyhound was tan color with a dark blue muzzle. He told me one day. They kicked up a 65 lb all black coyote. He said that coyote had a white elongated star/patch on it's chest. That was the only coyote that took his kill dog. Quite awhile to get the upper hand on it. As those two battled it out.
I estimated some years back. Averaging out my yearly coyote sightings over my hunt years. I've seen 2500 or so +/- coyotes. Those included Family groups, pairs & singular coyote sightings. Those coyotes also included nomad/transient coyote groups. I've seen a handful of coyotes that looked coyote to me. But were extra ordinary large. In the 50 lb + bracket. I've killed a 50 lb male coyote. I killed one female coyote, that was just shy of 50 lbs. I killed `another male that was larger than the 50'lber I killed in a previous year.
I seen 1x. A large coyote that looked all coyote to me. But it had extremely long flowing body hair. Like that of a long haired collie. What it's DNA make up was, I have no idea. But out of all of the coyotes I've seen. I've never seen another one like it. As for its body hair length.
During my coyote hunting years. Most of the coyotes I've hunted. I gave them a free pass & just observed them in their natural setting. I wanted to learn their behaviors. As they interacted with each other.
Circa; 1971, I hunted coyotes a few days. With a farmer/coyote hunter. In another area of my home state. His group used both sight hounds & trail hounds. He had a massive size Greyhound that stood 39" at the shoulder. It was his kill dog. That greyhound was tan color with a dark blue muzzle. He told me one day. They kicked up a 65 lb all black coyote. He said that coyote had a white elongated star/patch on it's chest. That was the only coyote that took his kill dog. Quite awhile to get the upper hand on it. As those two battled it out.
I estimated some years back. Averaging out my yearly coyote sightings over my hunt years. I've seen 2500 or so +/- coyotes. Those included Family groups, pairs & singular coyote sightings. Those coyotes also included nomad/transient coyote groups. I've seen a handful of coyotes that looked coyote to me. But were extra ordinary large. In the 50 lb + bracket. I've killed a 50 lb male coyote. I killed one female coyote, that was just shy of 50 lbs. I killed `another male that was larger than the 50'lber I killed in a previous year.
I seen 1x. A large coyote that looked all coyote to me. But it had extremely long flowing body hair. Like that of a long haired collie. What it's DNA make up was, I have no idea. But out of all of the coyotes I've seen. I've never seen another one like it. As for its body hair length.
During my coyote hunting years. Most of the coyotes I've hunted. I gave them a free pass & just observed them in their natural setting. I wanted to learn their behaviors. As they interacted with each other.
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