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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
.22 MAG too small for coyotes???
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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 671609" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>I usually shoot a coyote with a 22lr while a 22-250 or 270 WSM is in my lap so larger options are at hand. I shoot my little single action revolver a lot at ground squirrels and I have a high hit percentage out to 50 yards so a coyote is easy at that range, it's easier to handle than my large rifle, it does no fur damage up close and the caller covers the shot up enough we often bring more dogs in without loosing the one that came in fast. Body shot in the lungs or heart and they run maybe 30-50 yards then fall over. If I'm calling during Mt Lion hunting I have the 22 mag cylinder in my pistol and it packs a hit, it's just cheap, fast, low noise and just flat works!! My buddy uses a little 17 HMR for coyotes up close on stands but I've seen him whack a coyote at just under 300 yards and they didn't argue at all about it!!</p><p>We started shooting Mt lion with a 22 mag because it does not freak the animal out and get it's adrenaline up, I put one shot through it's heart and in a little bit it drops out dead as a knob, no freaking out or dropping from the tree then running, just dead!!! Same goes for deer, a buddy and I took on the task to remove some deer from a sensitive area so we used 22lr rifles and shot them through the lungs or heart, all shots passed through and a good number of the deer went back to feeding then just dropped dead after running out juice, no freaking and at worst they jumped and ran a little bit then stopped since no one else was worried and then fell dead. Not a big deal and did not loose a single deer or even shoot one twice!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 671609, member: 13632"] I usually shoot a coyote with a 22lr while a 22-250 or 270 WSM is in my lap so larger options are at hand. I shoot my little single action revolver a lot at ground squirrels and I have a high hit percentage out to 50 yards so a coyote is easy at that range, it's easier to handle than my large rifle, it does no fur damage up close and the caller covers the shot up enough we often bring more dogs in without loosing the one that came in fast. Body shot in the lungs or heart and they run maybe 30-50 yards then fall over. If I'm calling during Mt Lion hunting I have the 22 mag cylinder in my pistol and it packs a hit, it's just cheap, fast, low noise and just flat works!! My buddy uses a little 17 HMR for coyotes up close on stands but I've seen him whack a coyote at just under 300 yards and they didn't argue at all about it!! We started shooting Mt lion with a 22 mag because it does not freak the animal out and get it's adrenaline up, I put one shot through it's heart and in a little bit it drops out dead as a knob, no freaking out or dropping from the tree then running, just dead!!! Same goes for deer, a buddy and I took on the task to remove some deer from a sensitive area so we used 22lr rifles and shot them through the lungs or heart, all shots passed through and a good number of the deer went back to feeding then just dropped dead after running out juice, no freaking and at worst they jumped and ran a little bit then stopped since no one else was worried and then fell dead. Not a big deal and did not loose a single deer or even shoot one twice! [/QUOTE]
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