Anybody drop a coyote with a .22lr handgun?

[Varminterror]

I’ve killed a LOT of coyotes with a 22LR pistol, as in a few hundred. Most were trapped, so headshots fired at short range, but I also used the same Ruger Mark II as my “feeding pistol,” always ready when checking calves at night or going out on the feed yard in early mornings or late nights. While I was coaching the rodeo team at Kansas State, we had notoriously bold coyotes coming into our roping calf pens, and I killed a good number of them with that pistol over our water tank in the pen.

The downsides to using a suppressed 22LR pistol is that it will be almost as loud as an unsuppressed 22LR rifle - not loud, but louder than most folks want - AND the fact that it’s typically more difficult to find heavy weight bolts/components or extra power springs for pistol models than for rifles. Ruger Mark X series pistols obviously notwithstanding.

I’m not convinced human hunting can reduce coyote populations, only that hunting pressure can discourage some bad behaviors which might otherwise be fostered. A couple months of relief and habits will reform, however. I used to hunt and trap year ‘round around our calf pens and pastures, and sheep and goats as well when I was young, often hunting coyotes more than 100 days per year.

 

[dekibg]

I’ve dropped a grey wolf with a 22 caliber hand gun, Ruger MK II.

First two to the boiler room, third to the hips, broken hip, dog sat down, 7 more to the boiler room. Dead wolf, 120 pounds.

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I find bragging that it took 10 rounds of 22LR to kill an animal disgusting . What is the next level - 50 air-gun pellets to the “ boiler room “?

 

[JR24]

Much as I dont like 'yotes, I'd feel pretty bad about trying to drop one with a .22 LR pistol, since the margin for error is so small.

I'd lean towards waking the neighbors or getting on the suppressor train.

I mean a single .223 shot isn't THAT disruptive, pretty short loud sound. Maybe its the 4th beign near and my neighbors loving blowing crap up, but it wouldn't bother us much for very long, that's for sure.