Coywolf -the new predator on the block

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/coywolf-meet-the-coywolf/8605/
Met the Coywolf

they are everywhere
the hunters think they are a "government plot" to thin the deer herd
I think they are Nature's plot to thin the deer herd
and to reduce the groundhog population

I haven't see any but have seen tracks and heard them at night

anybody else want to share experiences with them?

Without looking too deep into it, those look like the coyotes we've had here in New-Brunswick for decades. They do kill a lot of deer in winter, and even some moose. They breed like rabbits, and when the population reaches the carrying capacity of the habitat, they all either die of starvation, mange, or distemper. Its pretty gruesome. We are at the low spot in the cycle now, very few fox or coyotes around. But they always bounce right back.

This has popping up for years, while coyotes and dogs can and have bred the offspring is sterile just like a mule. I'd have to research it but there's a reason animals grow bigger in northern climates, it's called ? Law, they grow more body mass to withstand the colder weather,it's the reason them northern boys say our Texas whitetails ain't much bigger than their rabbits.

Yes, I know what you mean Tracy, about some animals growing larger in northern climates, but this is not the case.

There has been genetic testing done on our coyotes, they have timber wolf ancestry. Probably from when they moved through Ontario and Quebec from the prairies. And I assure you, they are definitely not sterile.

S.S.S

What's S.S.S ?

The ones in St. Catherine's Ontario look like a smaller wolf. They venture right into the city. Timberwolves stick to the shadows even in sparsely populated farm and forest areas. They avoid human contact.

Miles Flansburg wrote:S.S.S

Lol. The third S isn't necessary here.

I was wandering through the woods one winter day and came out on this cleared fence line. I was walking the fence line when I caught movement.
He was smaller than a wolf but bigger than a coyote
This coy-wolf stopped to look me over. He was about 30 feet away so i got a good look at him. Long legged with a smallish body. He was an absolutely gorgeous animal. He turned and loped off into the woods. It was an effortless jog in which he covered a lot of dirt pretty darn quick.
I had a .22 cal revolver with me loaded with rat shot, but
I didn't think that would do much except piss him off. A pack of these critters might be a game changer.
I hear coyotes every night and I might be listening to coywolves. They are spreading!

Dale Hodgins wrote:What's S.S.S ?

The ones in St. Catherine's Ontario look like a smaller wolf. They venture right into the city. Timberwolves stick to the shadows even in sparsely populated farm and forest areas. They avoid human contact.

Shoot, Shovel, Shut up



Haven't seen coywolves here. Lots of coyotes but they're all still small, regular coyotes as far as I can tell.