Wolf mistaken for coyote, shot

Long trip, sad ending.

A 3-year-old female gray wolf, after traveling more than 500 miles from Wyoming, was shot and killed in southwestern Utah after a hunter apparently mistook her for a coyote, state officials said Monday.

The wolf had been radio-collared in January near Cody, Wyoming, and was shot on Sunday near the south end of the Tushar Mountains, near Beaver, Utah, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The hunter notified officials after noticing the wolf’s tracking collar, officials said. More here.

I know nothing about hunting. Is mistaking a wolf for a coyote easy to do?