RE: 115lb PA Coyote
 

ok wait a minute now. the coyotes in maine have wolf genes in them. what?? in that case they would be classified as a whole new species. i'll boil that down to misinformation. but if you can PROVE me wrong, i'll eat my words. as far as PA not being able to produce yotes of that size, i wouldn't doubt if there were some out there. there are coyotes EVERYWHERE around here but they are seldom seen..... only heard. i've seen one yote in the woods and he is now dead. i never had him weighed but he was big. i kept him in the freezer for quite awhile in order to save up some cash to get a full body mount but gave up on that idea (too many other things to spend money on) and gave him to a friend to give to a friend to mount.

RE: 115lb PA Coyote
 

I'm going to back up Split-Hoof on the wolf genes. I've read that, when coyotes ventured into the east, they interbred with Canadian wolves. Of course the coyotes are not 50% wolf. They just have some wolf genes. That's why our coyotes can get to 60lbs and the ones out west are scrawny little things.

RE: 115lb PA Coyote
 

Nope, I can't prove it, and neither can the biologists for that matter. But it is a pretty well accepted theory. Could be interbreeding is still taking place as well, since we have a large coyote pop. but limited wolf pop.

I really doubt a full blooded coyote could reach 115 pounds, but maybe it's remotely possible. The one in the pic really looks to me like it has some wolf or malamute in it though.

RE: 115lb PA Coyote
 

yea 115lbs is pretty big. i have a 5 month old cane corso mastiff that's aready 70lbs or so and he's expected to be well over 130...... as he stands right now, he's bigger than any yote i've ever seen.

RE: 115lb PA Coyote
 

My information is that Eastern Coyotes do have wolf DNA...check out this NH Fish & Game link...Also, my informations is that they do not run 110 lbs.

Yup.

http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wild...ern_coyote.htm

RE: 115lb PA Coyote
 

This was only 15 minutes away from my house. I was told by a friend who saw it first hand that it was neutered and in poor shape. The game warden was there and surmised that it was somebodies pet WOLF that went astray or was let go, based on the poor coat and health it was in.

RE: 115lb PA Coyote
 

BINGO .... told ya so! timberwolf -malamute hybrid...don't ask me how i know...;)

RE: 115lb PA Coyote
 

It's obvious in his snout he isn't a full breed coyote and if someone mistaken it otherwise doesn't know the species....in fact, there is very little "coyote" about that dog other than the color.