happy holidays to you too.!

quote"In addition, the genes in New York's and Maine's coyotes were closest to those of the red wolf"

note the use of the word closest. closest. not a red wolf, but close.

interesting read, i'll give you that.

if you want to split hairs, every dog on the planet from dobermans, pugs and beagles to lhaso ahpsos, pitbulls and pomeranians are decended from wolves. cavemen domesticated and bred traits into them about 1.5 million years ago.

i saw it on the discovery channel, so it HAS to be true.

a guy did kill a wolf 2 years ago in ny, it was confirmed with dna. there was a good article about it in the times union.

WHY EASTERN COYOTES ARE BIGGER:
the farther away from the equator an animal is , the larger body mass will be to survive extreme temperatures.
hence, alaskan bears are bigger than montana bears, canadian deer are bigger than florida deer, etc...

but , to get back on track, please please please, if you have a coyote/cougar problem, give me the green light to come up to your property and clear em out. i got an awesome infared light for my AR-15 and a digital caller. I'd thoroughly enjoy it, and then you'd have your proof! (i am serious)

how many hundreds of thousands of hunters were afield in ny? and NO ONE whacked / trapped/ photoed/ a cougar? they're not heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere................