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<blockquote data-quote="Coyboy" data-source="post: 99646" data-attributes="member: 3733"><p>I am going to chime in on the running coyotes, only to give my advice on hitting them with some regularity. After many years of running coyotes what I found works best is to use the same gun year after year. Do this so you learn it's trajectory, You eventually will never think before the shot it will all become instinctive.</p><p></p><p>I set my gun with a 200 yard zero. This gets me to about 230 without holdover. Everything past that holdover becomes a natural practice that is instinctive. Running coyotes don't allow for range finders and drop charts. You need to practice rangeing distance by eye. </p><p></p><p>The key to all of this is a fixed power scope. Mine is a 4 power it's about perfect. You need a large field of view for leading dogs at long range. The fixed power means never having to turn down a scope on close shots. More importantly you will be able to judge distance as you look through the scope while shooting, because everything is consistant. You will instinctivly range as you lead and elevate your crosswires on the target. </p><p></p><p>It took years of trial, error and frustration before my natural abillity took hold and hitting running game became a regular event. I hunt in ND with 2 guys who can do it as well or better than me. I still miss, if they miss they don't tell!</p><p></p><p>Now I use an AR for most of my coyote hunting. So I keep a drop chart for when I'm calling. This is for percise shot placement on standing game that I lazer. This takes out any error. When the running shots come the ability to stay on target with out working a bolt is key to consistantly killing. Some guys figure the more bullets in the air the better, this is wrong. The key is calm controlled shots not firepower. The .223 with the right bullet is a very efective coyote round for this purpose out to about 400-500 yards. My friends in ND do it with bolt guns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyboy, post: 99646, member: 3733"] I am going to chime in on the running coyotes, only to give my advice on hitting them with some regularity. After many years of running coyotes what I found works best is to use the same gun year after year. Do this so you learn it's trajectory, You eventually will never think before the shot it will all become instinctive. I set my gun with a 200 yard zero. This gets me to about 230 without holdover. Everything past that holdover becomes a natural practice that is instinctive. Running coyotes don't allow for range finders and drop charts. You need to practice rangeing distance by eye. The key to all of this is a fixed power scope. Mine is a 4 power it's about perfect. You need a large field of view for leading dogs at long range. The fixed power means never having to turn down a scope on close shots. More importantly you will be able to judge distance as you look through the scope while shooting, because everything is consistant. You will instinctivly range as you lead and elevate your crosswires on the target. It took years of trial, error and frustration before my natural abillity took hold and hitting running game became a regular event. I hunt in ND with 2 guys who can do it as well or better than me. I still miss, if they miss they don't tell! Now I use an AR for most of my coyote hunting. So I keep a drop chart for when I'm calling. This is for percise shot placement on standing game that I lazer. This takes out any error. When the running shots come the ability to stay on target with out working a bolt is key to consistantly killing. Some guys figure the more bullets in the air the better, this is wrong. The key is calm controlled shots not firepower. The .223 with the right bullet is a very efective coyote round for this purpose out to about 400-500 yards. My friends in ND do it with bolt guns. [/QUOTE]
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