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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Too much horsepower for coyote?
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<blockquote data-quote="Blwebster" data-source="post: 1315411" data-attributes="member: 82312"><p>yes I have been there in the early years too, and there is nothing wrong with shooting coyotes with whatever you can. I had thought that you wanted to know more about saving pelts. I mentioned the Sierra Spitzer 140 grain because years ago while working for the BC Fish and Widlfe Branch, I was asked to reduce coyotes in an agricultural area.</p><p>That winter I shot 87 of them with my 7mm Remington Magnum and another 34 with my .243. In the 7mm Rem Mag I used those Sierra bullets and tried to aim for lung shots. Most of the time the exit hole was only around an inch unless it pushed a rib hard in which case the rib tore a hole in the pelt that I was easily able to sew up.</p><p>With the .243 on the other hand, 70 gr. HPBT MatchKings worked fine with shoulder or head shots. More spattered holes though, than the 7mm Rem mag gave me.</p><p></p><p>It was not until I moved into the Northeastern part of BC to work that I got a .22-250.</p><p>Lots of light bullets worked just great in the few days there was little wind, but that is not what it is like here...so back to somewhat heavier bullets helped, and taking fewer long shots but calling them into brushy area from out of the river bottoms they tend to travel in here during winter. For that I used light fast bullets and lung shots...cannot recall for sure their numbers or names but likely Blitzkings...again, Sierras as that what the stores sold here. Too much choice these days!</p><p></p><p>Good hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blwebster, post: 1315411, member: 82312"] yes I have been there in the early years too, and there is nothing wrong with shooting coyotes with whatever you can. I had thought that you wanted to know more about saving pelts. I mentioned the Sierra Spitzer 140 grain because years ago while working for the BC Fish and Widlfe Branch, I was asked to reduce coyotes in an agricultural area. That winter I shot 87 of them with my 7mm Remington Magnum and another 34 with my .243. In the 7mm Rem Mag I used those Sierra bullets and tried to aim for lung shots. Most of the time the exit hole was only around an inch unless it pushed a rib hard in which case the rib tore a hole in the pelt that I was easily able to sew up. With the .243 on the other hand, 70 gr. HPBT MatchKings worked fine with shoulder or head shots. More spattered holes though, than the 7mm Rem mag gave me. It was not until I moved into the Northeastern part of BC to work that I got a .22-250. Lots of light bullets worked just great in the few days there was little wind, but that is not what it is like here...so back to somewhat heavier bullets helped, and taking fewer long shots but calling them into brushy area from out of the river bottoms they tend to travel in here during winter. For that I used light fast bullets and lung shots...cannot recall for sure their numbers or names but likely Blitzkings...again, Sierras as that what the stores sold here. Too much choice these days! Good hunting. [/QUOTE]
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