whitetailwoodsarcher;
If memory serves this morning - and it doesn't always I should add - but anyway I believe I'm at about 7 dead coyotes with various .22 Long Rifle ammo at ranges that varied from a roughly estimated 20yds to perhaps 125yds.
I'll note up front here that we live on an acreage where discharge of firearms is still legal, though some rule changes have recently made it a bit more difficult. Having understanding neighbors who have had chickens eaten and their pets - cats and dogs - chewed upon by the local coyotes has been helpful as well. There is no discernible love for the small canine predators in our immediate area.
Two coyotes were adults and were shot with solids of some description, likely Blazers as we used to buy a lot of them. I can't recommend solids based upon what I've seen on those two. They did die eventually, but it wasn't nearly fast enough for my liking.
One was a sub adult male shot with a Yellow Jacket at about 30-40yds in the neck, which resulted in an instant death.
The last four were using Velocitor ammunition, one small female, two older pups and one of the largest males I've run into here in the Okanagan. All of these were moving shots at between 25 and 60yds. All resulted in either them dropping immediately or in the case of the large male, having obvious signs of being hit hard and subsequently piling up within 5 steps.
Honestly I was so impressed I did something I'd not done before and I emailed CCI to tell them that they got it right.
We used to do a fair bit of coyote hunting and I've shot them and seen them shot with everything from a .338Win Mag on down to the .22-.250AI I built specifically for shooting coyotes.
Based upon seeing a good sized sample of coyotes die, I'd opine that if you keep your shots to 75yds or less and use Velocitors, that there is no reason not to get in a little coyote hunting practice.
The downside will be that the "educated" coyotes will "hang up" further and further out of range on you. The ones that would hang up at 400yds and sit there were in a nutshell the reason for me building the 26" barreled, 12lb designated coyote rifle. This was back in the dark ages (early '90's) before we all had access to range finders, turrets and 1 in 8" twist barrels.
Anyway, hopefully that was some use to you and good luck whichever way you decide.
All the best to you in 2012.
Regards,
Dwayne
