I have one spot I frequent that has been a constant honey hole for the last year I have been hunting it. I have taken over 40 coyotes from it. It is just in a beautiful location habitat wise, so every few coyotes I kill, more move in. I have a central hill top where I can overlook huge planted fields and pastures of black angus cattle. Also about 270 degrees of that view is 2 major creek runs that converge. My longest shot from the hill top is about 1200 yards, but the rest of the view averages 600-800 yards all the way around. Great thing about it is there are plenty of feral pigs around as well to pop when they enter the fields. I usually hunt standing, using a RRS tripod for my shots. I scan using a head mounted Trijicon SkeetIR X.
I went out last night and was on the hill top for about 30 minutes when I saw one creeping along a brush line in one of the planted fields trying to flush out rodents. I first saw him about 800 yards out, but he was constantly moving. He stopped for me just over 650 yards out and I made the shot. He was standing on a steep little ledge facing away, so the bullet entered the upper flank on one side and exited the armpit area, taking the front leg out. This is the first one I have killed using Berger's 109 gr 6mm Hybrid. He flipped backwards and was DRT. I had the Foxpro with me but never even turned it on.
Ranged 655 yards on the RAPTAR, 3.9 mil hold. I run the H59 reticle in my scopes and always hold. It is way to easy to get lost dialing out in the dark or to dial up 3.9 mils and immediately after the shot have one pop up at point blank distances. It is also much easier for me to take someone new and give them a brief lesson on how to use the reticle so they can shoot vs talking them through dialing.
I know roads are pictured, but it is very rural and the same owner has all the land for just about as far as you can see, so it was 100% safe. Coyote was moving up that brushy draw from left to right on the picture.
The ammo is Berger factory loaded ammo. It is extremely consistent, expecially with that 109gr bullet. I've shot a fair amount of it out to 1k and have a lot of confidence in being able to hit tiny things with it. That said, it is extremely pointy and not a hunting bullet per say, so time will tell how it does killing.
I went out last night and was on the hill top for about 30 minutes when I saw one creeping along a brush line in one of the planted fields trying to flush out rodents. I first saw him about 800 yards out, but he was constantly moving. He stopped for me just over 650 yards out and I made the shot. He was standing on a steep little ledge facing away, so the bullet entered the upper flank on one side and exited the armpit area, taking the front leg out. This is the first one I have killed using Berger's 109 gr 6mm Hybrid. He flipped backwards and was DRT. I had the Foxpro with me but never even turned it on.
Ranged 655 yards on the RAPTAR, 3.9 mil hold. I run the H59 reticle in my scopes and always hold. It is way to easy to get lost dialing out in the dark or to dial up 3.9 mils and immediately after the shot have one pop up at point blank distances. It is also much easier for me to take someone new and give them a brief lesson on how to use the reticle so they can shoot vs talking them through dialing.
I know roads are pictured, but it is very rural and the same owner has all the land for just about as far as you can see, so it was 100% safe. Coyote was moving up that brushy draw from left to right on the picture.
The ammo is Berger factory loaded ammo. It is extremely consistent, expecially with that 109gr bullet. I've shot a fair amount of it out to 1k and have a lot of confidence in being able to hit tiny things with it. That said, it is extremely pointy and not a hunting bullet per say, so time will tell how it does killing.
