Mostly reds here.Their mostly out on the flat.The grays are a curious little creature.Had them come right up to me in the woods at night while leaning against a tree waiting for the hounds to strike.Their a little smaller than the reds here.They've been known to climb trees occasionally.I imagine a hollowed out leaner.Their hair coloration is a lot like our ground hogs here only finer hair and softer.
Spotted this litter of reds last spring.
I tanned a pair of Iowa bobcats some time ago.Tom was over 3' long with the female around 30".Made a cat quiver out of the female with all the appendages attatched.
All these creatures are just about the right thickness leather wise to make bags,quivers,or hats from.
I still have a couple of coyote hides yet to make a pouch from.One my old hammer dog caught in 10 below zero weather one winter.I'll dress that one up sometime in the future.She weighed 35 to 40 pounds.The other I use to put on my chair/backpack rig.He weighed 45 to 50 pounds.
Does it really make a difference to you tradecraftsman?They are related you know,but it might depending on what type of project you want to do.Although each is big enough to be a quiver or a hat or a pouch.In this case with the backpack/chair that hide is big enough to cover the chair.It is a big coyote for around here.
