Hi I live where coyotes have eaten pets and had them come in packs , and did alot of damage I joined this forumn in like 2018 and since then I have taken 19 coyotes which had to be taken out , first things is I read alot of different opinion and guns , I will give my honest input and tell of the ones I have taken and yardage ,
I live in a place I cant use centerfire rifles , while I would be running them I cant here where I live , I have gotten coyotes with 3 calibers , 22 caliber , 30 caliber and my 257 caliber ,
This being said Now lets discuss ammo for them , I only use solid slugs soft lead , I had dropped them out to 100 yards yes one was a hair over but it was with my ,257 and it has alot more power then say my 22 or 30 caliber , my slugs of choice in 22 cal I only use my MP slugs 34 to 36 grain and I will not shoot beyond 60ish yards with this setup , I only will take a heart shot with the 22 , I had them drop in tracks and run up to 70 yards but were dead on feet , My guns of choice is in 22 is edgun R5m 22 shooting 69fps at muzzle you will need min 60 FPE at impact for a human kill on a 35 to 50 pound animal ,
Now in 30 cal My ammo of choice is 52 gr solid slugs my guns of choice is edgun r5 superlong and evol , they shoot around 100fpe so hit much harder and can strech it out further ,
now the 257 I used is a condor with a RL barrel and I shoot 73 grains or 92 grains around 230fpe this I took a yote a bit
further then 100 yards but it has alot more retained energy ,
I dont use this one much as it is a long big gun I prefer smaller but this is my most powerful pcp gun it has a 32 inch barrel and a 1000 cc tank and it uses a 127 gr hammer weight and a special pcp tunes valve and a 2.0 spring ,
Now next ammo ok I only lost 1 coyote and it was with a hollow point , It was a close shot like 39 yards and I shot in head , the slug somehow must have not followed path of shot like deflected , which brings me to next point , do not shoot threw trees or brush with a pcp ever , they can deflect and cause a bad shot placement ,
I would tell anyone here if targeting yotes with pcp guns make certain your gun can hit a 1/2 or less poi at range you shooting , if not do not take shot , coyotes are pretty tough animals here , I am sure they vary size in different states , I have read of guys taking them with pellets and lower powered guns , I feel less then what I said is not ethical ,
sp anyone going to hunt yotes heart shots best My m punches threw both sides 9 and exists out of other side 9 of 10 times , 30 cal puts them down most times with out taking a step ,
I have a background of long distance shooting so I had 10s of thousands of rounds of firing solutions down range and used to hunt yotes with centerfire guns at pretty long distances on farms beyond 400 yds with guns like my sako 22 250 which slings ammo 3900fps to guns as big as 300wm which shoots a 165 or 180 gr at over 3000 fpe , so a gun like this a tiny bit of brush wont affect it like a airgun and range dont matter if you know the dope for the shot ,
Main thing is practice practice and tune gun to be constant with slugs being used make certain you dont use ammo which has fliers , alot of newer hunters seem to have whats called buck fever and may not wait for a perfect shot , with a pcp you have to wait for a good shot or pass it up unless you have no choice , what I mean by this is one time My neighbor let his 6 pound dog out and it was in my garden it was dusk he was having a beer and not near his dog , I luckily had my 30 cal edgun on my table next to sliding door , It was early fall and my slider was open when I walked out I sayw a yote sneaking up on him to eat him , I grabbed gun and when I shot him he fell 5 feet from his dog , So my point is sometimes you have to take a shot or it can kill pets , I have neighbors who raise chickens and other livestock so they attracted to be here , my yard has a small pond and I live where a trout stream is and woods , the area is also farm land and alot of farms being built on like parents die and kids sell to devolopers so this pushes coyotes to run now in packs and over populate , The other thing is diease I have taken 3 yotes which were suffering with mange or rabies nasty the fur rots off with oozing open wounds athey need to be taken out , I would also say if I see yotes not bothering anything like just living their life not causing damage I let them be
here is ammo i use and some pics
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