Coyote, should I kill and how to

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I'm building a house out in the countryside in SW Ontario. My property is surrounded by fields and on one side a small valley and stream. As I've been hammering I've seen a Coyote a few times running off and I've seen it's tracks a lot so I know it lives close by (probably in the small valley).

Most of my firearm experience is in IPSC and target shooting at the range. I've only hunted for rabbits with a shotgun, and that was a really long time ago.

My question is should I hide out and shoot it next time I see it? When we move in we are going to get a dog for my daughter and we have a very small cat too. The neighbors cats seem to roam around without fear, do you think the coyote will be a problem?

If the answer is yes, other than restricted black rifles, (that I can't use), the only two things I have to deal with it are a very accurate 22 Win Mag or a Tactical Mossberg 590 pump. I'd prefer to use the 22 WIn Mag because I'm a good shot with it at distance. Is it big enough? Which one/ammo would you use?

That's a lot of questions, thanks if you can help me.
 
The win mag would probably be fine at 50 yds. 100yds might be pushing it though. If you can get a good head shot at 100 you'd be good. I've lost a couple dogs to coyotes so personally I would get rid of it.
 
>22 magnum is adequate for coyote . head shots are best but thru the chest will put them down too. We lost several cats and a very expensive pug dog to a coyote and we shoot them on site. Ever seen a pack tear into a calf...it is not pretty as they eviscerate it.
 
Defence of property so he doesn't need a license just has to say it was coming close to the house and worried him.
 
I whacked one off my porch last week with a .22LR.I like my cat and have no use for coyotes that don't run when I yell at them. Mur
 
Cerendrad said:
I'm building a house out in the countryside in SW Ontario. My property is surrounded by fields and on one side a small valley and stream. As I've been hammering I've seen a Coyote a few times running off and I've seen it's tracks a lot so I know it lives close by (probably in the small valley).

Most of my firearm experience is in IPSC and target shooting at the range. I've only hunted for rabbits with a shotgun, and that was a really long time ago.

My question is should I hide out and shoot it next time I see it? When we move in we are going to get a dog for my daughter and we have a very small cat too. The neighbors cats seem to roam around without fear, do you think the coyote will be a problem?

If the answer is yes, other than restricted black rifles, (that I can't use), the only two things I have to deal with it are a very accurate 22 Win Mag or a Tactical Mossberg 590 pump. I'd prefer to use the 22 WIn Mag because I'm a good shot with it at distance. Is it big enough? Which one/ammo would you use?

That's a lot of questions, thanks if you can help me.
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I'm in SW Ontario. If you are near Hamilton, I can lend you an XCR-L in .223 or 6.8, Rem 700 5R in .308, Mini-14 in .223, Tikka T3 Lite in .223, Browning T-Bolt in .17HMR

Let me know what I can do to help...
 
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I'm in SW Ontario. If you are near Hamilton, I can lend you an XCR-L in .223 or 6.8, Rem 700 5R in .308, Mini-14 in .223, Tikka T3 Lite in .223, Browning T-Bolt in .17HMR

Let me know what I can do to help...
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no doubt the .308 will not be usable its the same in most of southern ont.

he will need a hunting license with a small game tag and a have access to someone who will take the fur(or tan it)
 
Load up the .22 Mag, don't take the headshot suggested, place the bullet in his "armpit" tight against the leg and in the lower half to third of the chest. It'll kill it cleanly if placed there. Might as well buy a rabbit distress hand call, sounds like a crying baby, $20 at Canadian Tire and you'll get him to come in nearly on demand in all likelihood. Don't rush the shot, take your time and wait for him to hold up and stop, biggest mistake you're liable to make being new to shooting larger game is shooting too soon. And have fun. :)
 
Thanks for the offers of help and loaned rifles! That's very cool. I wish I could just use my LMT AR in .223 because I'm fairly fast and accurate out to 150 meters with the aimpoint I have on it. I've shot the win mag quite a bit at the 100 Meter range and it has no bullet drop and hits the gongs a lot harder than a 22LR so I thought it would be enough to do the job with proper shot placement and hunting ammo, I just though I'd double check with the experts.

As for the coyote, I think it's den is on the other side of the valley. It walks across my property every night to get to the open fields (I see the tracks in the snow). I would prefer to take care of this myself (I really don't want to but I feel it's my responsibility). I do not have a hunting licence but what got me started on this is my neighbor. He walks his dog around my build site each night to keep an eye on things and out of curiosity. About a month ago he was just going to walk down the road when his dog insisted on heading to my back yard. When they got there 2 coyotes had a cat from somewhere and where tearing it apart. The dog scared them and they ran off with their dinner.

Again I don't like the idea of shooting something I can eat or use to justify it, but in this case is it ok without a licence? I have the feeling that it has or will soon "pose a threat".

PS I'm in Norfolk County. And if it makes a difference I am a Metis Of the Communauté Métis Autochtone de Maniwaki.
 
How much land do you have? Popping one on a rural enclave of 1 acre estate lots is very different than if you own a much larger piece of land.

What do you intend to do after you shoot? Burying it, burning it or dumping the carcass on someone else's property? Coyotes are generally flea and tick infested and often mangy. Consider how you will handle it after you kill it. I have enough land that I can drag a dead one into dense bush a few hundred meters from the house and barn..

Kill as many as you like but don't expect them to go away. There are lots of them around. Don't let your cats or small dogs out at night unsupervised. Don't leave food or garbage outside. What you don't want is for coyotes to start considering your home as a food source.

On your own property you do not need a hunting licence as protection of property provisions in the Fish and Game Act are quite generous and broadly interpreted. Take a step off your property and you are considering to be hunting and all regulations apply.

I don't hunt coyotes but kill those that come around the house, barn or paddocks. I've used .44 magnum, .270 Winchester and .223 but wouldn't rule out a .22 magnum within 100 yards.
 
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