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Title: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: Bean Counter on August 18, 2008, 05:40:19 PM: I gather that these are coyotes from the title of the picture. These seem bigger than the average coyote I've come across in the wild. Having never seen a wolf before, is the easiest way to tell it apart from a coyote just size? For example, I know from plenty of real world encounters how much bigger an elk is than a deer, but there are also facial/antler features that distinguish. I guess I want to prevent shooting what I thought was an adult coyote and found it that it was a pup wolf.

From: A Random Photo...
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10050/coyote.jpg)
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: BC CHASER on August 18, 2008, 05:46:22 PM: Wolves noses are not pointy like coyotes, there legs will look long too.
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: Bean Counter on August 18, 2008, 05:50:10 PM: Yeah, I shoulda thought twice b4 posting--I completely forgot about the howling. Though I suppose you may not hear them always (until its too late) :yike:
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: popeshawnpaul on August 18, 2008, 05:54:23 PM: Just shoot and figure it out later... ;)
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: billythekidrock on August 18, 2008, 06:03:35 PM: Quote from: popeshawnpaul on August 18, 2008, 05:54:23 PM
Just shoot and figure it out later... ;)

:yike:
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: Bean Counter on August 18, 2008, 06:20:17 PM: Quote from: popeshawnpaul on August 18, 2008, 05:54:23 PM
Just shoot and figure it out later... ;)

Save 100 deer and elk either way, riiiiiight?

I bet the game warden would tell me "stupidity is not an excuse." :bdid:
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: Slider on August 18, 2008, 06:22:26 PM: Don't sweat it there all yote's!!!
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: Wea300mag on August 18, 2008, 06:23:25 PM: Quote from: Bean Counter on August 18, 2008, 06:20:17 PM
Quote from: popeshawnpaul on August 18, 2008, 05:54:23 PM
Just shoot and figure it out later... ;)

Save 100 deer and elk either way, riiiiiight?

I bet the game warden would tell me "stupidity is not an excuse." :bdid:

You can just tell the gamey that a lawyer said it was OK. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: Bean Counter on August 18, 2008, 06:26:40 PM: I could play drunk, to boot!

"Honest mr. beer, I only had three ocifers" :puke:
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: DeKuma on August 18, 2008, 06:30:37 PM: We will just have to go out and try to call them in, and when you shoot the wrong one, I can turn you in for the points.... :chuckle: :chuckle: What are friends for, anyway?

I would assume it would be fairly easy to tell the difference, but never really gave it any thought.
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: billythekidrock on August 18, 2008, 06:44:48 PM: Try and call them in. The way I hear it, only coyotes will come to the call.
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: popeshawnpaul on August 18, 2008, 07:39:44 PM: You just need to make a call that sounds like a domestic sheep and you are good to go.
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: Bean Counter on August 18, 2008, 07:48:09 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on August 18, 2008, 06:44:48 PM
Try and call them in. The way I hear it, only coyotes will come to the call.

I could just see myself trying to explain it to the judge:

"your honor, this package clearly is a coyote call. Therefore, it is impossible that wolves could have answered it. To heck with the prosecutors DNA analysis..."

:bs:
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: cabin308 on August 18, 2008, 08:26:58 PM: Quote from: popeshawnpaul on August 18, 2008, 07:39:44 PM
You just need to make a call that sounds like a domestic sheep and you are good to go.
Brokeback Mountain sequel? :yike:

Sore-Ass Pass :o :o :o
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: wastickslinger on August 18, 2008, 08:31:48 PM: There are no wolves in wahington so just shoot away. :guns: :mgun:
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: cohoho on August 18, 2008, 08:39:26 PM: Wolves
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: cohoho on August 18, 2008, 08:42:18 PM: Coyotes
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: Bean Counter on August 18, 2008, 10:04:19 PM: Quote from: DeKuma on August 18, 2008, 06:30:37 PM
We will just have to go out and try to call them in, and when you shoot the wrong one, I can turn you in for the points.... :chuckle: :chuckle: What are friends for, anyway?

Call 1-800-USQUEAL :yike:
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: Slider on August 18, 2008, 10:05:48 PM: Nice shot(Cohoho) on the one in the second pic!!! Did you get the other one too? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: BC CHASER on August 18, 2008, 10:08:16 PM: The photos look like NW Trek. In the wolf one if you look you can see chain link in the back of them. Good pictures though!
Title: Re: Know your target: wolf vs. coyote
Post by: cohoho on August 18, 2008, 11:42:49 PM: I wish I could have blasted them, get a pretty good price for their hides but they were from NW Trek and I don't think I could have gotten out of the park before a mob would have taken me down........ :chuckle: :chuckle: I got some others but they are all blurry of "wild" wolves...