photonsarefun t1_is6bkup wrote on October 13, 2022 at 4:50 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if the coyotes have some wolf dna

Shilo788 t1_iscbej3 wrote on October 14, 2022 at 9:35 PM

The ones in Canada in the Maritimes do. They are big. I would let someone trap for rhem on my land, they hang around pretty close and constantly try to trick my dogs into the woods to be murdered. My one is 120lbs and the other 80 but that doesn't seem to phase them.

16F4 OP t1_is78mkd wrote on October 13, 2022 at 8:22 PM

I actually came across an article that stated Maine coyotes have 8% wolf DNA!

IamSauerKraut t1_is7o6so wrote on October 13, 2022 at 10:05 PM

Coyote with wolf DNA was caught in upstate NY just a couple months ago.

Shilo788 t1_iscbh96 wrote on October 14, 2022 at 9:35 PM

Ooh source? I would love to read that.

16F4 OP t1_iscst1q wrote on October 14, 2022 at 11:45 PM

Not the original article (not in the position to dig for it now, but a quick Google search should reveal it. Here is some original research:

https://www.maine.gov/ifw/docs/Coyote%20Wolf%20Hybridization%20in%20Maine.pdf

Shilo788 t1_isxe5rc wrote on October 19, 2022 at 12:16 PM

Thanks, I am hanging at camp reading my phone cause of all this rain.