'Yote eye color @ night

Niner

Senior Member
Let me preface this by saying that I have seen a pair of coyotes less than 50 feet from my back door in the last couple of months.....sometimes daytime...sometimes midle of the night.

SO, when I let my dog out to do her bidness at night I go out with her with my little 1M candlepower flashlight.

Question......what color would a coyote's eyes be if he was looking at me when the light shines on him?

On a couple of occasions I have had a pair of yellow eyes staring back at me from the woods at about as far as the flashlight shines.
 
The only red fox I've taken at night had a yellow / green reflection in the eyes. This was Approx 60yds with a 1Mil red lens spot.

Thats where he fell:shoot:
 

Chris S.

Senior Member
Yellow
 

northgeorgiasportsman

Moderator
Staff member
I think it depends on the angle the light enters the eyes. I've seen yellow, orange, and green, all from coyotes.

yellow
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green
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yellow/green?
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Randy

Senior Member
Why does it matter? You should not be confirming your target by eye color.
 

Niner

Senior Member
Not talkin' 'bout no "target" Randy.
Askin' what kinda critter is lookin' back at me (and me lil dawgie) from the woods.
 
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