Black Coyote

[Borderpond]

This one was trapped right on the southern NH/Maine border by a friend of mine.

[Borderpond]

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[Ike]

So do you think this yote is a wolf/yote cross like we hear about or had some other type of dog in it?

[gus]

I have never seen a black coyote, very interesting. My dad is the goverment trapper in southern utah and caught a albino coyote about 12 years ago. H has it mounted in a glass case in his house, It is very cool. Anyways a black one is new to me Ive never heard of one before. Nice mount too

[Mike Leonard]

Very rare in cool indeed. I have taken albino coons, and did see a snow white albino coyote one time near Farson, Wyoming. These mutations are always intersting and this gene can be passed on.

[Powder River Walker]

Mike why in the world would you be in farson?

I have seen one up here one time. Dad and I were out legging up our rope horses riding at the foot of a ridge line. My horse was acting up with me and at the time I was around 8 or 9 so dad got off his horse and I stood there holding him while dad took my horse for an attitude adjustment and I saw on black and one gray running together. Being that young and never been hunting I was sure they were two wolves. LOL
PRW

[bob baldwin jr]

Boderpond : Nice mounts you got there

[Arkansas Frog]

we have black yotes here in Ark see one or hear about one every year, taxidermist will give you a 100. dollars for one,I think it is some thing in the genes, iN a lot of litters one black one will appear, caught a RED coon one TIME, and my trapping buddy caught a BLONDE COON.

[pegleg]

and next year someone will swear there is no such thing. ever wonder how many different animals haven't been mounted or photographed out there ?

[blueticker78]

Very interesting looks more like a fox coyote cross then wolf if that is possible cool pictures ive never seen one that dark before.

[fox hunter]

I seen two live ones in north west MO and another one there a freind had mounted in higginsville MO they told me they see or catch a couple a year

[Borderpond]

Here is the one I posted before under the coyote/wolves subject. Hard to believe they are the same species huh ? Both were taken in Maine .(Maine/NH border) It kind of proves what the studies have shown.There are several different genetic makeups in northeastern coyotes.

Bob, thats a friends mount,not mine .(But I would love to have it)

I have actually seen a couple black ones myself but have never taken one.

Ike, I dont know. It looks more coyote than wolf to me.The color makes you wonder though doesnt it? The wolfy looking ones that I have seen seem to have bigger blockier heads .In my opinion anyways.Like this one below.

[Nolte]

Cool Deal. I know some guys around here shot one about 7 years ago.

While it does look wolfish, it's no wolf. A wolf that size would be just a pup and would be all legs and lanky. And usually around here a wolf pup would be the size of a coyote by about mid August. It would be much bigger by trapping season in the fall.

[Borderpond]

This is the picture i meant to post !!