Got out Tonight with a few friends, even though it was very foggy we still managed to get these 2 and called in another 3 but didn't get any shots as we were trying to get an 8 year old his 1st Coyote.
I live on the east coast in a area where every jack donkey with a rifle drive around in there truck with a caller blaring out the window, somehow expecting to call in a coyote. Because of this, it’s near impossible to get a coyote to come to a call. The only time I’ve been able to shoot a coyote is by getting the drop on one while out hunting other game.
These were both shot this year. The first one with a 221 fireball while groundhog hunting. The second was with my .280 while filling damage permits.
Had never shot a coyote until just the other day. Unfortunately all I had available was a .308 I’m guessing they don’t do half off for coyote hides, because that’s all that was left. Anyways, had a lot of fun and hopefully will be back mid week. No calling, just sitting up in the bluffs and glassing. Saw 9 that day.
Sorry, not 2020, but got my first one last year. Shot one before that, but didn't recover.
This was a double-team effort. She came in hugging the rock and hill we were sitting up on. My shot must have got deflected off intended target on her because there was a branch partly obscurring her body. Figure it was because of the close proximity and probably didn't remember to hold the aim a little higher than usual to compensate for line of sight being higher at close range.
The bullet deflected and hit her basically at base of spine. Was a DRT Controlled Chaos round in .223, and frankly I'm not impressed with the performance. A shallow splash-wound. Makes her roll-over on the ground, she gets right back up and then she's headed right directly my direction (was likely going to hug the base of this hill we were on... I work the bolt and am tracking in on her in the scope when BOOM!.... the hunting partner flat laid her out with his 12ga. She want a** over end and that was all she wrote. It was 8am and already 90F down by Salton Sea.
We don't really have coyotes here, but we have loads of feral dogs that attack livestock. Here's the aftermath of a 64 Gr Rexem F-bomb out of a tikka 223. - Still waiting for my 7days and 10 posts to buy those middlestead dies... ughg post # 2