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[RoyJackson]

Very nice r****...one question though...why 5.56 rather then a larger caliber?
Just curious...

 

[westcliffe01]

Brin, take a look at the pictures in this thread:
Michigan Predator Hunting - Some random pics from last year

There is a mixture of coyotes and wolves. The wolves are released when the snares are checked every day. This is the Michigan Upper Peninsula. Bear in mind that up north, the body mass of most animals is towards the top end for every species, it is needed to survive the harsh winters.

Roy, I will be selling my Varmint Remington 700 223 and will only have this one in future. Cost is a major factor. 243 and 308 are significantly more expensive to reload. And I have a 308 on the way, a TC Icon. We are not allowed to use rifles on deer in this part of the state, so the only thing we are allowed to shoot is "small game" as they call it. Thus no great motivation to get larger caliber rifles at this point. When I do make the move to Colorado, I will be taking a 7mm WSM along with me for sure...

 

[arrow]

Very nice r****...one question though...why 5.56 rather then a larger caliber?
Just curious...

Roy, 223 is all you need for coyotes. He's not taking much more than a 200 yd shot and i've seen coyote taken to 350 yds with a 223. Also some states will not allow certain size calibers during other hunting seasons. For instance in my state. One cannot use larger than a .229 caliber in centerfire if its deer season (one cannot or is supposed to not shoot a criminal in your house unless your path of escape is blocked either so, so much for the one's making the gun rules around here.)

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, 223 is all you need for coyotes. He's not taking much more than a 200 yd shot and i've seen coyote taken to 350 yds with a 223. Also some states will not allow certain size calibers during other hunting seasons. For instance in my state. One cannot use larger than a .229 caliber in centerfire if its deer season (one cannot or is supposed to not shoot a criminal in your house unless your path of escape is blocked either so, so much for the one's making the gun rules around here.)

OK....thanks for the answer, to both you and westcliffe01...

I am a fan of 5.56/.223...not a hunter though (don't care for the taste of game meat).

 

[westcliffe01]

Brin, I assure you that there are plenty of non "mangy looking" coyotes out there. Yours probably looked like the bottom pic ?

Ok Pine...these must have been Red Wolves then because they were far from mangy...They were both handsome animals as you have said...they glistened..no collars by the way...so again, I am convinced they were not K -9's and since they were not the least bit mangy and sure not foxes...then Wolf it is....if they mess with my Dog...they will ride to glory..

 

[brin]

Brin, I assure you that there are plenty of non "mangy looking" coyotes out there. Yours probably looked like the bottom pic ?

You nailed it...the very bottom picture is exactly what they looked like....wolf - coyote...wolf - coyote....wold ---coyote... I now say they were coyotes ...if I shoot one..I will post a picture.

 

[westcliffe01]

Arrow, in post #1 I stated my issue with wind drift over 250 yards. So I am shooting to 350 yards and I am well aware that a 243 will perform better at that range. If I am going to own a 223 it may as well be one that can shoot the heavier high BC bullets, since there are no prairie dogs in this part of the country (not that I have seen anyhow)..

It is 150 yards from my blind to the "near" side of the draw that they use to get across the property, 250 to the far side and 350 yards is where the slope ends and the flat land starts. I positioned my blind for the best visibility over the terrain and it also overlooks the primary grazing area of the sheep. Coyotes are pretty tough and the vital area is pretty small. I'm not getting into esoteric equipment so I don't have any of the magnum type 22's with all of their issues (and benefits). I think that for the critter, it is a pretty good fit. If I did not already have all the reloading dies etc, I may have gone with a 22-250 which is not too extreme, but already more expensive to reload and having a shorter barrel life.

Roy, 223 is all you need for coyotes. He's not taking much more than a 200 yd shot and i've seen coyote taken to 350 yds with a 223. Also some states will not allow certain size calibers during other hunting seasons. For instance in my state. One cannot use larger than a .229 caliber in centerfire if its deer season (one cannot or is supposed to not shoot a criminal in your house unless your path of escape is blocked either so, so much for the one's making the gun rules around here.)

 

[westcliffe01]

For those not familiar with them, coyotes have pretty effective dental apparatus. Read about coyote attacks on people here: Coyote Attacks on Children

Just in general, Varmint Al's website is a great read. He was an engineer that worked on secret projects for the government/military in California. Sounds like his life has been an adventure...

 

[brin]

For those not familiar with them, coyotes have pretty effective dental apparatus. Read about coyote attacks on people here: Coyote Attacks on Children

Just in general, Varmint Al's website is a great read. He was an engineer that worked on secret projects for the government/military in California. Sounds like his life has been an adventure...

Yikes ! Those are some incisors for sure...nothing good can come from a meeting with those teeth...

By the way westcliffe01...thanks again for letting me intrude on your thread with my questions about coyotes...

 

[westcliffe01]

Roy, try something other than Buck meat and you need to know what happened from the time before the animal was shot to the time it was slaughtered. I have only shot does and they get gutted out in the field and hung to cool and bleed out. If the weather is not cold, they have to be skinned and dressed right away. Far too many people make bad shots, the animal may take a long time to die with elevated adrenalin, then the "trophy" gets paraded around for hours before it is even gutted etc etc.

By the way, my wife refuses to eat game also.

OK....thanks for the answer, to both you and westcliffe01...

I am a fan of 5.56/.223...not a hunter though (don't care for the taste of game meat).