Need ID help: coyote, coydog, coywolf ?

[Rat187]

Caught this female basking in my back field @ 12.30 pm, to her right and out of sight was a very big male. Last night about 5.30pm I was tossing a ball in the same area my German Shepard was so focused on his ball he missed the big male trotting out to challenge him. I suspect a den is nearby and suspect there will be blood. Can't really shoot him nor do I want to but I'm seeing this as a problem. Range here is about 350'. Measured her using background brush as a marker ....32" height to tip of ears

 

[pupchow]

Carcass required for positive ID

 

[Rat187]

Gotta sight in my.....

 

[PL-52]

Will even the Chinese eat coyote? Anything on how it tastes? When chit goes to hell I'm hunting anything I can BBQ fckabunch of licenses.

 

[snax]

Chupacabra

But serously... Looks like the coyotes that come and go in my yard.

 

[Rat187]

Will even the Chinese eat coyote? Anything on how it tastes? When chit goes to hell I'm hunting anything I can BBQ fckabunch of licenses.

I hear they taste like chicken

 

[mitch28]

That is a big one we have several 40 pounders come around every night.

 

[Rat187]

Well the big boy was as big as my pup

 

[LuvDog]

Looks well fed. We had one that size come up on our patio earlier this year

 

[Cowgirlup]

" Can't really shoot him nor do I want to but I'm seeing this as a problem."

It's a problem I would easily solve by shooting. If there is a den and they have pups they will be more aggressive. Your GS might be in some trouble.

 

[Rat187]

That is a big one we have several 40 pounders come around every night.

This was at 12.30pm. I'm thinking the male will defend is bitch & pups. I don't want to be on the menu

 

[50wt]

Put a fence up.

 

[PL-52]

I know this will probably get my ass in trouble with some folks BUT if your not prepared to defend yourself and dogs against a coyote infringing on your perimeter, HOW will you defend it against a marauding herd if need be? Too bad coyote hunting season just ended a few weeks back.

 

[Individualist]

Very well fed but also looks pregnant. In either case you got a problem.

 

[Woodstock]

Buy some chickens. When the yotes grab one, open fire. You can protect livestock, not pets. (Only half joking. The NES legal staff may disagree.)

 

[Rat187]

I know this will probably get my ass in trouble with some folks BUT if your not prepared to defend yourself and dogs against a coyote infringing on your perimeter, HOW will you defend it against a marauding herd if need be?

LOL...

 

[HARRYM]

Caught this female basking in my back field @ 12.30 pm, to her right and out of sight was a very big male. Last night about 5.30pm I was tossing a ball in the same area my German Shepard was so focused on his ball he missed the big male trotting out to challenge him. I suspect a den is nearby and suspect there will be blood. Can't really shoot him nor do I want to but I'm seeing this as a problem. Range here is about 350'. Measured her using background brush as a marker ....32" height to tip of ears
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Yote, all day long......ahhhh.....why is he still standing......

 

[Rat187]

apre plague rations

 

[Sparkey]

Just put up coyote free zone sign

 

[HuntMaine]

Yote with a nice winter pelt on him. Snag him and sell it 30-40 bucks.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

Very well fed but also looks pregnant. In either case you got a problem.

This.

She is clearly way too comfortable in your yard. A paint ball gun may provide you some sport and giver her a deterrent to entering your yard. Pepper ball ammunition would be a bonus.

Bob

 

[Wickedcoolname]

It's a coyote. All those other silly names are just.....silly names.
But if it falls of a cliff and holds up a sign that says Yikes! It's a western coyote.

 

[Mountain]

Yep, coyote. Good size, but that's common in NE. Mix of yote, wolf, and dog DNA. A good 'tell' for coyotes is that they go about their business with their tail curved down, domestic dogs typically curved up. Watch your GSD.

How big is your GSD now? Like that pup pic? I'd be super careful if yes. If full size and you are with your dog, the coyotes will stay away unless you / your dog threaten an active den and they still might just hide. Anyone with an unattended cat or small dog nearby is just asking to feed the coyotes.

Honestly, if the yotes are 350 yards away that's still live and let live distance. Less than 100 yards a concern and a den 50 yards away takes some vigilance. Don't take your dog but go poking around where you see them as if you are hunting. Go armed of course. Unless they indeed have a den they won't like the pressure and tend to move elsewhere.

Even though the coyotes here are much bigger, they run from our Rott and GSD even if they outnumber the dogs. I just leave them alone. In TN, we did have problems with them and some of the small neighborhood pets disappeared and some medium size dogs were chewed up. We took care of the problem with a puppy in distress predator call and a lead injection.

 

[Mountain]

It's a coyote. All those other silly names are just.....silly names.
But if it falls of a cliff and holds up a sign that says Yikes! It's a western coyote.

Perhaps, but there's an element of truth in the silly names.

In 2014, a DNA study of northeastern coyotes showed them on average to be a hybrid of western coyote (62%), western wolf (14%), eastern wolf (13%), and domestic dog(11%) in their nuclear genome

 

[Narrowback]

I live behind a graveyard and I just witnessed two coyotes stock a dog walker behind my house. I was on my second floor deck yelling at the dog walker to the presence of the coyotes. The dog walker turned dog runner and headed over the hill away from me with the two coyotes following behind. Is this normal for coyotes to hunt in the daytime in a semi-urban area?
As the day heats up I am sure to see some more Corona walkers out and about walking the graveyard. Things will get interesting if any off-leash walkers show up.

 

[pupchow]

Will even the Chinese eat coyote? Anything on how it tastes? When chit goes to hell I'm hunting anything I can BBQ fckabunch of licenses.

I've tried it. Prepared like steak tips, and washed down with a beer, it's palatable. It's probably not as bad if you're not the one doing the butchering. Skinning them, they smell like wet dog. And that kinda hangs in the back of my mind.

 

[Sauer Grapes]

I live behind a graveyard and I just witnessed two coyotes stock a dog walker behind my house. I was on my second floor deck yelling at the dog walker to the presence of the coyotes. The dog walker turned dog runner and headed over the hill away from me with the two coyotes following behind. Is this normal for coyotes to hunt in the daytime in a semi-urban area?
As the day heats up I am sure to see some more Corona walkers out and about walking the graveyard. Things will get interesting if any off-leash walkers show up.

I've seen them in the daytime on many occasions.

 

[Tweed]

pellet rifle - get them disinterested in your yard.

if it does snow, go look for tracks to determine where the den is located. nuke the site from orbit

 

[Mountain]

I live behind a graveyard and I just witnessed two coyotes stock a dog walker behind my house. I was on my second floor deck yelling at the dog walker to the presence of the coyotes. The dog walker turned dog runner and headed over the hill away from me with the two coyotes following behind. Is this normal for coyotes to hunt in the daytime in a semi-urban area?
As the day heats up I am sure to see some more Corona walkers out and about walking the graveyard. Things will get interesting if any off-leash walkers show up.

How big was the dog? Snack size? Yeah, that's fairly bold in broad daylight.

 

[Narrowback]

How big was the dog? Snack size? Yeah, that's fairly bold in broad daylight.

I could see a pocket dog being a potential target, but this one was a large dog.