Yote "Death Howl"

[Bocephus]

Back when I trapped regularly , I shot one in the trap, and with its last breath, it gave out a similar mournful cry. I had killed many coyotes, and never had that happen.
So I took it back to the truck, and threw it on the tailgate, went back to re-set my trap, and while I had my back turned doing that, another coyote came around behind me, and ( judging from the fresh tracks around my truck) , was sniffing the dead coyote that was hanging off my tailgate.
That was kinda weird, never happened again though, and I stripped the jammies off hundreds of them dogs.

Yep that’s a stout coyote. Largest one my Dad ever shot was 48#s as well. After we skinned him his whole front end was completely different looking from other coyote carcasses we had.

Bigger chest area by nearly a half, wasnt as long but wider and broader. Head and jaw area muscles looked completely different as well. I know that one was some kind of hybrid.

Were those eastern coyotes? The neck and chest on this last one was also disproportionately large. Difficult to imagine that these characteristics are somehow related to the howl, but still learning here.

 

[xswanted]

Were those eastern coyotes? The neck and chest on this last one was also disproportionately large. Difficult to imagine that these characteristics are somehow related to the howl, but still learning here.

I live in Eastern ND.

the majority of our coyotes we have here are more closely related to westerns coyotes than eastern.

I believe we have 2 sub species (I think I read there are 19 total) in the state.

Occasionally we end up with some coyotes from MN where I hunt and typically they are darker furred than what we traditionally have here.

The coyote in question that was so big was shot in roughly the center of the state. A couple years after my dad shot it, a guy trapped two young wolves over the course of the same winter within 20 or so miles of where he killed the big coyote/hybrid thing.

 

[SamGabara]

I made a very low shot on a large doe when I was was still in my teens. We tracked that doe for about 2 hours before we followed the blood trail into a cedar swamp. Needless to say, tracking in a cedar swamp is nearly impossible, even more so at night.

We were just about to call it quits after we lost the trail in the swamp, then heard a long and very low moan... probably lasted 10 seconds or so. Sure enough, it was that doe. She was less than 100 yards from us, and we found her dead. Awful sound for sure, but if she didn’t do that I’m not sure I would have found her.

 

[anschuter2013]

Now that Chit is funny!!! If I EVER heard anything remotely close to that Shrill, I'd dare not ever enter the woods again!!!

Was it anything like this?

 

[Treerat-sniper]

Heard some whitetails make some strange noises over the years but only ever heard a yote yelp when hit.