Black coyote

[Ky hills]

This one was got by a Facebook friend in the county.
Said it was the first black one he had seen.
I've seen a lot of variation in them color and size wise.

 

[Travlr]

This one was got by a Facebook friend in the county.
Said it was the first black one he had seen.
I've seen a lot of variation in them color and size wise. View attachment 25197

From what I've heard there are a lot of cross bred coy-dogs back east, and in the NE there are coy-wolf crosses that are becoming common. I've seen one coyote that had to have some greyhound in it. Considering the way nature works I'm not surprised.

 

[coachg]

Looks like a cross with a dog , not a pure coyote. Didn't see the above post .

 

[Lee VanRoss]

coydog good one too!

 

[SBMF 2015]

I don't think there is a pure bred coyote left east of the Mississippi River.
A guy that used to shear sheep for us also ran a trap line in the winter. When he was younger he also trapped in WY and MT. He said eastern coyotes would snarl and lunge towards you when you walked up on them and western coyotes would lunge away trying to escape.

 

[chaded]

I have trapped them and they try to run for their lives and bite their own trapped leg off when they see me coming. I free them of their worry pretty quickly.

 

[50/50Farms]

Coydog. Pretty one too.

 

[Ky hills]

I don't think there is a pure bred coyote left east of the Mississippi River.
A guy that used to shear sheep for us also ran a trap line in the winter. When he was younger he also trapped in WY and MT. He said eastern coyotes would snarl and lunge towards you when you walked up on them and western coyotes would lunge away trying to escape.

Some of them definitely are not afraid. They will run a few yards and stop and look back, I reckon that's why it's a good idea to have a gun handy at all times.
Years ago when I had sheep. A small one that looked like a coyote in the books ( most are larger here a lot are reddish or darker) was trying to get a lamb. I called the sheep up to the barn lot and it followed them and I was within a few feet of and trying to run it off. It wouldn't budge it was focused on grabbing a sheep or lamb and didn't seem to care that I was there. Told my mother to go get my gun cause I knew if I left it would come on in the lot. That turned into a argument cause she hated guns. I was throwing rocks trying to get it away. It finally gave up but took a long time.
Have seen several that looked obviously to be mixed with dogs, and a couple big ones that looked more like wolves. At the time one of those big ones was around a neighbor lost some mature ewes and a ram.
Work hand and I went out to feed one morning, had a group of 20 some weaned Holstein steers that had been spooky and on edge for a while. We saw two coyotes circling them and eventually the calves spooked and ran.

 

[Travlr]

Some of them definitely are not afraid. It wouldn't budge it was focused on grabbing a sheep or lamb and didn't seem to care that I was there. Told my mother to go get my gun cause I knew if I left it would come on in the lot. That turned into a argument cause she hated guns.

Jeezus MOM... get the GUN!!!

 

[50/50Farms]

All he wanted was a Pepsi...

 

[Caustic Burno]

These are black, had a strain here for years.

 

[50/50Farms]

These are black, had a strain here for years.View attachment 25206View attachment 25207View attachment 25208

Ever manage to bed one down?

 

[Ky hills]

Jeezus MOM... get the GUN!!!

Yeah, at one point I said well you can stand here and keep it out while I get the gun. She finally went to get it.
There were personal reasons for her to not like guns, brought up bad memories for her.
She helped me with the livestock as long as she was able.

 

[50/50Farms]

My mom, while never a huge fan of guns and also having bad memories involving them, can shoot one always keeps one loaded and especially if there's kids or grandkids in the house that she's responsible for. I've always respected the hell out of that, that really speaks volumes to the kind of woman she is.

Wasn't saying anything bad about your mom, KyHills. Just shooting the breeze.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Ever manage to bed one down?

No as they haven't given me a problem since the Mrs. got rid of her chickens.
Now I wore out a Model12 trying to keep those chickens from some kind of varmit turd.

 

[M.Magis]

Thats not likely a coydog (f1 cross), but could certainly have some dog in its distant background that showed up. Its even more possible that its just a unique coloration. I've trapped a bunch of eastern coyotes and never has one tried to come at me.

 

[50/50Farms]

No as they haven't given me a problem since the Mrs. got rid of her chickens.
Now I wore out a Model12 trying to keep those chickens from some kind of varmit turd.

I see that you are also a Model 12 enthusiast. A patrician choice, my friend. One of the best scatterguns ever made.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I see that you are also a Model 12 enthusiast. A patrician choice, my friend. One of the best scatterguns ever made.

I have a Browning Model 12 in 20 gauge as well. Browning made around 4K.

 

[50/50Farms]

Always kinda wanted a Browning Lite 20. Buddy stashed one with me for a while when he was out of town, told me to shoot it if I wanted, I liked it a good bit. Also think the Winchester Model 42 makes for a dandy gun.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Looks like they are breeding them UP for oriental C.A.B....