Mar
09
i got a couple questions on coyote hunting.?
ByI own some land in gomer ohio on pike run right next to sandy point beach and i want to hunt coyotes back there and there is woods all around it and i was thinkin if wen i get a deer or whatever if i hung it from a tree over there like the over kill would the coyotes come in fer it and keep em around. people hunt coyotes back there with dogs sometimes but idk if they get anything. i no hunting coyotes will be a long shot but could a 17 hmr take down a coyote at 100 or 200 yards ive herd 243 but isn’t that a little big for a fox. and could u tell me whatever else u no about hunting coyotes and callin and decoys
what would u guys recomend if i was going to take an ocasional forx would a 22 – 250 be to big or a 223
3 Comments
March 9th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Holy grammer check batman….
I have used a .17HMR for coyote, at under 100 yards. Less than 75 is better. The CCI tnt rounds work very well. I wouldnt push it out to over 100 yards though, and shot placement is important.
A .243 is going to trash a fox. An injured rabbit call is good for calling, but I think coyote calls work on a limited basis to begin with.
March 9th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Deer will bring them in but make sure it was shot legally. A 17 will not be big enough to kill a coyote unless they are very close. A rabbit squeal will bring them in as well as a deer
March 9th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
The pile of offal after you gut a deer is plenty to keep coyotes interested, if you leave the lungs, kidneys, and liver in it. The dying rabbit call works fine, but you need a blind.
To use on pelted game, the 243 doesn’t need to be loaded to full power if you handload. Try 30 grains of IMR-4064 and any big deer bullet 95 to 105 grains, for about 2500 fps. COL of 2.630″. At the lower velocity, there won’t be much expansion, or velocity-related wound channel.
But if you are a tourist-type choosing ONLY from what is on some shelf somewhere, the 223 with fmj ammo works fine on pelted game.