A buddy of mine has been shooting coyotes on his farm. He tried his 17 Hornet with bad results. They run off, and he wants pelts. He intends to use his 22-250 with 40 grain bullets, and has also borrowed a rifle in 17 Remington. Any suggestions on which caliber and chambering to use, or other ideas to keep them from running off? He has blown big holes in them with bigger guns and still had them run away.
I told him to shoot for the shoulders, but it is hard to aim carefully at a nervous coyote.
