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https://www.pennlive.com/pa-sportsma...ops_penns.html

The biggest coyote weighed in an organized coyote hunting contest this weekend - the biggest weekend for organized hunts in Pennsylvania - was a huge canine weighing in at 53 pounds.

The huge male coyote topped a field of 193 weighed in by 4,836 hunters registered for the Mosquito Creek Sportsmen's Association coyote hunt, which is the oldest and largest of Pennsylvania's organized hunts. The Venango County coyote won a prize of $9,672 for hunter Michael Galbraith.

According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, adult male coyotes in Pennsylvania weigh 45-55 pounds. They are much larger than their western counterparts because of their genetical mixing with wolves and dogs as they expanded their range to the east.

The second largest coyote weighed in the Mosquito Creek contest was a 48.65-pound male from Tioga County that won $5,803.20 for hunter Tom Sherman. Third place went to a 45.55-pound male from Susquehanna County that won $3,868.80 for hunter Dustin Holl.

True enough Bruce.