Dialing elevation for coyotes

[MuleyFever]

Do you find yourself dialing elevation for coyotes often? I am wondering if a dialable scope is that much better for coyote hunting. They seem to come in fast a lot and often times are moving, until they arent then you have to shoot quickly. Do you have time to range and dial? Also, most shots appear to be within a range that you can hold slightly for elevation.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Holdover reticle for vast majority. You’ll learn to start judging distance travelled through your scope as well, which is fantastic practice.

There are long range opportunities to dial depending on terrain. As long as you’re not over calling them, hunting coyotes and other varmints is the best training tool out there.

 

[Hnthrdr]

I have a RA gen 1 that I’ve taken a handful with and dialed 1 time. Usually they come to 150 and in. I am contemplating switching over to an AR since I have missed a few that could have been killed with a quick follow up shot, and they are handier/ swing easier for closer stuff or when they run in from behind you. I have a few spots though where dialing would be really useful, like 400-600 yard shots

 

[FrankieP1988]

I alway dial if I have the opportunity, but like you mentioned a lot of the time yotes are coming in hot so you don't usually need to or you just don't have time. I like having the ability to dial for the ones that hang up and just sit there and bark at you from 500 yds. I find it very useful to hunt with my 22 creed over my 223 since the 22 creed is so flat shooting. I generally don't worry about dialing within 250 yds, might just hold a touch high. The main trade off is the 22 creed tends to do quite a bit more fur damage.

 

[Skerhunter]

I have never dialed, just used hold overs if needed. Most daytime coyote calling success ends up with them in your lap.

If I was hunting very wide open terrain/large tracts of public and wanted to shoot them on the drive/walk in, then yes ranging/dialing would be useful.

 

[Duh]

I dial past 350 and solely day time call. I rarely take running shots, unless it’s close. Educating coyotes is the worst.

 

[FrankieP1988]

I dial past 350 and solely day time call. I rarely take running shots, unless it’s close. Educating coyotes is the worst.

Haha no kidding. I hunted a spot this weekend, the coyotes had definitely been called at before. I glassed up a group of 4 probably 1200 yard out in a pasture. As soon as they heard a rabbit distress call, they hauled ass the other way. I was kind of surprised since it is only November and not later in the 'fur season'.

 

[Duh]

Haha no kidding. I hunted a spot this weekend, the coyotes had definitely been called at before. I glassed up a group of 4 probably 1200 yard out in a pasture. As soon as they heard a rabbit distress call, they hauled ass the other way. I was kind of surprised since it is only November and not later in the 'fur season'.

Had the same scenario the other week. I’m going to take it easy for a couple weeks and let deer season finish.