Black Coyote

[skraps]

Called this Coyote in Saturday. First black one I have seen.

 

[Moe]

Good work /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif. Too bad you couldn't have taken him a month or two back.

 

[beagler]

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[TNpredator]

Awesome job! Congrats!

 

[Totch94]

Good job, Would have loved to see him before the mid-life hair-do.

 

[Christopher]

No, that was a black and red coyote.

BTW, I saw my first black coyote about 3 weeks ago while driving down a country road. Stopped and watched for quite a while as it was mousing about 50 yards off. They are a different looking dog.

 

[Booner]

Congrats on the black coyote

 

[CWeeks]

Sweet deal, that would be real great to shoot one of these mid winter when they have a great coat on them.

 

[VarminterSpecial]

awesome congrats that's a rare coyote!

 

[BasinBoy]

alright if you guys did see a black coyote when there fur wasnt good. would you still shoot it or wait and see if you could find it come winter?

 

[High_Sierra]

I'm still waiting to see such and when I do he's comin home in the bed of the truck. nice job!

 

[Moe]

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alright if you guys did see a black coyote when there fur wasnt good. would you still shoot it or wait and see if you could find it come winter?



Tough call. I, myself would probably wait it out, but it would be really hard to do so.

 

[john1951]

Nice going, we have one around here that my son saw during deer season, still trying to bag that little bugger.......

John

 

[tnvarmint]

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alright if you guys did see a black coyote when there fur wasnt good. would you still shoot it or wait and see if you could find it come winter?



The only coyote is a dead coyote!!!

 

[hunterjohn]

Shot this black coyote in February. Perfect coat with a white patch on the chest.

 

[Arizonahunter]

Cool- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gifNever seen one that dark in AZ, are these common near you?

 

[Ronald]

Never seen one that dark in the western US. Seems like most of those dark coyotes are killed in the eastern US.
I think there is a strong "dog" influence in the coyotes/dogs in the east.
I have seen darker coyotes and even red coyotes but never a black one. Ron

 

[Joe_L]

saw a black one here in Ohio not too long ago. It slipped up on me and I couldn't get a shot at it through the brush!
Joe

 

[TNTChunter]

My dad killed a black one a few years ago, and another hunting buddy killed one a couple of years before that. In TN.

 

[NateDog]

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Never seen one that dark in the western US. Seems like most of those dark coyotes are killed in the eastern US.
I think there is a strong "dog" influence in the coyotes/dogs in the east.
I have seen darker coyotes and even red coyotes but never a black one. Ron



It's a recessive gene. Nothing to do with cross breeding with domestic dogs. I'd imagine the black ones would have a lot of difficulty with that sun out west. Not as many places for them to find shade. I am just speculating, but I would guess that black coyotes would have a much tougher time surviving due to them being more seceptable to dehidration and the effects of heat. I know they have black ones in Texas, because Yellowhammer has made posts about them.