Think i saw a wolf yesterday in DSM

[ISUTex]

I was on Maury yesterday heading east from e 14th and before I got to the RR tracks I saw a creature cross the road maybe 100 feet ahead of me. It walked with that slinky fox like slither. It had a brown calico coat. Making me think it was a coyote. After getting about 30 feet off the road it stopped and turned back and stared at the traffic. I noticed it had board shoulders making me think wolf not coyote. Are they common in central Iowa. I know we have mountain lion sightings on a regular basis.

Coywolf maybe. They can get pretty big.

 

[geewago]

You may have seen a hairy chupacabra.

 

[Cyforce]

You may have seen a hairy chupacabra.

Link?

 

[geewago]

Link?

YouTube

 

[deadeyededric]

It was probably an urban coyote. I used to see them around Urbandale occasionally. I stopped one time because I thought one was a stray dog right over by Homemakers. I got about 40 ft from it before I realized it was a coyote and it ran off into the wooded area by the railroad tracks.

 

[GTO]

I was on Maury yesterday heading east from e 14th and before I got to the RR tracks I saw a creature cross the road maybe 100 feet ahead of me. It walked with that slinky fox like slither. It had a brown calico coat. Making me think it was a coyote. After getting about 30 feet off the road it stopped and turned back and stared at the traffic. I noticed it had board shoulders making me think wolf not coyote. Are they common in central Iowa. I know we have mountain lion sightings on a regular basis.

Was it carrying an ACME box?

 

[GTO]

You may have seen a hairy chupacabra.

Those are a lot more common than the Brazilian or landing strip chupacabras.

 

[nfrine]

If it was Austin Texas, it could have been a monkey you saw...

 

[dosry5]

Those are a lot more common than the Brazilian or landing strip chupacabras.

Unfortunately

 

[Trigger]

Was his hair perfect?

I'm not sure this comment is getting the credit it deserves. Outstanding!

 

[intrepid27]

Coyotes are extremely adaptable : https://urbancoyoteresearch.com/about-project

 

[Clonefan32]

Was his hair perfect?

If he happened to be eating a big dish of beef chow mein I think I may have a suspect in mind.

 

[JM4CY]

 

[CloneGuy8]

Basketball season is right around the corner

 

[qwerty]

Officials say central Iowa mountain lion is headed east

A confirmed mountain lion is on the move just south of the metro.

www.kcci.com

 

[davegilbertson]

It was probably an urban coyote. I used to see them around Urbandale occasionally. I stopped one time because I thought one was a stray dog right over by Homemakers. I got about 40 ft from it before I realized it was a coyote and it ran off into the wooded area by the railroad tracks.
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[Cyclonepride]

Officials say central Iowa mountain lion is headed east

A confirmed mountain lion is on the move just south of the metro.

www.kcci.com

Saw a picture of this over the weekend from the Indianola police Facebook page. It was on the south side of town, and we're further north, but I still stayed outside with my dogs when I took them out.

 

[BoxsterCy]

 

[JM4CY]

I am genuinely surprised no one has shot it.

 

[qwerty]

I was going to tag it into an old DSM cougar thread but that one was already WAY OFF the rails.