Considering coyote hunting

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There is always a good reason to get an AR but a good 22-250 in open farm ground is pretty awesome as well.
 
while I was deer hunting Sunday morning, my 45-70 worked just fine for me!
Bet all that shooting did wonders for the deer stand:rolleyes:
 
This time of year down in your part of the country I would have left em lay.
 
.243 Winchester is ideal in a bolt gun.
I also like my .243 for coyotes, .223 or 22-250 are also good choices. I prefer a bolt gun myself but a lot of folks like the AR platform. The good old 12 GA with #4 buck or Dead Coyote is a fun way to hunt them as well.
 
Most of my shots on coyotes have been inside of 100 yards or so. That's particularly true when calling at night.

So, another vote for anything from .223 to .243. My experience has been that a second shot is rarely possible in the event of a miss. Wily leaves very, very quickly. A bolt-gun is as good as any semi-auto, IMO.
 
My experience has been that a second shot is rarely possible in the event of a miss. Wily leaves very, very quickly. A bolt-gun is as good as any semi-auto, IMO.

Ditto... never seen anything move as quickly as a spooked yote!!!

Around here long shots are very very rare, most are under 100yds so it doesn't much matter what you hunt with. I usually use a 243 with 70gr ballistic tips.
 
Flat brushy country doesn't lend itself to followups or multiple targets but open canyons and mesa's looking down into sagebrush will let you shoot as far as you dare as they run away.
 
Howa M-1500 sporter .308 win. ehh. I have alot of time into this, but it only ran 550 out of the door, I have a few hundred in stuff I bought for it, But number one is better rings. I reccomend warne. definitely a sub MOA shooter.
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Yes Im 14. suprisee.. eh. :cool:
 
the .17yhmr works well at 100-150 yds. after that, the .223, and .22-250 cant be beat unless you want to fork out some extrra cash for high dollar calibers like .308 etc where you have to handload just for that, save your money and use common sense,.
 
I'm hope'n for a chance to do some yote hunting out in E. Oregon where the country is big and flat and the wind has been known to blow a bit. Would the 25-06 be a good choice with the availability of heavy wind buck'n bullets?
 
25-06 would be a fine choice. BUT it's almost never necessary to take shots over 200yds even in wide open country. I've always been able to get them into positions of under 100yds even in wide open spaces.
 
I will likely get to do some coyote hunting after deer season and any that show themselves DURING the season. If after the deer season,I'll be using a .223. Since Alabama coyote pelts are almost worthless and certainly not worth the effort to skin,the carcasses will become worm food.
 
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