Yeah, that video was...underwhelming, given the promise of the CalGuns article/headline. The ones we have around here are pretty healthy specimens, well-adapted to being around human habitation. A local rancher of my acquaintance and also the former local chief of police has declared war on his place for sheer numbers he’s seeing. They have gotten to a few of this year’s calf crop so that’s $$$ lost to him. I can certainly identify with his need to protect what’s his.
My brother-in-law had one stalking him in the snow during blackpowder deer season. My BIL said that .50 cal. 300 grain pill nearly turned that coyote inside out.
Never had a coyote stalk me, just follow me to clean up my gutpiles.
When you see what coyotes do to a deer or a cow or to smaller livestock or pets, you tend to adopt a take-no-prisoners approach where coyotes are concerned. Therefore, whether I am hunting hogs, deer, or whatever, I would shoot any coyote I see.
I agree with your assessment of the video. It certainly failed to live up to the hype and the headline.