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 Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: Chopperdrvr]
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08/09/20 02:28 AM
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dogcatcher
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I was lucky enough to kill three in one season at a friends place in Mississippi. I wish I had the forethought to get one of them mounted. I did skin one out and my daughter tanned the hide and hung it on the wall in her house. It's definitely a conversation starter. I did some research about them after seeing numerous trail cam pic and discovered they are fairly common, but not really. They are considered a trophy because of the relative scarceness. 
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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08/09/20 11:35 AM
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A friend in the mountains of Virginia killed two a coupla' days ago.
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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08/10/20 01:37 AM
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activescrape
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![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/08/full-428-244901-img_5128_copy.jpg) Here's a black one mounted howling at my place.He's is from Mississippi though.
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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08/10/20 01:43 AM
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cos
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I killed a black Coyote about 15 yrs ago. Gave to my buddy and he had it mounted. Havent seen one since.
That 79 yard shot with a 9mm is pretty impressive,
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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08/11/20 03:59 AM
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DStroud
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I have called in 8 of them 3 were in Mississippi and 5 here in Texas. There are just Melanistic coyotes just like Melanistic squirrels but as DN mentioned it does not occur in Mountain Lions. I am not sure if there are Melanistic Sasquatch’s but next time I run into Darryl I will ask him.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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08/11/20 12:19 PM
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colt45-90
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So I have trail cam pic after trail cam pic of coyotes that are pretty dang black. I'll get some pics of tan colored ones, but most are black. Anyone have any idea? Below is a tan and black traveling together. I finally shot one, and it was luck I guess. Off hand with my 9mm at 79 yards. When it dropped I didn't believe it myself, that red dot sight sure is nice. This is just a pup, still has puppy teeth and actually has a white patch on it's chest. Anyone know anything about why my coyotes are mainly black? ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/07/full-4482-241717-first_black_phase_coyote_shot.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/07/full-4482-241718-wgi_0006.jpg) 
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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08/11/20 11:25 PM
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Chopperdrvr
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These are the three I killed in Mississippi. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/08/full-67872-245136-a50eacde_b14a_41d2_a3e8_da30c7d8a79a.jpeg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/08/full-67872-245137-0f9ecde2_b32f_4b7f_8ace_a8bf8bf09d72.jpeg)
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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08/18/20 07:37 PM
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TLew
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Saw one this weekend and my brain was confused long enough that it got away before I stopped the SxS
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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09/07/20 04:14 AM
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flintknapper
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Never seen a completely black one (melanistic) on our property, but we do have some with very dark coats from time to time. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/09/full-56101-250292-coydog.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/09/full-56101-250293-yote4.jpg)
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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12/10/20 04:33 PM
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TXhogkilr
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I've only seen 1 black coyote in my life (53 years) so that was cool.
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Re: Black coyotes?
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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12/10/20 11:22 PM
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Tex68w
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Never seen one but I've heard about them, crazy to see this many on this thread.
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