dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

I think coyote is more stringy than wolf. So wolf, paired with a nice Chianti. Add a side of snail darter and you have a complete meal!

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

Time for the smoker to make jerky
Plenty of time to relax and have glass or two...

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

No question, a Coyote!

whlsdn Loc: Colorado

Actually, it's happened fairly frequently lately in Colorado along the front range. These cities along the foothills just keep exploding onto the plains, and the suburbanites - for lots of good reasons - love their "open spaces," so the coyotes have found good hunting grounds. They regularly jump back yard fences and snatch up smaller pets, taunt larger dogs out of yards where high fences are not permitted by HOAs then gang up on them when they get away from refuge, and they've begun making tries for little children on the walking/biking paths. And a few have gone for adults. I don't think there has been a single case of rabies proven in any of these instances.

Of course municipalities downplay all this, just like the wildlife folks downplay the instances of lion attacks in populated places in our mountains or along the front range. As we encroach on the land in which they've always resided, and with our kindly laws and honorable desires to maintain the sanctity of wildlife, these dangers are only going to increase. Even as a hunter in the past, I'm divided on all this, but I'm not above being armed when I'm on my own in the prairie or back-country hiking and taking pictures. Perhaps I've lived my share of years, but I'm not interested in being an active participant as a lower tier food chain member.

PS: coyote

moomoo951

also called a coywolf

moomoo951

also called a coywolf

Dalek Loc: Detroit, Miami, Goffstown

Canis latrans (Barking Dog) I think, It is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf....

Tjohn Loc: Inverness, FL formerly Arivaca, AZ

Skinny faced coyote.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Coyote.

wishaw

Where are you in az. I am in the Phoenix area. I was in one of the desert areas in northern phoenix and I saw what I thought was a wolf last week. I see coyotes regularly but this looked too big

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

I was speaking from life experiences from about 25 years ago and know there has been "a lot of change along the front range". I bow to your more current knowledge. It sounds like Colorado needs to learn a few things from their neighbor to the east. In natures design man is intended to be at the top of the food chain.

guardineer

Are you sure you're not one of us rednecks from Montana?

al13

Well fed coyote

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

Polar Bear !!