ScottsGT
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I live in a populated rural country club type neighborhood that is not in the country, but a lot of surrounding small wooded areas. This week we have been seeing some animals running around that we have never seen. At first I thought it was a fox by the way my wife described it, but Sat. afternoon, it ran out of a thicket and across the street and was way too tall to be a fox. then again this afternoon it came after my dog, or the turkey decoy I set up in the backyard. Anyways, it was pissed, snarling and snorting. Kids were in the house when all the excitement started. I did take a shot at it with my scoped 10/22, but the damned scope was maxed out on 9 and all I saw was a furry blob at 50 ft. Especially after all the adrenelin of running for the rifle. But I did get a good look. Definately a coyote. Saw it again this evening with the surefire along the woods edge.
Now before you start flaming me for shootin' in the 'hood, my backyard is a hill and I was on my deck shooting towards the ground. That's why there was no follow up shot, he ran up the hill, I didn't want to take any chances of hitting a golfer on the 8th hole.
Time for a trap? Or hang a chicken leg from a tree brance and take another shot at him? And is a .22LR enough to down a Coyote?
Now before you start flaming me for shootin' in the 'hood, my backyard is a hill and I was on my deck shooting towards the ground. That's why there was no follow up shot, he ran up the hill, I didn't want to take any chances of hitting a golfer on the 8th hole.
Time for a trap? Or hang a chicken leg from a tree brance and take another shot at him? And is a .22LR enough to down a Coyote?