saturdays times union, a "85lb coyote" shot by a hunter was OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED by encon pathologist Ward Stone to be a pure gray wolf. There was much debate over the issue, but DNA testing confirmed it was a wolf indeed.

one animal does not a population make, and it certainly could have been an illegal pet gotten loose, but this is NOT an URBAN LEGEND. ity was taken this year in upstate NY.
see saturdays times union for the write up.

Pretty interesting!