Team Big Dog’ consisting of ‘Big Dog’ Hoffman and his son Nathan,
Team “Big Dog” Sets New Record at Rolfe Beagle Club’s Statewide Coyote and Fox Hunt or Trap
Exclusive to the Big Woods Hare Hunters of the Allegheny
Mary Hosmer
Contributing
Johnsonburg, Pa.: Big Dog Hoffman set a new record this year for the heaviest coyote ever harvested at any of Rolfe Beagle Club’s Statewide Predator Hunt or Traps. ‘Team Big Dog’ consisting of ‘Big Dog’ Hoffman and his son Nathan, two well-known and respected coyote hunters from St. Marys, Pa., harvested a 49.4 lb. male coyote at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday. Ironically, Big Dog Hoffman also held the previous record for the largest coyote in 2020. The coyote was harvested on private lands in Elk County.
In addition to the record-setting male coyote, Team Big Dog also brought in four other coyotes they harvested over the weekend. They hunt a combination of private and public lands. Team Big Dog uses both mouth and electronic calls.
Big Dog harvested his first coyote of the weekend, a 35.8 lb. male, at 5:30 a.m. on Friday. He harvested a 32.0 lb. male at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Nate Hoffman harvested his first coyote of the weekend, a 33.0 lb. female, at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. He harvested a 42.4 lb male at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The Big Woods Hare Hunters of the Allegheny congratulate Team Big Dog for a job well done and for ridding the woods of these prolific predators.
