That’s Sure a Big Coyote!

It is common knowledge that Eastern coyotes are bigger than their Western cousins.  But how much bigger?  Many trappers give an exceptionally large coyote a heft and a guess and from that point forward their guessed weight becomes gospel. Like fishermen, the coyote might even grow a bit with each telling of their story about the “Big One.” 

The Weights of Coyotes in Virginia

In 1991, I published a scientific paper with Dr. Russ Mason on the weights of coyotes in the mid-Atlantic region (Virginia). It was no big surprise that we documented these Eastern coyotes were, as others had found, larger than Western coyotes. 

You can find my paper in the University of Nebraska Digital Commons.  https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/

How to Enter

Find the published paper, find the reported mass in kilograms of male and female coyotes. Being that in the scientific paper, the coyote weights are reported in the metric system; kilograms, rather than pounds. You must then convert those metric masses to pounds.  

Private Message me on our Houben’s Animal Lures Facebook page with the correct average weight of male and female coyotes converted into pounds from the reported weight within the scientific paper.

Note: Do not post your response in the Comments on Facebook where others can copy it. If you do, I will delete your comment, and it will not be considered in the contest.

What You Win

Those who submitted their entry (private messaged me via Facebook) with the correct converted weight will be entered into a drawing to win one of the three prizes below.

• First PM drawn:  One pint jar of Houben’s ‘Cat Cream
• Second PM drawn:  One 2-ounce bottle of Houben’s lure of your choice
• Third PM drawn: One 9-ounce jar of Houben’s ‘Cat Cream

Contest Results:

I will post the correct answers in the comments of the Facebook announcement along with the names of the first three that were picked in the drawing.

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