It has the normal coyote coat color but is the size of a wolf. Doubt it to be a wolf as no-one would want to be caught with a dead wolf these days. The deer could be a 2 1/2 year old that was a spike as a yearling. Mighty strange.
This was posted over at www.huntingPA.com a while back. Here was the explination that was posted on the thread:
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I took the photos of this canine where it was laying on the ground next to the 7-point buck. I can email you all 4 that I took of this animal and can assure you that they are not doctored in any way. They were taken with an Olympus 2040zoom digital camera and are full resolution of the camera. I can give you a little more info on this canine. It was killed in Hallstead, PA which is between Scranton, PA and Binghamton, NY. The person who shot it was the brother in law of my Uncle who owns the property where it was shot. The brother in law killed it after someone else had shot it in the leg. It was 105-lbs. It was taken to a PA game commission check station and he was told it was a coyote. The officer said he had never seen one bigger and dismissed it as anything else. The brother in law then decided he would have it mounted. He took it to his home town which is near Pittsburgh, PA and a local sporting goods store said they would pay for the mounting if they could display it in there shop. He agreed. He then took it to the taxidermist and then learned a little more about it. The Taxidermist told him that it was in fact a Male Neutered Wolf. My uncle has talked to someone who had heard that the NY State game commission had released 12 neutered male wolves to put a dent in the coyote population but that is second hand knowledge. It did not have any collar marks on it's neck but could be someone's pet that got loose at the wrong time. It did look as though it had lived outside most of it's life and having such a heavy winter coat. I personally think it is some sort of cross breed and released into the wild.
Posts: 813 | Location: Wexford PA, USA | Registered: 18 July 2002
Even though the picture does not show up, it was a doctored picture. There was a shadow just under the coyotes spine. The picture was originally of just a yote hide and then someone played Photo Shop on it.
Posts: 1058 | Location: Lodge Grass, MT. Sitka, Bethel, Fort Yukon, Chevak, Skagway, Cantwell and Pt. Hope Alaska | Registered: 24 June 2000
could have been someones dog that they had given up on. i know if many that have wolf hybrids. some more wolf than others. nuetered makes sense. they bought as a pup and the damn thing wouldn't stop growing. got scared of it and dumped it. it was probably the same folks that raised that freak of a chipmunk! hate to see thier cat............. woofer
Posts: 741 | Location: vermont. thanks for coming, now go home! | Registered: 05 February 2002
My dad told me about red wolf cross hybrid in NC that was showing up in Ga.I heard about the red wolf cross in early 1980s.Ga also let go some cougars and most got shot.You should see wolves in Alaska they get hudge.I have seen wolves up to 200 pounds 8 ft long.I would not doubt the Fish and game letting them go they are against most hunters.They want wolves to manage deer also .Alaska is waging wolf war now limit is 10 a day.I took a friend hunting to Ga with me from Alaska .He said South Ga coyotes looked like wolves.Coyotes in Alaska I have seen are very small look like furry dogs.That picture looks like a timber wolf.You aint seen wolves till you go to Alaska .Its not something you want to shoot with your 22.
I have heard that our eastern coyotes are bigger than western coyotes because, in smaller numbers they will bread with domestic dogs. Not sure about that since all coyotes I have seen just looked like coyotes to me but most adults are well in excess of 35 lb. in my area.
Maybe feeding on are abundance of rather large chipmunks
Posts: 231 | Location: West Virginia | Registered: 22 December 2003
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hate to see thier cat.............
