Red Wolves? Really? *UPDATE* Now its black coyotes! pg. 5

[chickened]

The paw of an alaskan coastal wolf about 120 lbs hanging on my wall. Like I said the ones in the OP's picture are not wolf tracks. I have seen thier tracks side by side with large dog tracks they are not the same to the trained/experienced eye (mine).

Most wolf reintroductions in urban areas east of the Mississippi river fail due to the animals becoming dependant on human provided food. They tame comparatively to wild turkeys and lose their fear of humans too easily to their demise.

Another thing that happens when wolves are in your area domestic dogs are killed by wolves if given a chance, a LGD would not stand a chance with a wolf.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

look closely at the dif in size of front paw versus rear paw

The only difference I see is one shows claw marks and the other doesn't

There is no real difference in the size
Also the rear pad seems too rounded to be a wolf:

http://icwdm.org/inspection/tracks.asp

It's exciting to think it's a "wolf", but if it were hoof prints would you think "Zebra" or "horse"?

One is far more likely than the other​

 

[cgmccary]

I agree with posts that it is a large roaming domestic dog (and #1 predator of poultry).

Red Wolfs were once indigenous to this area (Eastern & Southern U.S.). They would control the coyote population.

 

[Chikn-Chik]

I just don't want it to be wolves. I don't need that at my house right now!

 

[Rwest]

Around here I've been seeing some very large coyotes. Some people say they are breeding with wild dogs and thats what makes them larger. I hope you don't loose any birds.

 

[hiwasseenursery]

Highly unlikely that you have true red wolves. Although you may be in the right area. Most so called red wolves are really red wolf/ coyote/ dog hybrids. Most likely you have wild dogs or coyotes. Which are quite abundant in east Tennessee. Check out www.wolfhaven.org or other sites that have the history of the red wolf and reintroduction. Really interesting that in the 80's researchers could only round up 14 real red wolves from the wild

 

[bairo]

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The only difference I see is one shows claw marks and the other doesn't

There is no real difference in the size
Also the rear pad seems too rounded to be a wolf:
http://icwdm.org/Images/coyote/CaninetrackscomparedLD.jpg

http://icwdm.org/inspection/tracks.asp

It's exciting to think it's a "wolf", but if it were hoof prints would you think "Zebra" or "horse"?

One is far more likely than the other

I was looking at the tape measure picture. That rear print looks smaller. Also every picture that shows a front and rear...the rear is inside the track of the front. As already mentioned only two canine type animals stride like that. Dog is not one of them. Process of elimination, there is not a coyote alive with a 4 plus inch paw.

 

[aprophet]

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I don't laugh but it does not work. I don't think ANY real predator considers humans a threat. Maybe get a LGD to do the job.

common misconception it does not repel anything I shot my biggest buck so far by peeing in his scrape he got right indigent bout that LOLOLOL

 

[aprophet]

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The only difference I see is one shows claw marks and the other doesn't

There is no real difference in the size
Also the rear pad seems too rounded to be a wolf:
http://icwdm.org/Images/coyote/CaninetrackscomparedLD.jpg

http://icwdm.org/inspection/tracks.asp

It's exciting to think it's a "wolf", but if it were hoof prints would you think "Zebra" or "horse"?

One is far more likely than the other

looking at his location it is possible we have them 50-70 south of me they were transplanted by USFWS @ alligator river refuge in NC so it is possible

 

[aprophet]

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Unless there are hardly any yotes they will not do this when there are no male coyotes a female yote will allow a dog to breed her it is just not the norm