I was just thinking that too. I was looking at it and thinking to myself "That looks too husky and broad to be a coyote. That's not a coyote. That's a wolf!" Look at the carving of his ears and the lining around the eyes. That's definately a wolf, not a coyote. Which I know you already knew that, lol.

I saw something that looked similar to this in Greenburgh NY. Everyone kept telling me that it was probably a coyote but he looked big,longer than a coyote,fatter and had more fur than coyotes. I was convince it was a wolf from doing a little research and reading some of the comments here i now believe that it was a Coywolf.

Thank you for not shooting it just because it's there. You're a respectable and worthy hunter.

You gotta love the honest hunter. "I was this close to soiling myself". Yup I would have had the same feeling lol.

That's the most wolf looking coyote I've ever seen.

@wicaco You are correct, Most Eastern Coyotes are hybrids and of the Eastern Coyotes that have been genetically tested, some groups have as much as 80% wolf genes.

Beautiful! I would bet the farm that this is a coywolf (Red wolf/coyote cross) and an absolutely gorgeous specimen! Glad you taped it instead of killing it, like so many others would have done. He was doing what he was supposed to be doing- hunting in the woods. Thanks for sharing!

A study showed that of 100 coyotes collected in Maine, 22 had half or more grey wolf ancestry, and one was 89 percent grey wolf. And that's just in the sate of Maine. The theory now is that the large eastern "coyotes" are actually hybrids of the smaller western coyotes and grey wolves that met and mated decades ago as the coyotes moved toward New England from their earlier western ranges. DNA testing on western Coyotes shows little or no DNA from Gray Wolves.

That's either the biggest, healthiest coyote in history, or it's a wolf.

The reason I think this isn't an ordinary coyote is that it's looking staight at the man like a dog. Coyotes mostly aproach with their noses pointed down, it's unique to them.This one's gotta be a hybrid of some kind. He no doubt heard those tantalizing turkey calls and thought he was gonna get dinner.

That's so beautiful! Looking into the eyes of a good ol coyote! A fascination with nature itself!

Commere, puppy!!! Coyotes are so cute and fluffy...almost worth getting scratched and bit just to snuggle with one. I'd be just like Lenny...hug him and squeeze him and name him George

don't worry about not soiling yourself....several of us did it for you by proxy..... got to go !. thanks for the video young man.

Coywolves have benefited from the wolf genes they acquired from wolves from the standpoint that they use their environment differently and now hunt larger prey because they themselves are larger and bolder. While it might help to thin deer herds, I think this is also why you are starting to hear about more incidents involving coyotes stalking humans and even attacking them.

OK... That was one of the best videos I've seen on here for awe factor. I loved every second of it. What a beauty! I've walked in the woods since I was a young and love seeing the wildlife around me. I was truly mesmerized. Thanks for sharing.

I'm a zoologist, that is most definitely a wolf. You can sometimes tell just by the sheer bulk, husky size of the animal.

Once that coyote realized it's mistake, it was like "HOLY CHEESEGRATERS", and beat the heck out of dodge...

That's an amazing level of restraint. And honesty too

I have to admit that that coyote is adorable.

How were you able to hold the camera steady when he charged?

That wasnt attack mode. More like curiosity on the coyote's face!!! Such a sweet face. It was as if he was smiling at you!!!

It was all like "Imma Fire'in meh laser" and then at the last minute it was like "do not want" and turned around.

Almost certainly a coywolf. Too small for a wolf, but too husky for a pure coyote.

thanks for letting it live

LOL! He didn't mistake you for "food", rofl! He was curious as to what you were.

Very interesting that you bring this up. It's been theorized that there may also be some cross breeding with red wolves as well.

Beautiful creature. Thank goodness you scared him off and no casualties. Like newwolf1998xd, thanks for not killing him.

My guess is that the coyote was thinking "What is THAT silly looking thing? Oh my goodness I think that hes about to soil himself, I'm getting out of here"

That is one gorgeous coyote that's so wolflike my gosh:)

For the people saying it was too brave to be a coyote, coyotes are the ones that are not so afraid of people, who have adapted to even living in the suburbs with people. Wolves are very shy and you would be very hard pressed to see them approaching a person at all. Even the researches who follow wolves with tracking devices barely ever get a chance to see them cause they are very shy.

Wow, that's a huge coyote. His face an snout look more german shepherd like. He's a beauty, but I'd not want to face off with him. You are brave, and glad you were able to capture and share. :)

At the end he was like AHFARK< A PEOPLE!

He looked just like my cat when she's playing! She's like "Ready, set, go, turn"! >

LOL. He almost messed his drawers, but the coyote probably did mess his. That was one of the best coyote "Oh crap, it's a human" clips I have seen. Good job getting him in that close. Did you get a turkey?

Good video. A little glimpse of the personality of a coyote.

You are lucky to share your world with such a beautiful creature.

great vid did you get a turkey, Last year i was calling turkeys and a coyote came in and it had a redish coat, must have been mixed with a dog at some point maybe, wish I had a slug

saw a coyote 10 mins ago. I live in central new york about 1 hour north of binghamton. Left my dog out on the deck to get some fresh air and heard him starting to bark aggresivly. hes a 120lb German Shepard. walked out onto the deck to check it out and there was a coyote looked 100% just like the one in this video just trotting along 5 feet from my deck paying no attention to me or my barking dog. was a cool sight to see him. he looked around 80 pounds full white thick coat.

That looked like a wolf compared to my midwest yotes

Nice yote, did the shotgun mess up the hide?

where was this?

He looks like a coyote wolf hybrid.

Coyotes are breeding with Red Wolves in the East. If you go from East to West, across Canada anyway, the hybrid Coyotes get smaller and small to the West.

Around here the coyotes are very skittish... EXCEPT when they're not. Great video!

Yeah, I read that book, too. It is our land--to steward and manage, not use up and destroy.

Coyote attacks on humans are pretty rare, they're so scared of people. My uncle is a doctor and he says he's only had to treat a coyote bite once.

That's a wolf. Coyotes have thinner muzzles and much pointier, triangular ears. This guy was close to a lot worse trouble than he realized.

I have 40 acres near White Cloud, Mich, and lots of woods around us, we also have a pack of coyotes in our area, and they tend to stay away from us, and if they see me out back, they run away. They have been around our area for years, they will go after small animals "small dogs, cats, or fawns". Never had one attack a human, had one in a party store in Grand Rapids, poor animal was scared to death, but DNR caught him safely and took him back into the wilds.

@Cntryby86 how about stepping foot into a zoo where wolf and coyote's cage lines up and has a big board providing their info for u to learn and practice to visually distinguish their kinds? Would that work?

Love this video. Can we get copy for The Wild Center?

Are you sure this ain't a brush wolf? Cause thats a big ass coyote!

WELL DONE, GREAT AUDIO TOO, I often see beautiful nature videos spoiled by music. congratulations from Argentina

actually, Coyotes are dangerous when they get accustom to humans, so if you are in a suburban setting and a coyote is wandering into your backyard, you could be in danger. If you live in a rural area, and the coyote doesn't usually see humans, and you run into one in the middle of the woods, it'll just walk away, or RUN away. I live in the country, and I've literally been in front of a pack of 6coyotes, up here, stamp you foot and make a noise, an they run like hell. It depends where you live.

pause at 0:38 SO CUTE!!!! But yet, so deadly...

@zivstarosta what are you talking about? what does that have to do with games, i have a remington 870, and the gun looked alot like it, from what i saw. i don't get what that has to do with games

Where was this footage shot? Cause if you were in North Carolina or near there, theres a good chance that's a red wolf or red wolf/coyote hybrid. The two species interbreeding has been an issue with that reintroduction.

Silly people, this man knows what he saw, and what species he has in his area. It's a yote.. No doubt about it. You can get a good look at it's coloring in 1:36. See the red behind the ears and on the muzzle? The saddleback dark grey and you can see the dark tipped bushy tail when it runs down towards him. Just a great furred yote. Wish the fur got like that on them down here in the south. I've never gotten one that nice looking!

LMFAO 3:28 SQUEEZES A FART OUT LOLOL

What a beautiful coyote! He does look kinda wolfish, really just because of his size. But look at look at his snout....way too long and narrow to be a wolf. Wolves are alot stockier than this and their faces are much larger and more square. Gorgeous animal, what a cool experience for whoever got to film this.

That's definitely a coyote, in winter coat, which makes it look larger. The long skinny muzzle when it turns it's head sideways is a dead giveaway. A wolf has a much beefier head!

That one seemed awfully big to be a coyote. It looked more like a wolf to me. Coyotes are much more skittish.

This has definately got to be a Coywolf! It's not pure wolf as it's ears are too pointed. Wolves have rounded shorter ears. Coyotes have much skinnier faces and look more like a fox. However I live in Saskatchewan and our coyotes are tiny compare to the Eastern Coyote or those that dwell to the west of us. Excellent Footage and there is no way I'd have held out sitting that long!

Good job, that Coyote looked a bit like a hybrid (wolf/coyote). I’v seen animals behave this way if your in full camo and remain still. They see you but don’t know what you are.

What a beauty...great footage.

thats no coyote thats a wolf!

such a beautifle creature three of them usually come by my house and hunt the rodents. iv seen them hunt a deer b4. very successful creatures.

That's a Coywolf, Coyotes are smaller, skinnier and look almost fox like.

That actually looks like amount timber wolf you can tell by the pattern coyotes have much narrower heads and a sandy brown color

Excellent footage.

As others have said, and it's obvious to anyone who lives around them, this is not a Coyote, it's a wolf.

probably my favorite video of all time.

Holy fuck he turned on a dime and pealed some quick

@marmorala The most noticeable difference is the size. Some coyotes can still be equal in size to your average size dog. If you come across one you don’t have to worry as they are usually very shy. This hunter was in full camo so the coyote did not recognize him to be a human. If you just yell of wave your hands they should dart away.

A curious young wolf, not sure what he is looking at. "Oh, crap! It's a human!"

that looks like a cross between a coyote and wolf

And probably some alien would say "Chill dude. Nobody cares. It's just a Human".

OMG that was too funny, he looked so uncertain there for awhile.

A - Thats a wolf B - Im sure it was looking at the turkey decoy and not the actual hunter as a person would probably spook it....

what part of Hades do you come from?

actually we do have wolves in western NY. 2 years ago they released 6 pairs of wolves in sullivan county to control the coyote and deer population.they then have obviously not stayed in just sullivan county and moved upstate.

I agree. I don't know where this was filmed, but in the northeast North America, the "Eastern Coyotes" are mostly hybrids and look very lupine. One shot in Maine was 80% wolf. Be careful!

its not a wolf, its a damn big foot I tell you

@philaheen i agree phil. what is very common now due to lack of natural environment is wolves mating with coyotes, this animal has a heavy head, thick set upper body, and 'CLEARLY' a wolf muzzle, zygomatic arc, and broader spread between the eyes! Though the ears look longer, they are not held at an angle. Most coyotes have ears pitched out to the side and slightly backward, like a jackal. Im going with 'wolf' on this one..if not a wolf/yote hybrid!..good call!

Man, that’s not one of the mangy, foxy coyotes like we have on the west coast. That guy looked more like a wolf than what I’m used to seeing!

How do you tell a wolves and coyotes apart? And how do you tell dog that look sorta like them apart? lol I'm pretty sure I saw a coyote two weeks ago running down the road, but it's fur wasn't as thick as this one. (Might be because I live in Texas where there is warmer climate?)

props to you dude for not shooting the coyote. MUCH RESPECT.

My grandparents lost like 6 dogs to coyotes. Dad lost two. Dad had his dogs get attacked up by the house 50 times. Once he had to run out and stop them they had his shepards by the legs and were gutting it. I myself have had to save a 6 month old malamute. They look at them as easy food. You need less studies and more experence.

A lot of the coyotes in eastern North America have are actually coyote-wolf hybrids, so the people crying wolf may not be that off target.

Cool Video

I can tell you that was a coyote. It just had a wash , perm and nails done lol. Really it was a coyote. I've seen a few different variations- mainly due to regional droughts and food availibility. This one looked like it was living in a healthy, water abundant zone.

Mmm. All of a sudden I am less and less keen to go camping in the USA. I think I'll stick to the UK where we are more likely to bump into geography teachers in our forests. I would have pooped and used up all my ammo if I was faced with that.

Yeah... ...that was awsome. I am an avid coyote hunter in New Mexico and have had them come within 10 yards... but NEVER at a run to within several feet. Wow! That'll give one a primal instinct to fight. What an adrenaline surge!!!

Thats not a wolf or a coyote, its a godamm rooster

I seen one once in my backyard, we looked at eachother (I was on my front porch, it was standing on a snowbank), and it looked away and continued on hunting. It looked like it was chasing the scent of another animal. Very powerful experience to come face to face with them in the wild.

@idahochas yeah, idaho those are straight up grey wolves. Eastern wolves were never the beasts that straight up grey wolves are. And fyi, the only thing that separates a wolf and a coyote is one thing. Wolves pack hunt period. Coyotes rarely pack hunt and don't pack all year round like a wolf. Eastern Coyotes stay packed up longer or don't break up at all. They're an inbetween. Not afraid of people, take larger game as a pack. wolves in s.ontario aren't very big either.

Most Coyotes, especially in the Woodlands of the East Coast, range between 30-55 lbs. This Coyote looked fairly big, almost like a Wolf. Usually they are a lot easier to distinguish from their larger cousins, but this one was really filled out. "nicholasbhicks", I've never heard of a 75 pounder, but if they are in fact interbreeding with Wolves, I can see some achieving that size. That's scary to be honest, a 75 lb. Coyote, you might as well be going against a small Timber Wolf.

lucky guy, 1 coyote is like 2 rottweilers

That really does look like a wolf, the snout seems much thicker than a coyote's. Well, at least the coyote in my yard. And the marking are different than my area coyotes. Where was this video taken? Thanks for sharing. I'm so glad you didn't shoot it!!!

lol wow its face looks exactly like my Welsh Corgi. haha except the coyote's legs are more than 2 inches tall

Wow! That was beautiful, You got guts man. Good job!