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I can't give you a definitive answer as I don't work there, but when we adopted our two dogs they had not been DNA tested. My wife and I ended up doing it ourselves.
The fact that hunters were that close to marked trails and shot in their direction is fucked up. >

AND they shot at blaze colored clothing none the less. 
Nothing in nature is that bright of an Orange or Yellow, at least nothing you could legally be shooting at unless you’re a flower hunter. >

Took a course for my FID 10 years ago and one of the biggest rules was DONT FUCKING SHOOT UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE SHOOTING AT ffs >

Hunters are some of the most careless, entitled, blowhards I’ve ever encountered. I’ve seen them shoot across highways. >

Which part of "Be sure of your target and what lies beyond it" do these clowns not understand? >

On the other hand you can also say "One way to be sure a hunter doesn't shoot your dog is to make sure it's inside/leashed/fenced/chained/wireless fenced and not running around someones hunting property."
It's sad but coyotes are fair game and sometimes a misidentification of a species happens in the woods. Also a little known fact, is if your dog is harassing wildlife (ie chasing off deer) it's actually legal to shoot the dog on that facet alone, in some places. I'm not saying I would, but I know people that would. Why risk it?
At least it's not like that woman who shot and killed a husky because she thought it was a wolf and was so confident she even SKINNED the husky and posted it on FB. >

Who shoots a random pet dog they see in the woods, other than an asshole? Some people just like killing things. >

I pulled on the side of the road and got out for a dog that had walked across the street from it's house . Not only was it a long 2 lane road with no other cars around to block anything, I was also waving my arms like crazy telling him to slow down. This guy straight up looks at me and plows into this cute golden retriever, not stepping on the breaks once. Honestly traumatizing. There are people out there like that >

Holy shit, where was this? How horrifying. >

A lot of people in more rural areas sadly see dogs as a utility, not a pet. My family is from South Dakota. One year, many years ago now, while pheasant hunting one of the guys had a younger lab...couldn't have been more than a year old. It was the dog's first hunting season, so he was excited and on this particular trip kept running too far ahead and scaring up the birds before we were within range. 
One of the guys, older, was getting noticeably upset at the dog. After we called it a day, this older gentleman offered to buy the pup off the owner. The owner agreed, cash traded hands, and the old guy shot the dog on the spot. I'll never forget it. >

wtf, is america full of psychopaths in that area? My questions about whether eating dogs and cats and the hypocrisy around eating meat would not work on those people thats for sure.... >

Yea.. There's a reason I don't get along with my father's side of the family. >

Insane that Someone mistakes a dog for a coyote. LAZY damn hunters. If can’t confidently ID - don’t shoot. Jesus.
Also - if I’m hunting deer what good is it to shoot at other shit when I’m trying to be quiet? >


mistakes a dog for a deer

Article said he mistook him for a coyote >

Fixed it - was frustrated and posted in haste lol >

mistaking a dog for a coyote isn't nearly as crazy as mistaking one for a deer, though, so your outrage doesn't make any sense
missing the harness and collar, though, is pretty outrageous
ITT: people who can't read and want to argue with shit I didn't say >

It was an Alaskan Malamute. I’m not saying they couldn’t mistake it for a coyote but I’m skeptical. The dog looks like a domestic dog to me, if anything I’d mistake it for a husky. 
Pic of the dog >

Says a malamute mix and now that ive seen the picture, that actually looks MORE like a coyote than i was expecting. Not sure of its size, but the only thing that might clearly differentiate it as a domestic dog is its wider snout. Thats not too far off though, IMO. and coyotes can be light grey in color too.
I still dont disagree with you that he shouldnt have pulled the trigger unless he was certain. >

Sadly I think the real story isn’t being told here.
They adopted the dog from a wolf dog sanctuary, a place in NJ that specializes in adopting out said animals- and claimed it was a malamute mix? Yeah, I’m thinking PA is not pursuing charges on this because this animal wasn’t legal to own in PA to begin with. Wolves and wolf hybrids aren’t legal to own in PA, and haven’t been for quite some time. 
I’m not saying it’s right or okay to take any dog or hybrid out this way, especially not a loved family pet-  but basically, Fish and Game aren’t going to push too hard because the dude saved the state having to confiscate/euthanize it. >

My wife and I also adopted dogs from the same place. Yes, they have mostly wolfdogs, but they also occasionally rescue normal dogs that get mixed up in the wolfdog craze. Example: A family in Maine pays thousands of dollars for "wolfdog" puppies from a backyard breeder. What do they actually get? Two GSD mixed with malamute. Now they go around telling everyone they have wolfdogs (including their vet) so on paper the animals are labeled as wolfdogs. Eventually, they decide they can't take care of them, so they give them up to a recuse like Howling Woods Farm. The "wolfdogs" gets brought to the recuse and the staff there take one look at the animals and realize they have 0% wolf in them. So now they have two regular dogs for adoption.
Just because the dog came from HWF doesn't mean it was a wolfdog.
Source: we adopted the dogs in my example. >

Thanks for the info! Do they ever Embark the animals they get to see the wolf content?