I'm sorry, what exactly is the "task?" Are we gun-shopping, mapping strategy, what?
Given the task of being on alert for coyote and their ilk as targets of opportunity, what would you carry?
When we see these bastids, we're usually inside 50 yards. We've got a second or two before they're into cover.
By actual body count, we've been most successful with our turkey shotguns. They like to come to our calls and decoys during season. #4 lead turkey loads do a pretty good job on them out of a full choke.
