First Coyote This Year

[DHD]

I've been watching 2 LARGE coyotes for a week in the field I hunt in. Last week they held up at 500ish yards, and while my rifles are more than capable, I did not want to educate them. Yesterday, one came out at 300 +. Now that was not too smart.

I had decided I wanted to take my new 6×47 Lapua as I haven't hunted with it yet. Even though I still haven't killed a deer with it yet, a coyote will do. A Berger 105 VLDH @ 3125fps is nasty.

These coyotes we have in the south are big. This one was not the larger of 2, but still looked like a small German Shepherd.

It was moving at a fast walk and I was tracking it. The bullet landed about 6" further back than I would have preferred, but the outcome was the same. I don't like to see anything suffer so I hit it again in the head.

 

[stacy]

GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DHD]

We have places where the USFS have done studies and the deer predation is above 50%. That's not everywhere around here, but you get the picture. The coyote has no place in the southeastern states, but what are you gonna do?

Now if I can kill the bigger one too.

Heck, I think I may build a rifle just for coyotes! Maybe a 223ai.......

 

[maxscm]

Congrats on the Kill.
Good Shooting at that long distance on a moving Target.
Be ready the other one will be back.