What is it??

[Bowfin]

I saw this while out turkey hunting today. It came to the call and spooked the gobbler that was also coming to my partner's calling.

I think it is either a big coyote or a small wolf.

[video:google]https://picasaweb.google.com/10680114701...563313064663106

[Powerstroke]

Hard to tell. This time of year it could be a young male wolf or a coyote. Maybe someone else with a better opinion can tell you.

[matchset]

was this in duluth bowfin? i traveled between the cities and grand marias for work this past week. i saw two wolves, one dead, one alive....

from the front, sure looks like a wolf to me...remember that its been a long winter, and everything will look smaller cuz its lost weight, and shedding their winter fur....

reason i saw its a wolf is the height of the shoulder, and how small the ears look...ie (big head)

[DTro]

I say Wolf too.

[reinhard1]

wolf. that would have been great to see. good luck.

[sleepymoewi]

looks like a coyote that is bagging, probably just had or ready to have pups. chance it could be a coydog, but not a wolf

[Bowfin]

was this in duluth bowfin?

This was in northern Isanti County. My first impression was that it was a small wolf but as it turned to go into the woods the brown tinge on the back of the ears made it look like a coyote.

[Archerysniper]

I was listening to kfan outdoors one night and the wolf topic came up and the dnr offical was asked how far south a recorded wolf pack was and his response was dalbo wich isn't to far away.

To me it looks like a young wolf that either is looseing its winter coat or has mange.

[HunterLee]

wolf

[picksbigwagon]

when i first watched the video, my reaction was that it was a wolf, now after watching it a few more times I am leaning towards a coyote. The muzzle is quite pointy or sharp, like a coyote, and notice that the tail always hangs down, I have never seen a wolf in the wild so I have no idea what their tail does when they are walking, trotting, etc. but that tail position leads me to think it was a coyote, but it might be "Bagging" as someone said above

[Fins-n-feathers]

This looks like a coyote to me.

[Neighbor_guy]

This was in northern Isanti County. My first impression was that it was a small wolf but as it turned to go into the woods the brown tinge on the back of the ears made it look like a coyote.

Coyote. Realy ugly possible mangie coyote. The head gives it away as a 'yote the location too. I spent a lot of time calling in Isanti County this past winter and while there were plenty of Fox and Coyotes, there was never any wory about shooting or calling a wolf.

Although they are in Millacs county, so mabe a loner ventured into Isanti...?

[Dave S]

I would bet a young male wolf as others have said. Almost seems too tall to be a 'yote. County makes no differnce. The occasional wolf still finds their way to southern MN.

[Raider4ever]

IMHO, no way that is a wolf. Head's too small. Nose too sharp. Body shape not as "girthy". Legs too skinny. 0:21 brings it all together for me.

[Abndoc]

i say coyote. stop the film right before it enters the woods...side profile.

[Neighbor_guy]

I have looked at the vidio a couple more times.

Thats a Coyote. I have no doubt about it. Hard to tell if it has mange or just loosing its coat, but it dont look right.

[RumRiverRat]

That is a Coyote.

[skolfoppa]

It is a young wolf. Skol.

[lichen fox]

I gotta say wolf too as other's have said, legs look to long and overall bulk of the animal...I've seen alot of timbers in the wild and my first impression was wolf!

[EBass]

I've only seen a yote in the wild and that thing was bigger than the yote that I saw. I'm going with young wolf. That's the arm chair biologist in me.

[swamptiger]

Coyote.

Wolf pups are born early in the spring and are almost full size by fall. It looks too slender to be a wolf to me..

[JBar]

Coyote slender muzzle and pointed ears. Wolves have a wider muzzle and ears are rounded at the tips. My

[Mcfin]

coyote

[yote]

The Face Profile sure makes it look like a coyote.

[Fins-n-feathers]

coyote

[SpitnArgueDuckClub*]

Yote / wolf cross, enough yote that the 1187 would have been in action.

[Bowfin]

Yote / wolf cross, enough yote that the 1187 would have been in action.

Good point, if I'd been predator hunting I would probably have hesitated long enough to miss any shot opportunity because of the indecision of what it was. I called in and shot a large male coyote years ago. It came in and was expired a few seconds after I first saw it because I did not have a doubt it was a coyote. This thing, I'm still not so sure.

[bottom-bouncer]

I would say its a coyote with mange its coat looks like hell I dont think its tall enough to be a wolf and it has a small head.

[Steve Foss]

After looking over the vid/pics and stopping at each one, I have to say it looks like a wolf to me.

[lichen fox]

I'm still with Wolf...bringing an interesting question to mind...how many Wolves has everyone that answered here actually seen in the "wild"??

I've seen upwards of 30 or so...the most I ever saw in one day was 12 and only 4 of them were in the same group...(1/2 grown pups)...the rest were loners...

As for Coyotes in the wild...I can't count that high!