Coyote dimensions are usually way over estimated in my opinion. Anyone who takes the time to peel the hide off a coyote,and actually measure the depth of girth will be quite surprised. There's just not much there, Ive heard wild estimations on these boards over the years, that more closely relate to a wolf than a coyote. When the animal has three ianches of fur and guard hair around it, they can look mighty big, but I would hazzard the average western coyote is maybe five inches deep from top of shoulder to bottom of chest, and three and a half inches wide....there's not a whole lot to the chest of an average coyote.