10-31-2018, 09:43 PM
Something I might note:
Coydogs look a lot like the dog parent, though longer legged and narrow body. Some have looked like Aussies, typical black/white markings, Irish Setters, etc. The surest way to determine if the canid-looking critter is coyote related is that they react violently crazy thrashing around as you approach, even to their own destruction. To make things easier on them I approach in a diagonal, as if I'm going to walk past, and pause 50 or so feet away for a head shot (fastest way). The policy of the Game and Fish Dept is whatever you catch, even non-target, is "shoot 'em and chuck 'em", don't risk injury. But other wild animals don't react like coyotes; with technique I can and do release foxes, raptors, the odd dog, etc., maybe a bit scuffed (law requires "humane" traps, rubber jaws or smooth flattened jaws). For comparison foxes typically bear teeth and lay down with the trapped foot extended, I can pin them with a large stick and release the trap with both hands. Point is, I doubt a coyote or coy cross is ever going to achieve stable behavior, even raised from pup like a wolf hybrid.
