QC Coyotes / Wolves

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Seems they're hitting a high cycle the last few years.

It has been a crappy deer year again and I am considering hunting them this winter. I feel my .270's too much but my .22 isn't enough. I've been thinking about buying an SKS. Would it serve this purpose well?

If it's too heavy for a long day of carry, doesn't like cold etc. please let me know. Of course I'm really looking for justification for the purchase. Indulge me :redface:

Slightly more seriously though... If anyone in the Montreal area is interested let me know.
 
Unless you saving the hides, just use the .270. I use whatever I have in my hands at the time. I have taken them with .30-30, 8x57, and .22-250, and the worst mess was a poor hit from the .22-250.
 
gasoperated said:
Seems they're hitting a high cycle the last few years.

It has been a crappy deer year again and I am considering hunting them this winter. I feel my .270's too much but my .22 isn't enough. I've been thinking about buying an SKS. Would it serve this purpose well?

If it's too heavy for a long day of carry, doesn't like cold etc. please let me know. Of course I'm really looking for justification for the purchase. Indulge me :redface:

Slightly more seriously though... If anyone in the Montreal area is interested let me know.
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Are you organizing a Yote hunt? Sounds like fun!
 
You're probably right about a wolf/coyote high lately. I've seen quite a few winter deer kills right in the middle of our lake barely a few 100 yards from our cottages just north of Mont Tremblant. I've heard more howling at night too. I wish you could shoot these buggers on a moonlit stary night like the vermin they are because they just vanish during the day.

An SKS isn't exactly a long range precise shooting rifle, but they do look like a lot of fun! I suppose if shots are confined to shorter distances, it'll do.
 
i shot my wolf with a 286gr from a 9.3x62 no pelt damage............I doubt it even opened up........................Harold
 
gasoperated said:
Seems they're hitting a high cycle the last few years.

It has been a crappy deer year again and I am considering hunting them this winter. I feel my .270's too much but my .22 isn't enough. I've been thinking about buying an SKS. Would it serve this purpose well?

If it's too heavy for a long day of carry, doesn't like cold etc. please let me know. Of course I'm really looking for justification for the purchase. Indulge me :redface:

Slightly more seriously though... If anyone in the Montreal area is interested let me know.
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I never thought about the weight off an SKS til I packed a Winchester 94 for 2 weeks of morning walks...it's actually pretty heavy(comparitively). Fun as hell though
 
use the 270, use your deer load, the practice is great & coyote hides are not worth picking up. Coyotes are not as fast to die as some think. The 270 should stop the tracking. Good luck with whatever you use. AJ
 
I shot 2 coyotes with my sks using fmj. the first I hit in the head and he bucklrd the 2nd I hit in the lungs he ran about 20 ft then got a little confused then dropped dead the fmjs went clean through with a real small exit wound I hit them both under 75 yards but the round went wher I aimed it, I love my sks but I hunt bush and not fields so range was never an issue at a 100 yrds the groupings werent terrible for a budget semi
 
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