Try this again. Domesticated coyote or tracking collar?????

Tyler Burgin

Tyler Burgin

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Saw it from the road on a scouting trip this morning and the picture was with a camera phone but there is clearly a orange collar on its neck


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Should be able to click on the image in your photobucket account and get drop down menu. Select the one with the tags, bottom link I think.

Just click on it to copy, then come back here and paste it to your post.
 
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Good job!!

Find a moderator and ask them to delete the other thread, so you don't have 2 of them running on the same topic. Gets confusing if you leave 2 of them up.
 
Hard saying on the yote... looks like an old tracking color, but most of those are put on with a time deteriorating release, so they fall off after awhile and don't cause the animal problems.

Might ask the guy who owns the cows.
 
A guy in MT trapped one that was 13yrs old, had an old tracking collar on it. The info on the collar was used to estimate the age. It had the collar on at least 12 yrs, if I remember right.
 
Originally Posted By: Tactical .20A guy in MT trapped one that was 13yrs old, had an old tracking collar on it. The info on the collar was used to estimate the age. It had the collar on at least 12 yrs, if I remember right.

I need some of those batteries for my FoxPro!
 
Thats pretty cool I'll be in the area again soon the farmer wasnt home today for us to ask questions. The only thing that led me to consider domesticated coyote was the fact he stuck around for us to get a good picture. Took 3 tries and he didnt get spooky till we studied him for 3-4 mins... Most coyotes bolt if you slow down in this area
 
There is always the possibilty that it stuck it's head in something just the right size and put an orange *collar* on all by itself. Happens all the time to wild critters.

I would definitly seek out the land owner to find out if he knows anything about a collared coyote in the area. Maybe contact F&G also to see if they know anything.

I really doubt it's somebodies pet coyote. But maybe.

It's interesting that's for sure..
 
I am sure the batteries quit the same yr they collared it. It was just never removed, he didn't see it till he was skinning, it was covered in fur.
 
Brownie I like your idea. Went to ask permission this morning on the cattle lot and noone was home. Talked to the neighbor and owner wont be home for a week so I may have missed out. The neighbor had never seen or heard about the collared coyote so I'm leaning more and more towards tracking collar but why wouldnt he be more skiddish??? hmm we'll see and I'll let you all know
 
Originally Posted By: Tyler BurginBrownie I like your idea. Went to ask permission this morning on the cattle lot and noone was home. Talked to the neighbor and owner wont be home for a week so I may have missed out. The neighbor had never seen or heard about the collared coyote so I'm leaning more and more towards tracking collar but why wouldnt he be more skiddish??? hmm we'll see and I'll let you all know

hard to tell freind id ask the landowner before i did anything
read a story once from 1984 in trapper in predator caller about a gove trappers pet coyote interestign read shure kinda sheds some light on coyote behavior not saying that it is but ya never know also could be involved in a study
 
Originally Posted By: JackindistressEither way, I don't think I would shoot that one.

Same here. If it's got a coller on, I wouldn't shoot it.
 
Just remember the saying "If it ain't got a collar, it's a coyote". That one has a collar, and while it's 100% coyote, I wouldn't lay down the hammer on it. (At least until I knew without a doubt that it wasn't part of some study or someone's pet). If it hung around for a while and allowed you to snap a few pictures, there is a good chance that it has a diminished fear of man. Hence, wouldn't be very sporting.
 
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