Just how tough are coyotes ?

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Was out on the stand tonight with the bow and no deer were showing when a coyote comes sneaking in. I promptly put and arrow right through his chest when it starts jumping twisting around then actually walks off. After about 100 or so yards of blood trail I found it.

I cannot believe an animal of that size made it that far after having a broadhead pass right through its chest.

Could it be time for a coyote defense thread ?
 
Yes that is correct. I've shot a few but one would expect pretty quick kills with a deer rifle. This was the first I've taken with a bow. Just never knew they could have that kind of resilience. I did not open it up to see the internal damage but the arrow passed through the center of the chest.
 
You hit too far back. A coyote is not built like a deer. The sweet spot on a coyote is straight up from the front leg. Had a pic to show you but it was on Predatorhuntcanada.ca which has been hacked right now and no one can log on.
 
I shot a coyote with my 260 rem with a 130gr Berger VLD at about 250 yards a few years ago, it dropped like a stone. I hung around for probably 10 minutes before walking down to get it. When I walked up to it, it lifted its head up and looked at me, to which I responded with a finishing head shot. I thought that's strange that it was still alive, because I was very confident with my first shot. I flipped the coyote over, and my first shot was right in tight behind the front shoulder and the exit wound was large enough to stick your fist into. I couldn't believe that after 10-15 mins it was still able to lift its head. They are a very tough animal.
 
I have said many times that I think coyotes are, pound for pound, one of the toughest animals I hunt. Whenever someone asks about coyote rifles and I say that I feel the .222, or the .204 are a little light, I get flack. But I use a .22-250 as my coyote/other varmint gun. If I was to buy a gun solely for calling coyotes, I would pick a .243.
 
Had a similar incident, I hit one with a broadhead headed up a small hill at 55 yds. Arrow entered between the shoulder blades and exited center chest. She reached around, bit the arrow in half and pushed up and got off the shaft. The yote was snarling and trying to snap at me as I walked up so I strung another arrow making the mistake of using my top pin at too close a range. The second broadhead entered the mouth and exited back of neck, the yote still managed to chew through that arrow before expiring. Tough chit! I've also had them still snarling with monster exit wounds from a rifle.
 
Generally, all predators are tough IMO.

Don't forget, these things survive by getting up to other animals and killing them up close and personal, not by eating grass. And their prey sometimes larger than they are.

If you personally survived by killing other mammals 30% - 150% your own size with your bare hands and teeth, and then ate them, and a thousand generations of your family did it before you, you'd probably be pretty tough too.
 
B-78 said:
You hit too far back. A coyote is not built like a deer. The sweet spot on a coyote is straight up from the front leg. Had a pic to show you but it was on Predatorhuntcanada.ca which has been hacked right now and no one can log on.
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This one will do while that PHC problem is being worked on.

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I took one of with a great shot to the heart area, and it still took an uncomfortable minute before he died.
This was with my 10/22 and a stinger. They're nasty animals though. They kill a few sheep on the farm every year, and recently have been standing up to people. That's the only excuse I need to remove those types of animals.
 
Too many think all game animal internals are situated or constructed in the same area. We are taught & trained to centre in behind/on the shoulder area of game as a general rule. Knowing the species you pursue and where to place your shot should be a given & not assumed. CV32' pic shows proper placement for quick & humane dispatch.
 
kyle700 said:
Watched a buddy of mine shoot one broadside in the chest at about 60 yards with my .35 whelen with a 200 grain corlokt. He died just as we walked up to him.
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That bullet would not likely open up at all in a coyote and so would be like shooting one with a field point. One neat small hole right through without a lot of violent tissue damage. A .222 with a "varmint bullet" would be a far better pill for a coyote kill. An example of "less is more"
 
Those cartoons of Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner just show how tuff
a fur they are.
How many times can you fall off a cliff or have a boulder land on you and walk away?
 
Shot one with a 30-06 and 165 grain Nosler Partition through both shoulders. He rolled over then picked up his far leg (which was only attached with hide) in his mouth and tried to make an exit.
He still required a finishing shot. Two quicker kills were head shots with a 222 and a 338 WM.
 
B-78 said:
You hit too far back. A coyote is not built like a deer. The sweet spot on a coyote is straight up from the front leg. Had a pic to show you but it was on Predatorhuntcanada.ca which has been hacked right now and no one can log on.
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Have to agree somewhat for sure

Coyotes are not easy dropped on spot. I have seen them go distances before expiring ...
 
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I had to track a few last winter. I had shot one 3 fricken times around 20 yds away and he still made it 100 yds to the bush.

I hear yeah about predatorhuntcanada, I signed up months ago and still cant post anything there.
 
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