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Is there much for yotes up in your country?

Thx

Mark D

Prolly my Pink 25-284......................

Yes, a good amount. A whole 'nother animal though compared to the lower 48. Very call educated. I had two foxpro's working this morning, but am thinking the wind and snow kept them in cover.

BS,

Nice 'yotes you have up there. I agree, a whole different critter. Bang one for me too while you are out there! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

MtnHtr

6-06 will probably be best. But for carryin' I like my Rem M7 in 204 Ruger...........

If things work out, I am building it as we speak.

Ruger All weather MKII .223
Will be floated and AL pillared/bedded
Mounted with a 4-12x40 Nikon Monarch scope (when I get the darn thing back from Nikon)

I do alot of mountain hiking to get into yote territory, so no rifle mounted bipod for me, they're too heavy. I stick with the pivoting rest adjustable bipod.

I know a lot of guys use centerfire 22's, anywhere from 22 Hornet up through 220 Swift, for Coyotes.
But, I had a custom 257 Roberts built specifically for Coyote hunting. I like a little more lead on target than the 22's deliver.

YMMV

Don

DMB-that is why I went 6/06, for my country and my situations the 22's just didn't cut the biscuit for me. The only 22 I would personally consider would be a quick twist '250 AI and that would be allright for the come what may be yotes I get after.

Mark D

I think i may have just purchased the "ultimate" coyote rig. I'll find out shortly. It's a D-Tech upper for an AR in 243 WSSM. His AR's have gained a bunch of respect from the coyote hunters over at predatormasters.com for reliability and performance. IMO the practiced coyote hunter will kill more coyotes with a semi-automatic shooting system. This rig should get me to short and long-range as efficiently as anything else out there as a spot and stalk or calling hunter. It was bought as a "damge control" late season coyote killer.

ss-believe it and or not I went thru a phase of running a BAR in 243 with a 3-10 Leo on it for yotes in particular for late season when they came in packs.

I just couldn't like the feel and handling of the rifle, but it was effective.

The only tripple I've ever gotten was with my 6/06 turn bolt however.

I do however remember one day using a heavy tubed AR on a bipod for pd's. The buds could not keep in the killin game with me with their turn bolts...grins

Mark D

I take it none of you guys are saving pelts? If so, I dunno why you would use a 243. It's a great rifle, but really tears those yotes up. If your argument is you are looking for more lead, then why not load up some 75g .223?

The .243 is just too fast of a round once you load it up lighter and as for the heavier grain bullets, they still aren't too nice to pelts in alot of cases.

My partner and I used to take between 40-60 yotes a year and I used to be quite serious about taking pelts and worked it hard from Dec 1st to about mid Jan. Those 6 weeks were by far the best time for us to take excellent dogs.

And so during those times I would care about being friendly to the pelts. I found thru the taking of many yotes that for being fur friendly a 243 and or my 6/06 with a 55 NBT at max in either rifle it would be very user friendly.

I had to stay away from big bones just like I had to with less intense rounds but other than that no issues.

I've enough experience with said issue to not have to guess.

Mark D

Coyotes are in mind with my latest project. I have a action at Krieger waiting for them to screw a SS, 1 in 8, 22" #2 chambered 22-250AI. Have an Edge Classic ordered from Rick and HS DBM on order as well. Can't wait to get it all home and put together. I'm thinking early May I should have everything with the Mcmillan coming last.

Sounds awesome, what length on the tube and what for glass?

Thx

Mark D

22 inches on the tube, Talley LW's and Leupold Vari-XIII 3.5-10x 40 that I have on hand for starters.

I just scored a deal on a 243ai shilen barreled rem 600 w/ a fiberglass stock of unknown hidieous make that is going to be my lite "walking varmiter". I will post pics when its here. I am thinking 58 vmax on the calm days and 87 vmax on the other 362 days of the year.

Sounds like a nice rig, you could always just simplify life and use on bullet either the 70 NBT and or the 75 VM.

Just a thought.

Mark D

Interesting Mark. My partners and i were also killing 40-60 +/- for about 10 years or so until i discovered #'s weren't important to me anymore really, and got into spot and stalk, and howling for locating mostly. Interesting you got a triple with the 6/06. My 6mm AI got 3 once that i remember from the same stand. It was HELL haluing those dogs back to the truck. Just shot one 3 hours ago out east just before the snow hit with the same old 6AI. 87 gr. Horn BTHP took him low in the chest at 275 +/-. I have 2, 4-12X Burris Comp.'s and love both of them. I'll be putting one of them on the new WSSM upper when it comes in. They both have the BP reticle/tgt. elevation turret, and have given me good service for about 10 years or so now (once i sent them back 2X for warranty work).

Yep hauling 3 yotes or a couple of limits of honkers very far can shorten a mans legs pretty darn quickly.

My Grandson is 7 and is taking more than a fair amount of interest in the hunt. I can't wait till he can pack for me in a serious manner.

Now I know why my Dad/Uncles/Granddads etc all wanted to take me...grins

Mark D

seen one today from the road had my tikka t3 varmint in 223 cant imagine why he took off running but i was wishing I had my ar-15 when I missed !!