Anyone have a photo of a melanistic coyote?

[Gary Roberson]

I am writing an article for THE JOURNAL OF THE TEXAS TROPHY HUNTER about black panthers. I mention that some folks could be seeing melanistic coyotes and mistakenly thinking they are seeing a black cat.
While I have seen thousands and thousands of coyotes, I have never seen a black one that seem to be fairly common in East or SE Texas. If we use it, will be sure to give you photo credit.
Thanks and Adios,
Gary

[Walker]

Google it. A bunch of pics.

[Kdc]

How about one of a Chupacabra?

[AntlerCollector]

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[Drycreek3189]

Top one is mine mounted, bottom pic is one my son killed.

[SETXHUNT0902]

This one got hit by a car at the entrance to our lease a few years back.


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[DEADEYE1]

coyote

here you go

[Katilac25]

That’s wild


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[DEREKG22]

Trail cam photos....a bit blurry

[RifleBowPistol]

Those things look like small wolves.

[bowhunterhelm]

No help with photo's and I've never seen one either. I follow some Alabama hunting forums as well and they seem to be fairly common over there.

[AntlerCollector]

It’s easy to tell the difference between a melanistic coyote and a black panther when they walk out together. That doesn’t happen very often though.

[Kong]

I’ll have to find some pics but we have a group of 4 running around together that’s solid black. They showed up last fall and have stuck around.

[corps2010]

Sorry for the poor quality but I killed her in 2002 in Nacogdoches. (Central Heights area, north of Nacogdoches actually). Didn't have the money to get her mounted and that picture is the only evidence I have left of her.

[Tony Pic]

Here ya go. Top one was from New York and bottom one I think from Georgia.
I did NOT shoot these.