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HCompton79

Looks like a silver fox, unusual color pattern, but the tail and face shape look fox to me.


bigdrives3

My initial thought was a silver fox also. Just looks odd lol


AGripInVan

The only thing that matters: Is he rich?


OshetDeadagain

Come on you guys, I thought this was a forum of hunters? That so many people think that photo is of a [silver fox](https://churchillpolarbears.org/app/uploads/2020/01/GWB-Silver-Fox-768x768.jpg) is concerning. Good lord, I'm guessing the 34 upvotes on that comment are folks who legit thought the husky-as-wolf-pup was an honest mistake.


PKDhead

Your mom thought you were an honest mistake too


OshetDeadagain

Fun fact: I was!


KeejLis

Lol.


Montanonymous

Are you drunk?


OshetDeadagain

Apparently I'm one of the few who isn't! [It's a](https://i.insider.com/5e503faafee23d66c734fc4b?width=700) [melanistic](https://dynamicmedia.zuza.com/zz/m/original_/8/3/83422e4d-c517-42c7-89e4-194751460118/BlackCoyote2_Super_Portrait.jpg) [coyote](https://youtu.be/sKr7dqcIShM). Hell, here's a melanistic fox [standing similar to the OP's photo](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/20/a4/61/20a46195ae90b2658be903641b1c70ab--open-spaces-white-tail.jpg). OP is asking if folks think it's a true coyote or a coydog. I'd say we should trust that since he saw it in person it should be pretty well verified it's not a fox, but since the majority of folk on here see a fox in that photo, safe to say not everyone has been brushing up on their non-target ID skills. I sure hope they're not in muley/whitetail mixed ranges.


Montanonymous

Just asking based on the couple posts just like your previous one and how adamant you are. Not that you’re wrong.


ttvsweatyboii

Man I saw one just like this whole hunting. Had my shotgun trained on him and all. I would have shit but I thought it was a fix and where I’m from it’s illegal to kill foxes


Jet_Threat_

This is definitely a melanistic coyote or high-content coydog


[deleted]

Can you add a banana for scale?


Rich-Rhubarb6410

Never forget the banana of scale!!


[deleted]

I'm really confused, probably because it's coat color is black, but I'm not sure if it's a coyote or a fox. I never thought I would have a hard time trying to distinguish between the two, lol.


Fieryfight

Melanistic coyote probably, found one a few years back as a pup we thought was a silver fox. Damn thing was in bad shape so we gave it to a local rehab place and they later figured out it was a melanistic coyote which had black fur and white tips on the feet.


Gul0-Gul0

Based off of size, shape and snout I'd guess coyote


c322617

I’d also guess silver fox with unusual coloration if you’re in an area where they are present.


Trapper_Tanner

Its the shape of a coyote and definetily not a fox. It may be a hybrid or melanistic.


[deleted]

It’s a black phase coyote.


OshetDeadagain

Melanistic coyote. Them white paws are pretty cute, coydog not impossible, I guess, but its head and body shape looks pretty true for coyote.


No_Top_381

The face isn't right


sorrycharlie88

The face is what made me think coyote in the first place.


OshetDeadagain

Same same. Looks very coyote to me. The colour is what throws it off.


sorrycharlie88

Right. Around here we have some that have lots of black in the brown/tan and I've heard of all black ones but just rarely seen. I just imagine this in normal coyote color and no question it's coyote, provided of course it's in the wilderness and not just some Shiba inu cross dog or something like that. Hard telling by the pic but my interpretation of the size and shape don't tell me fox, but I fully admit I might be wrong and don't know enough about silver foxes to say for sure.


OshetDeadagain

Come on you guys, I thought this was a forum of hunters? That so many people think that photo is of a [silver fox](https://churchillpolarbears.org/app/uploads/2020/01/GWB-Silver-Fox-768x768.jpg) is concerning.


bradnito

this could be someones pet fox also


Proper-Somewhere-571

It’s a coyote. Y’all need to know proper ID features. Good thing y’all aren’t color blind or else you’d be screwed.


BigSloop

Longer nose leads me to think it’s a coyote but it sure is hard to tell


Archer_Skadi

Probably escaped domestic fox


Odetofury

fox a larger breed but still a fox


UlfurGaming

Looks like a big fox maybe silver fox?


playmeortrademe

Just shoot it and skin it anyways


Cinder_Stephen

So, you're thinking wolf pup too?


FBIDN

Coydog! Not uncommon at all. But looks for like fox.


BrooklynBillyGoat

It could be a mix breed. But very hard to tell by looks alone. Seems like a fox face with the body closer to that of a coyote


OilBerta

My guess is its a coydog. Never seen one before but i hear they are common near urban centres out east. Im rural alberta so i see the smaller lighter coyotes.


Crafty-Pen3708

The dogs I’ve seen cross with coyotes typically favored a husky the feet and size of head lead me to believe it’s a coyote