Posted on 06/08/2005 12:47:58 PM PDT by ZULU
Mini-14 is plenty.
How high do coyotes jump over fences?
How high does a coyote jump fences?
He's right. They're just no fun to shoot at less than 200 yards. And remember boys and girls, fur don't count!
Coyotes are like Muslims. Very clever, but they do understand one thing.
With well placed shots, a .22 rimfire magnum should suffice. I use a .222 Rem for coyotes but have killed them with .22 long rifles in the past.
I have crossed a divided highway to hit a coyote."
Makes me proud to be a Texan.
“My dads is a 16 guage J.C Higgins that granddad bought at J.C Penny. I still have it believe it or not. It’s a great big bolt action sucker.”
We had one like that. My brother ended up with that one. Real light blond wood as I recall. And yes, on the large size - but fairly light in weight as I recall.
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They typically rat-through or under a fence.
Anything their head can fit through, their body can fit through.
They can also stroll acrosss “cattle guards” -— which is why they are called cattle guards, not coyote guards.
“With well placed shots, a .22 rimfire magnum should suffice. I use a .222 Rem for coyotes but have killed them with .22 long rifles in the past.”
Ah, they are assuming one in shooting for the kill. I just nail the middle of the body. They’ll die eventually and the wounded, yelping, one serves as a warning to the others -— seriously.
We had one that I winged badly with a GLOCK .40 at 100 yards or so (pretty good shot, even if I just hit his back leg). My hands saw him around for years -— shriveled back leg -— we called him the “gimp.”
I currently live in town (Midland).
Even in West Texas, people have been ooowing and awwwing over a MOUNTAIN LION coming to have drinks in a new “lake” development on the edge of town.
It’s insane. That “beautiful” animal will eat someones 2 year old in their back yard one day.
Well, as nasty as Coyotes are, I don’t believe in making any animal suffer any longer than necessary. I shoot to kill, with one shot if possible. No excuse for letting an animal wander around in pain. Kill ‘em fast and clean. Coyotes are smart and know when they are being hunted.
Comes from being a sheep rancher, I suppose.
I would certainly prefer a clean shot, but I will take what I can get, with what I have. (I was in Mrs. MWT’s sedan, and all we had in the console was a .40.)
It depends on what is on the other side.
I think coyotes higher on the evolutionary scale - personally.
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