Coydog?

[bowhunter1023]

If there was ever a candidate, this is it. Half German Shepard, half coyote. My buddy got this on his cam just E of our place. This is the one I've been trying to get a daylight pic of for weeks now. If I kill this thing, it's going to end up in a full body mount.

 

[giles]

That one you posted a couple of weeks ago sure looked like a Husky to me. This thought was in my mind enough that I typed it out and never posted it.

 

[Spencie]

That thing is big enough to be frightening.

 

[Fletch]

Different looking... Man I'd be afraid to shoot it as like Giles says looks like a husky....

 

[Buckmaster]

I'd pass. I already have a dog.

 

[Bigslam51]

Kill that thing, look at his snout, that's got yote in it for sure.

 

[Bigslam51]

Caught this one by the back hips a couple years ago. Sure looks like he has some domestic dog in him. No fuggs given though as I caught the bitch he was running with 20 yards behind him on the same trail.

 

["J"]

I’d say the lighter markings on its face gives a false look of a coyote....

 

[bowhunter1023]

I guess I should add that this thing has been caught running with another yote, both visually and on camera.

 

["J"]

I guess I should add that this thing has been caught running with another yote, both visually and on camera.

Hooked up with an odd friend?

 

[xbowguy]

Dunno for sure...I say kill it and have a better look.

 

[BlueSpruceOutfitters]

Yeah the ears and head give it away. Big ass yote. At some point it had some domestic in it. Lol. Put some lead through it

 

[brock ratcliff]

A buddy of mine that has a huge herd of cattle shot a "coydog" about a month ago. It had been harassing some of the cattle. He caught it in the open one day and shot it, took the local wildlife officer to see it. He determined there was no "coy" in the coydog. ooops. It's been a pretty good source of humor when he's in the pizza joint enjoying lunch with the rest of the local farm community. My favorite part of the story; He showed a picture of it to his daughter. She said, "That's a dog you idiot!"

 

[Milo]

That thing Reminds me of Big Earl

 

[brock ratcliff]

Pfft. Big E would never shoot the neighbor's dog... on accident.

 

[Bigslam51]

I guess I should add that this thing has been caught running with another yote, both visually and on camera.

All the more reason to kill it. Guilty by association [emoji23]

 

[Fletch]

Last year here in Jersey a guy shot some ones pet dog during archery season... He was hunting in primarily a residential area (McMansions with acreage)... Dog came by chasing a deer and he thought it was a coyote... Owner admitted that the dog was off lease and chased deer from time time... Owner heard dog whimper when it was shot and found dog and hunter... This has caused a real shit storm, with existing hunting law's near resident's being changed...Hunter has paid fines of over $3000.00 and has lost license for 5 years.... Fellow hunters are also on his case for shooting the dog...

 

[Jackalope]

Last year here in Jersey a guy shot some ones pet dog during archery season... He was hunting in primarily a residential area (McMansions with acreage)... Dog came by chasing a deer and he thought it was a coyote... Owner admitted that the dog was off lease and chased deer from time time... Owner heard dog whimper when it was shot and found dog and hunter... This has caused a real shit storm, with existing hunting law's near resident's being changed...Hunter has paid fines of over $3000.00 and has lost license for 5 years.... Fellow hunters are also on his case for shooting the dog...

Honesty is never the best policy in situations such as these.

 

[Fletch]

The hunter stood up for his actions and called police and admitted his mistake.... He felt horrible...

 

[bowhunter1023]

So I emailed the DNR yesterday as I was curious to see what their response would be to a coydog since they don't have the best track record of acknowledging "out of the box" species here in Ohio. Surprisingly, I got a quick response and the person responding said everyone in the office agreed that it looks like a hybrid, but that my county dog warden would be the one to answer any specific questions. I emailed our dog warden this morning and she asked I call her, which I did. According to her, if it was running with dogs, it would be considered a "companion animal" and would be treated as such under the law. However since we've seen it with other coyotes, she agrees it's simply a coyote with domestic canine genetics and said I/we were free to treat it as a coyote. She asked that I keep sending her pics as I got them and if we kill it, she wants to check it out as she's "fascinated" by it now.