Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Coyote toughness?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="remingtonman_25_06" data-source="post: 297594" data-attributes="member: 1403"><p>A lot tougher then people think.</p><p></p><p>I've shot quite a few coyotes with a broad range of calibers from .222 rem through 338 EDGE w/300g SMK's.</p><p></p><p>If you dont hit a coyote good enough to kill him on the 1st shot, he will usually run aways. He may or may not die. </p><p></p><p>Like another poster said, a coyote is not very big once you get all there haif off them, usually only 4-5 inches from stomach to back, thats not a very big target at all, especially when there moving. Anybody can shoot sitting groundhogs at 300 yards all day, but when things start moving, it gets a bit trickier.</p><p></p><p>Since were on the subject of toughness or bad shooting lol, the last coyote I shot was a prime example of there will to live, especially with bad shot placement. My dad hit him first on the run about 100 yards, hit him far back with a 117g SGK, he was spinning and trying to get up so I stuck a 50g vmax in him from my 22-250, didn't know where I hit him, but I could hear the thud and he was still spinning and kicking, flipping, he ended up regaining himself and took off running, I proceeded to lead him a bit and touched off another 50g vmax which was once again confirmed as a hit by the sound of the bullet and him hitting the dirt. I thought he was dead so I foolishly left my rifle at the truck and when I got about 5 yards from him you could clearly tell he still had a lot of life left in him. That poor coyote was all shot up, one of the back legs was about gone from the 1st 117g sgk, had a hole in his neck from one of the 50g vmax's. When I started to walk away from him to go get my rifle he got up and ran off once again. By the time I got my rifle and back up there, he obviously had enough gas to make it out of the country because I never caught up with him again. Do I think he lived, no. But that is just one example of a couple that I've come across over the years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="remingtonman_25_06, post: 297594, member: 1403"] A lot tougher then people think. I've shot quite a few coyotes with a broad range of calibers from .222 rem through 338 EDGE w/300g SMK's. If you dont hit a coyote good enough to kill him on the 1st shot, he will usually run aways. He may or may not die. Like another poster said, a coyote is not very big once you get all there haif off them, usually only 4-5 inches from stomach to back, thats not a very big target at all, especially when there moving. Anybody can shoot sitting groundhogs at 300 yards all day, but when things start moving, it gets a bit trickier. Since were on the subject of toughness or bad shooting lol, the last coyote I shot was a prime example of there will to live, especially with bad shot placement. My dad hit him first on the run about 100 yards, hit him far back with a 117g SGK, he was spinning and trying to get up so I stuck a 50g vmax in him from my 22-250, didn't know where I hit him, but I could hear the thud and he was still spinning and kicking, flipping, he ended up regaining himself and took off running, I proceeded to lead him a bit and touched off another 50g vmax which was once again confirmed as a hit by the sound of the bullet and him hitting the dirt. I thought he was dead so I foolishly left my rifle at the truck and when I got about 5 yards from him you could clearly tell he still had a lot of life left in him. That poor coyote was all shot up, one of the back legs was about gone from the 1st 117g sgk, had a hole in his neck from one of the 50g vmax's. When I started to walk away from him to go get my rifle he got up and ran off once again. By the time I got my rifle and back up there, he obviously had enough gas to make it out of the country because I never caught up with him again. Do I think he lived, no. But that is just one example of a couple that I've come across over the years. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Coyote toughness?
Top