Oh how lovely.... NOT!!!

[Livinwright Farm]

NH Department of Fish & Game tested the DNA of the coyote(more like coy-dogs) in Carrol County, NH... and they found that they have wolf DNA... well, I guess it can be expected where we have been seeing more and more wolves coming down out of Canada. I am just thankful that the 'coyote' are like a medium sized dog around here, instead of the ones from my old hometown that are the size of a good sized German Shepherd... those things are just plain evil in a, more than likely rabid, canine suit! Ichk!

 

[Stacykins]

Most wolves are NOT problem wolves. Got a pack of 8 wolves locally here, they never give the cattle ranchers or sheep herders any problems at all, not even during calving and lambing.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Most wolves are NOT problem wolves. Got a pack of 8 wolves locally here, they never give the cattle ranchers or sheep herders any problems at all, not even during calving and lambing.

Wolves aren't generally a problem, no... but they are mostly coyote with a little wolf. This past february we had a good sized pack less than 150 ft from our house yowling up a storm... makes one feel VERY uneasy for their animals. Yeah, I LOVE wolves, I would much rather come across one of them than a coyote. A wolf you can posture yourself correctly to be submissive to them and have them check you out, but leave you alone. If you come across a coyote however, especially one from Swanzey, NH, you are out of luck and their next dinner. I hate that New England in particular devastated it's wolf population due to lore all those years ago.

 

[MonsterMalak]

I live in East Texas, which was incidentally the last foothold of the RED WOLF. Our Coyotes are red in color, and up to 50 pounds. They carry some of the Red Wolf DNA.

As the Coyote spread up the Eastern US, they are reputed to have bred with some of the isolated pockets of wolves, or lone migrating males. This crossmating is something that is supposed to take place more often when the population of either is low. Guess loneliness causes them to make bad decisions also,,,haha.

I feel that the Coyote Wolf Hybrids we have in East Texas behave differently than pure Coyotes would. They will come in and fight peoples LGDs. Was the main reason I had to switch over to the Kangal and Boz. My Pyrenees and crosses would work 100%,,,, then get overpowered 1-2 times a year. Usually in the fall and winter when pack numbers increase.

Do not know how the Hybrids will evolve when more Wolves migrate into the areas. I would guess that they will become more genetically influenced by the Wolf.

Good Luck everyone.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

It actually surprises me that a wolf would breed their mortal enemy... the only thing I can think of are the ostracized females of a wolf pack that are desperate to have their own pack and find a loner male coyote... even then, I would assume some very aggressive "courtship" behaviour between them.

 

[MonsterMalak]

In East Texas, the history of it was that originally there was no Coyotes. Then by the 60s, the Red Wolves were shot, trapped, andposioned out. Coyotes moved in to fill the void. The last straggler red Wolves bred with the Coyotes. So YES, I feel it was a breeding of despiration. Probably like a roaming male wolf in coyote country,,,, with romance on his mind. And no female wolves to court.

Ranchers need to know what characteristics do these Hybrids have over the Coyote alone. And is the management any different.

All I know is that in East Texas, they will come in any fight the less aggressive LGDs.

 

[Okie Amazon]

Heartworm disease has wiped out many a Red Wolf also.