St. FRANCIS, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Fox 9 viewer captured some video deer fleeing from what appears to be a coyote.
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A (likely) coyote chasing deer in Minnesota
Elena Pavlova sent in vide of what appears to be a coyote chasing deer in St. Francis, Minnesota
Elena Pavlova sent the video taken near St. Francis Wednesday of deer fleeing from a lager canine.
The DNR says after watching the video they believe the canine to be a coyote and not a wolf due to its stride length and height.
"The canine in the video looks like a coyote based on the size, proportions, and movement. I would expect a wolf to be bigger, have a longer gait (stride length) and typically are taller relative to their body length than coyotes. Wolves typically look more blocky than a coyote that appears to have more pointed features," Dan Stark a Large Carnivore Specialist with the DNR wrote in an email after seeing the video.