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Not so much after gangbangers started breeding their tabbies with the mountain lions.
Coyotes in abundance in Chicago
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Not so much after gangbangers started breeding their tabbies with the mountain lions.
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Well, a forum that revolves around sports, I would have thought the "anything but sports" section would have been an obvious choice. But I'm not that smart.
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No they are not.
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When you say you kill it in an ethical manner, do you give it a gun and then have a draw with it?
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I usually offer them a knife but the opposable thumb thing and man being the ultimate predator usually plays to my advantage...
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Might be more sporting to go mano a pato
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You never hear from the guys that hunt with a knife. Bet they are some tough *******.
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There are coyotes that are twice the weight you claim here. Also, there are wolves that are in the smaller range. Anyone who has traveled around this great country knows that animal species can be very diverse.
I will tell you that the only wolves I've seen have been at zoos, and they are not "four wheeler" big by any means. I was 2 feet away from one this weekend and it was smaller than a german shepherd...
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Yeah I've seen how low some of those smaller elk are and even with those you see the wolves jumping up to try and bite under their throats. Wolves aren't that big. Their danger is their numbers and the fact that they can run all day. They'll tire any prey out.
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Those wolves from those teen vampire movies are fucking huge though.
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A male gray wolf averages right under 100 pounds. I had a dog a couple years back that weighed more than that.
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I dont deny that there are smaller or larger coyotes/ wolves. I didn't know we were including wolves at the zoo and don't know where you at where they have 70 lb. coyotes but whatever...
I should have said an average coyote weighs 35 lbs. The world record is a 74 lb. coyote. An average timberwolf, which I have seen two of, in the wild, avg 80-150 lbs. I have traveled a lot of this great country mostly on hunting trips and have seen coyotes in dozen or so states. There has not been one in my recollection that I would mistake as a wolf. Different species of wolves are definitely smaller.
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I saw a wild wolf once, for a second, up on the north shore of lake Superior in Minnesota about 15 years ago. My immediate response was "that's the biggest coyote I've ever seen," to which my friend replied "that was no coyote." I felt pretty lucky to have seen one, though they aren't so rare up there any more these days. Where I live now you can't spit without hitting a coyote. Early in the morning it's like they are all on their way home carrying lunch pails after working the graveyard shift. A few months ago I was riding on the bike trail by the Rio Grande and one came about two feet from running into my bike crossing the trail - true story.
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A few years ago, I was walking to work out at a gym by me & two coyotes came flying out of a cemetery near railroad tracks.
I was probably barely an inch away from the 2nd one. Didn't expect to see coyotes roaming Mt Greenwood.
I was probably barely an inch away from the 2nd one. Didn't expect to see coyotes roaming Mt Greenwood.
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I don't think that really happens all that much.
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So there's only one other guy in here that has hunted 'yotes? Here in Montana it's quite popular. They are classified as Varmints here, which means you can kill as many as you want, by whatever means you want..no licence needed. You can sell the whole animal for around $15-30 to a fur dealer. Or you can flesh, stretch and dry them and get around $75-100 a piece.
Though, most farmers just leave them rot where they die. They can cause a lot of damage to farmers and ranchers, and now the wolves are getting bad too since the new packs are thriving. Elk, Bison, cattle etc. The wolves seem to kill just to kill, leaving whole carcasses behind un-eaten. They increased the amount of tags issued for wolves this year, which has helped. Will be interesting going forward how this all plays out.
Though, most farmers just leave them rot where they die. They can cause a lot of damage to farmers and ranchers, and now the wolves are getting bad too since the new packs are thriving. Elk, Bison, cattle etc. The wolves seem to kill just to kill, leaving whole carcasses behind un-eaten. They increased the amount of tags issued for wolves this year, which has helped. Will be interesting going forward how this all plays out.
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