That wolf/coyote cross breeding hypothesis has been suggested for at least forty years that I know of in northern New England. Don't know if its been proven but coyotes in the mid-seventy lb. range have been killed up this way. As I understand, 35 - 45 lbs. seems to be the average in the West and Southwest.
Steve Hodges may be able to speak to this subject - he having been in the game-management business in NH and Maine for a lot of his career.
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Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
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George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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