Man Wins Nearly $10k by Bagging Huge Coyote in Venango County

Scott Shindledecker

Published February 20, 2018 5:27 am

Man Wins Nearly $10k by Bagging Huge Coyote in Venango County

CLEARFIELD CO., Pa. (EYT) — A man hunting in Venango County bagged a 53-pound coyote on Friday to win a sportsmen’s club contest.

According to results on the Mosquito Creek Sportsmen’s Association website at mosqcreek.com, Michael Galbraith was hunting with dogs on Friday afternoon when he shot the big male with a 12-gauge shotgun during the hunt that ran Friday to Sunday.

Galbraith’s coyote topped a field of 193 weighed in by 4,836 hunters that were 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 $9,672.00 for Galbraith.

According to Pa. Game Commission, adult male coyotes in Pennsylvania weigh 45 to 55 pounds.

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.