How fast does a coyote run??

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Seems like I have seen a few yotes running away from the scent or whatever and they looked they were hitting Mach 1 speeds. Lol

Just curious if anyone knows a coyotes max speed?

Thanks.

Weev-
 
I have heard 38 mph.

I have a McNab dog that I have GPS readings saying he hit 39 mph for 1/4 mile straight. He is 50 pounds and built like a coyote, so I can see him being about the same speed.
 
A little slower than an antelope, they cant quite catch one.

Cheetah 70 mph
Pronghorn Antelope 61 mph
Wildebeest 50 mph
Lion 50 mph
Thompson's gazelle 50 mph
Quarter horse 47.5 mph
Elk 45 mph
Cape hunting dog 45 mph
Coyote 43 mph
Gray fox 42 mph
Hyena 40 mph
Zebra 40 mph
Mongolian wild [beeep] 40 mph
Greyhound 39.35 mph
Whippet 35.50 mph
Rabbit (domestic) 35 mph
Mule deer 35 mph
Jackal 35 mph
Reindeer 32 mph
Giraffe 32 mph
White-tailed deer 30 mph
Wart hog 30 mph
Grizzly bear 30 mph
Cat (domestic) 30 mph
Human 27.89 mph
Elephant 25 mph
Black Mamba snake 20 mph
Six-lined race runner 18 mph
Wild turkey 15 mph
Squirrel 12 mph
Pig (domestic) 11 mph
Chicken 9 mph
Spider (tegenaria atrica) 1.17 mph
Giant Tortoise 0.17 mph
Three-toed sloth 0.15 mph
Garden snail 0.03 mph
 
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if coyotes can run 43 mph how can a 39 mph greyhound catch them?dont get me wrong iv'e seen them outrun,but iv'e also seen a staghound cover 3/8's of a mile to even get to a coyote them chase and catch him. some seem to have another gear when pursued.lol
 
Instead of carrying a camera with you next time out, pick up one of the Bushnell Radar guns for under $100 and check it out. I've had one for years and it is very accurate. I've used it in many situations and can tell you that you can see the speed of a baseball, tennisball, cars....

They are pretty cool and you can see the speed of just about anything. I won't tell you how fast a coyote or deer can run, but I've clocked them and was impressed.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002X7V1Q/ref=...two=&hvqmt=
 
Originally Posted By: JB55Instead of carrying a camera with you next time out, pick up one of the Bushnell Radar guns for under $100 and check it out. I've had one for years and it is very accurate. I've used it in many situations and can tell you that you can see the speed of a baseball, tennisball, cars....

They are pretty cool and you can see the speed of just about anything. I won't tell you how fast a coyote or deer can run, but I've clocked them and was impressed.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002X7V1Q/ref=...two=&hvqmt=

I didn't know Bushnell made anything like that... Great idea.
 
A lot of years ago, more than I care to remember, an old friend and I caught a coyote on some flat barren ground north and west of Bakersfield, CA. My friend was driving and decided to chase the coyote with the truck. We clocked the coyote's top speed at 42 MPH. We thought we would exhaust him and it looked like he was beginning to stumble but he found a deep hole and got in it. At that point we left him be.
 
Originally Posted By: emeraldterriers1if coyotes can run 43 mph how can a 39 mph greyhound catch them?dont get me wrong iv'e seen them outrun,but iv'e also seen a staghound cover 3/8's of a mile to even get to a coyote them chase and catch him. some seem to have another gear when pursued.lol

As someone who grew up in a greyhound-oriented, coyote hunting family, I also have to agree with the above quote.

The supposedly recorded 43mph coyote would not be the average, but the fastest recorded.

Not every coyote can run the same speeds, just as no two humans can run the exact same speed.

Also, after doing some searching, I found that the recorded speed of 43 mph, was in a "straight" line, & no actual distance was given.
Also, it needs to be noted that, the record just states "straight line". It doesn't take into consideration a coyote running over & around obstacles that would be found in every hunting situation.

Coversely, the 39.87mph "fastest recorded" greyhound, was recorded on an oval racetrack measuring 515 meters (563 yards), in a race held in Angle Park, South Australia, Jan. 25, 2001. The 39.87mph was the average speed of the dog, not it's "top" speed.

The fastest speed recorded for 480 meters (525 yards), was recorded in a race @ Monmore Green, U.K., on Sept. 8, 2007. This was also on an oval track. And the average speed was 38.60mph.

The highest recorded mph...on the front/back stretches was recorded to be 45mph.

And to make my point, these speeds were recorded using "the best of the best" racing greyhounds. And were individual results. The same dogs were also recorded at other times, at other races, running slower speeds.
So, in other words, if not all greyhounds run the same average speeds, nor even one dog running the same speed every time...it stands to reason that the same would also apply to coyotes.
 
A coyote would like to be a little faster as the Wolf has no trouble running him down and killing him-----neither does my .204 or .223

I have always read and been told 35-40 mph is the Coyote's speed and 40-45 mph is the speed of the Wolf.
 
they are fast...
I estimate the average dog hauling a$$ is going a mere 30mph, but that does me no good... so I convert to fps
30mph... being, mph*1.46=ft/s... 30mph = 43.8fps
now its simple to have this figured out with your own load data... for example, your shooting 95gr bullets @ 3250fps. you call in a dog, he sees you, takes off running @ 90 degrees from you, @ about 44fps @ 100M (328ft) 328X44=14432 14432/3250=4.4ft is what you would have to lead that running yote.
thats only @ 100M so imagine a dog going a full blown 30mph @ a quarter mile, you gonna be able to fit that lead in your optics FOV??? better be zoomed all the way out and have some fine X hairs if ya plan on making that shot
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