View Full Version : Wolves vs. Coyotes
behemoth
12-01-2008, 02:33 PM
I was out looking for whitetails yesterday and snuck up on a dog within 20 yards. By the time he noticed me I was prone with my scope on him. He just stared at me for a few minutes until I moved, then he bolted away. I dont hunt predators, not enough steak on them for my liking...:biggrin:
Is there an easy way to ID a wolf? I live in region 3 and run across my fair share of yotes, but this one looked a little different. Grayer, very thick hide, his head was roundish with what looked like a fine mane of hair. His tail had white on the tip.
Stone Sheep Steve
12-01-2008, 03:20 PM
Both are open in Region 3. Pull the pin then ID:wink:.
Just make sure you're not hunting near a residential area.
SSS
behemoth
12-01-2008, 06:42 PM
lol, I dont really want to shoot one, but does anyone know how to ID them in the field?
lol, I dont really want to shoot one, but does anyone know how to ID them in the field?
They are very distinguishable once you've seen one of each....
Here's a COYOTE,
http://www.cartoonspot.net/looney-tunes/images-looney-tunes/wile-coyote-A.jpg
f350ps
12-01-2008, 07:36 PM
The area I hunt Yotes I always make sure they don't have a collar before i pull the trigger. K
Seriously though.........
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?shapeID=1028&curGroupID=5&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=2
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?shapeID=1028&curGroupID=5&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=3
Hope this helps.;-)
behemoth
12-01-2008, 07:59 PM
The area I hunt Yotes I always make sure they don't have a collar before i pull the trigger. K
Have you really seen a yote with a collar?!? I saw one in Region 3 last year and my hunting buddy said I was on crack.
Do you have any info about why they are tracking them?
NewInWestsyde
12-01-2008, 08:26 PM
Have you really seen a yote with a collar?!? I saw one in Region 3 last year and my hunting buddy said I was on crack.
Do you have any info about why they are tracking them?
I thinks he is refering to a Fido collar(i.e. man's best friend) when checkin for collars near habatation
f350ps
12-01-2008, 08:41 PM
The area we whack yotes in is fairly inhabited so ya gotta watch ya don't shoot somebodys dog. K
I'd go for size, the few wolves that I've seen have been double the size of a yote and grayer so it was pretty obvious, but colour doesn't mean anything I don't think. The last one I saw a couple of weeks ago his shoulder would have been to my hip, pretty bloody big and he didn't have a pack around so I guess he was a big loner male.
todbartell
12-01-2008, 11:00 PM
the average coyote is in the 20-35 lb range, the average wolf is 75-100 lbs
Have you really seen a yote with a collar?!?
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/boonerbuck/northernyote009.jpg
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Caveman
12-01-2008, 11:23 PM
A lot more Wolf sign this year in the Kamloops area than I have ever seen.
hunter1947
12-02-2008, 06:20 AM
There eyes and ears ,feet ,tail will tell you what you want to know about a wolf.
There ears are short and there eyes are slanted upward and the paws are big and the tail is bushy.
Phreddy
12-02-2008, 11:48 AM
A coyote runs with it's tail down. a wolf is much larger, as a rule, and runs with its' tail up. We're just starting to get a good (?) showing of wolf in this area.
Mr. Dean
12-02-2008, 12:39 PM
A coyote runs with it's tail down. a wolf is much larger, as a rule, and runs with its' tail up. We're just starting to get a good (?) showing of wolf in this area.
And a yote has a distinct 'trot' to it's stride.
Wolves are generally much more solid and thick looking in comparison.
behemoth
12-08-2008, 04:42 PM
I think it was a wolf then because it was running in circles in the bushes and all i saw was his tail in the air.
jessbennett
12-08-2008, 05:38 PM
I think it was a wolf then because it was running in circles in the bushes and all i saw was his tail in the air.
you sure that wasnt jack layton waiting for stephan dion????hehehehehe:-P
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