There is a lot of variation in coloration of coyotes in our area but this one is very different from any I have seen before.
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If I had seen that while hunting, I'd have thought it was someone's dog, I did the same thing initially when I saw a black one.
Definitely a different color phase and appears that the hair is a bit longer than the ones I'm seeing. Congratulations on taking another one out of the gene pool. Female or male?