Name this critter!

[ketchenany]

4 hours ago, akaShag said:

I did not write WHINE, I used the correct term for a female canine.  🙄

 

[Sinker]

In my yard we call that fertilizer.  

 

S. 

[Sinker]

oops

 

Edited May 1, 2021 by Sinker

[Bitsmith2k]

aren't all coyotes in Ontario 'coywolves'? could've sworn I read that somewhere. 

 

[akaShag]

3 hours ago, Bitsmith2k said:

aren't all coyotes in Ontario 'coywolves'? could've sworn I read that somewhere. 

 

https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/yes-eastern-coyotes-are-hybrids-coywolf-not-thing/

[cisco]

Pregnant coyote seems looking for a den site to have her pups. Tail bone is black with no hair so perhaps frost bite is causing infection and sadly the animal may die. No hair in extremely cold weather ... why possums die of tail infection after frost bite so don't do so well here.

IMHO maybe try to chase it off since her having a litter near you will surely mean hungry moma and mouths to feed. They usually pair up so maybe dad got run over/shot. 

Weight on em is deceiving and like Shag said the winter coat is coming off. I've weighed quite a few and 35lbs is about all they are. Never had one heavier. Her hair/being preggo makes her seem larger. As for being a wolf they have long legs almost like stilts compared to coyote. Sure could be a 'coydog' we used to call them, but apparently all coyotes have dog in them. 

[Headhunter]

It's been a bout ten days since our last sighting.

HH

[ch312]

On 4/28/2021 at 5:30 PM, akaShag said:

Well, I have never seen a coyote that weighed more than 85 pounds, nor bigger than a lab................hence my opinion.

Using the fence (2x4's and 1x6's), pavers (3 x 8" ish) and diving board as scale, there's no chance that critter is 85lbs and bigger than a lab. Unless the OP has oddly oversized everything in his yard and those are 2x12 fence boards? It would be interesting to see said lab in the same positions to comparison. Keep in mind that even experienced hunters often claim a 40lb coyote is "huge and must weigh 80 lbs!", until the animal hits the scale. 

 

Size, movement, and appearance all strongly suggest coyote with the onset of mange. The tail is typically the first spot to lose hair. 

[powerbait]

On 4/27/2021 at 11:12 AM, Headhunter said:

So this morning, my wife looks out the back window and see's this critter wandering around the pool. Anyone know what one might call this? An hour latter, there were three deer in the back as well.

HH

 

[powerbait]

Algonquin wolf. One took down and consumed a deer in our backyard last fall.