Coyotes being called dogs.

I guess with all that's going on in the world, I don't find myself getting down on my fellow man for using the terms he pleases to describe something to me. As long as I know what he's referring to, we can communicate.

I'm not the type of guy that has to look very hard at the world to find things that disgust me, but this just doesn't seem to rate.
 
I brought up this topic here a few years ago and nearly got my arse handed to me. My beef then and now is when you use the term "dog" publicly. Most people (including hunters!) have no clue that a few folks call coyotes, dogs. If I stand up in any setting and proclaim that I shot a big coyote I will get a round of applause, but if I stood there and said that I just shot a big dog people will be in my face long before I would have a chance to explain my poor choice of words. I guess I just don't know why anybody would insist on calling them dogs when it is not the generally used or understood name for a coyote. All we are doing is aggravating folks who would otherwise generally support us. Just my 2 cents.

P.S. The word coyote is Mexican Spanish, from an Aztec root, cóyotl, or "trickster." The scientific name of the coyote is Canis latrans, "barking dog" in Latin. Thus pronunciation is from the latin, not the way my people in Arkansas say it which is Ky Oat.
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Yep, me too. I'm getting too old to worry about or be concerned with such simple things. Ever hear "dog men" refer to their male pup as a dog pup, or a female pup as a b-i-t-c-h?

Even in Namibia while shooting jackal, the PH referred to a good specimen as "dog." Doesn't matter to me one way or the other. We were talking about jackal and everyone understood it to be that.

We could also get into a discussion of whether or not to call an ammo carrier that affixes to a gun as magazine or clip. We all know what it means so maybe just take a deep breath and relax a little. There are more important things in life to be concerned about, such as the sad state of our country and King Obama for starters.



 
Bobcats and lions are referred to as "cats."

Pronghorn Antelope are referred to as "speed goats" or "goats."

Prairie dogs are referred to as "sod puppies" or "dogs."

A ford focus is referred to as a "car."

My dodge is referred to as a "truck."

18-wheelers are also referred to as "trucks."

If a Chihuahua, a German Shepard, and a St. Bernard can be dogs... then I recon a coyote can be a dog too. If people are aggravated by what name I call the animals I hunt, and it so aggravated as to persecute me before finding out exactly what I'm talking about, then I imagine I'm not too concerned with what they think at all. More importantly, even if I were concerned, I do not think they would care to listen to anything I had to say on the matter.

I generally refer to them as coyotes. Yet at the same time, they are indeed a dog.

What say those that hog hunt? Clearly people don't seem to have an issue confusing the hunting of feral hogs with going to the local confinement and killing someone's stock. So why all the fuss over this?

Seems much ado over nothing. Why should some within our own community wish to divide it over something so trivial?
 
the argument about anti-hunters is a moot one the anti hunters don't care if you call them mystical k-9's of the prairie they will not cut you any slack or change their feelings or opinions about the subject. The fact that you hunt is ammo enough for them to hate you, your family, your hobby and in some cases (most actually) to make threats to hunters. i call them dogs, coyotes, ky-yotes, yotes and some other words that will get bleeped out if i type them. its all personal preference.
 
Lol, the fact is many of us have served to keep our freedoms, one of which is FREEDOM OF SPEECH so call em what you will ! Killen em gives me a thrill no matter what they are called !

Happy hunting !!!
 
When people refer to hunting dogs I know what they mean. I really don't like it when they say that, but I don't get hung up on it..
Call em what ya want, but hopefully after I see em you can call them "Dead" or "Still Running". LOL
 
Originally Posted By: BailDoes this drive anyone else crazy? Dogs are domesticated pets. Coyotes are not domesticated or pets(lawfully anyway). Not trying to start a fight, just wondering if I'm alone in my way of thinking.
If we really want to get down to it, a coyote is a dog. The family that a coyote, wolf, domestic dog, jackal, dingoes etc fall under is the genus structure called Canis which mean "the dog" or "dog" in Latin. Genus is a ranking structure used in biological classification. Like a humans genus would be Homo. But in general calling a coyote a dog doesn't bother me neither one is wrong.
 
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Originally Posted By: ZegleWhen people use the term "dog" I don't mind so much.
The thing that bugs me is when people say it like "COYOTEE" (kahy-oh-tee)...bugs the he11 out of me. Maybe its just regional or cultural differences, but I say it like Coyote (kahy-oht)

I agree, that's what they're called here too.
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Doesn't really bother me talking amongst other hunting buddies if the term "dog" is used,however if I'm talking to my grandparents I'm going to say coyote,as they would probably think domestic "dog".
Some buddy terminology used around here..
Brush Mutt,Ol' Wiley-Coyote
Timberdog,Timbertrash-Wolf
High speed mutton-Antelope
 
It's pretty commonplace to have your language and attitude change depending on your audience. When I'm giving a seminar I certainly don't talk as if its just me and my camera guy.
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Sure a coyote is in the same taxonomical family as a domestic dog, just like deer and elk and moose are in the same taxonomical family. So, unless one is speaking specifically about a male coyote, using the term "dog" for a coyote is roughly equivalent to calling an elk a "deer." We don't normally do that. Given that, we should also call foxes and jackals "dogs" because they're in the same family. It seems to me that we can more clearly communicate what we mean by using the term "coyote." But this comes from the guy who absolutely hates hearing "PIN number" and "ATM machine," so take it for what it's worth.
 
I don't like it, but it doesn't "bother" me per se. I also don't care much for "yote". But then I also call antelope antelope, I wear my pants above my underpants and say yes ma'am.
 
Originally Posted By: AzDiamondHeatI don't like it, but it doesn't "bother" me per se. I also don't care much for "yote". But then I also call antelope antelope, I wear my pants above my underpants and say yes ma'am.

Amen to that
 
That would bean we must call every different dog breed by its breed. There are just too many. Dogs are dogs I'm not really sure why it would even register as a thought to be bothered by it but hey, my wife can tell you there are plenty of words that get under my skin for no real reason....happy hunting boys
 
be a laugh riot and interesting to see the uproar if we could get every member on here to refer to them as 'kittens' in all their posts.
Re: Kitten Down!~new R-15 baptized in blood
for example lol
 


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