Need source for .308 for 'yotes

[Bob R]

I am presently doing some work in MT and don't have a dedicated gun for the pesty creatures out here.

I have been invited to eradicate some 'yotes on some surrounding ranches, but all I have with me is my AR10, M1A, and a swiss K31.

I don't want to use the K31, although I may play with it a little bit, I have some softpoint ammo for it and a nice factory peep sight set up for it.

But, I would like to use either the M1A or the AR10 as my primary gun.

I know that there is a 110 grain bullet for the .308, yet I can't find it loaded commercially.

I think te 110gr would be a nice round from the AR10 to put some serious hurt on the 'yotes.

So, my question is, does anyone know where I can get some 110gr .308, or am I going to have to use a heavier bullet for now.

I do not reload, so that is not an option.But I can tell you when I move here in the summer, one of my first purchases will be a reloading setup.

Any help, or suggestions on ammo would be greatly appreciated, along with any tips on hunting these critters.

thanks

bob

 

[H&Hhunter]

Bob,

I'd like to offer some advice if your taking any..

Forget about the 110gr .308 round. Just go with a regular 150 gr soft point like a Corelokt Remington. I've killed several hundred yotes with that round and it does a real nice job of putting some hurt on a yote. Kind of just sails through them and don't do to much pelt damage either. Shoots as flat as you can use it on yotes I promise you that.

In a life time of hunting yotes I can count on one hand the number of yotes I've killed past 350yards. The average tends to be under a hundred. And I've done the vast majority of my perdator calling/hunting in mostley open country. Everyone has a 500yard yote story but the vast majority if yotes are killed at under 200yards and most under 100.


Here is my quick and dirty yote hunting tips for the day. First go out with someone who knows how to call and learn the song of the rabbit in distress.

When alone always call straight downwind. A coyote will come in from downwind 99 out of a 100 times.

When I call I sit down wait about 2 minutes (letting things calm down) Then I'll call fairly softly for about 45seconds wait two minutes call louder for about 45 seconds then wait about 8-10minutes and call softly for about 45 seconds wait 2 minutes and call real soft one last time then I wait about 2 more minutes. If he ain't there he probably ain't coming.

Camo is cool but you can wear a Santa suit if you just hold still and keep out of direct sunlight. Utilize shadows for cover.

Always drive at least one mile between stands (calling spots)

MAny times and especially out west if you see a raven or group of ravens coming your way they are dogging a yote. Just wait till they get to you before moving. Also if you can get a group of ravens or crows squawking at you it really helps to get perdators in.

If you call in a yote and kill him keep calling even after the shot another often times will come in.

If a pack of coyotes starts howlin at you after you've called you're busted move on. They will not come in.

I perfer to call from a vantage point and I always look for a brushy draw or other good cover to call to. That is where yotes like to hang out and hunt mice and such.

If you shoot at a yote and miss that dog just recieved his PHD in yote calling he won't come in again. If you call a yote in and don't shoot but he busts you he'll come in again. So if you aren't sure you can lay him down don't shoot.

Not trying to sound like a jerk.....I hope this helps.

 

[Bob R]

H&H,

Thanks for the reply. Not being a jerk at all.

bob

 

[twoblink]

Bob, make sure you post some pics when you get a couple...

 

[dakotasin]

bob- i would really like to echo h&h's comments on both the 110 grain ammo and the santa suit/camoflauge issues.

for ammo, use whatever your gun already likes and is zeroed for.

 

[444]

Very nice replies. One minor point to add is that I see coyote and varmint hunting as a way to tune myself up with my rifle for hunting big game. Unless you are trying to save the pelts, there is no reason not to shoot a coyote with the same load you use for big game. You get a little experience with your load in the field.

 

[Browns Fan]

Interesting thread, I've got a friend who has invited me to go coyote hunting and I asked him if it my .308 Browning Abolt was to much gun. He recommended I use buckshot instead. The only other rifle I got is a .22lr.

 

[Bob R]

Well, I got my call and am learning the yips, yaps, howls and fuzzy little bunny with a broken leg call.

Got some Winchester Ballistic Silvertip (150gr .308) ammo...should work just fine, I am going to the range to see whether the AR10, or the M1A likes it the best.

I also have 5 boxes of Norma 7.5x55 (swiss) so I may put the peeps on the K31 and take it out someday. Afterall, I am more interested in eradication than the pelts.

I have several thousand acres to play on, lots of time, and a wife who understands.

Life is pretty good right now.

bob

ps. thanks for all the replies.

 

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