Black coyote pic

About 15 years ago I killed an all black coyote in Centreville Mississippi. Didn't think anything of it and dumped it in a creek. Definitely wasn't a dog.

Got back to the camp and the land owner happened to be there and I told him about it. Said he had heard about a line of an all black coyote in the area but had never seen one. He wanted it to mount. Even went back and walked along the creek looking for it. Apparently they're out there just very rare.

Seen one in liberty ms in late 90’s. I thought hard about shooting it but didn’t want to screw up the deer hunt.

Supposedly they can't swim

Seen three in my lifetime. Two in SC and one in Ga.

First SC one never broke stride so I airmailed a grim reaper over his back at just under 45 yds. Would have had him mounted because he was a grown one.

Second SC one was on a woodline considering crossing I-85 down near Clemson. Always wonder if he ever made it because not much else does in that stretch

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I caught an all black one on my trap line in the early ‘80s. Ultimately had it mounted. I always wondered whether it was crossed with a dog that resulted in the coloration.