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Faith: Good for you "gettin after" the Yotes!
Long range or short - there simply are way to many predators these days and they should be thinned.
The Coyotes in my immediate neck'o the woods sometimes (often!) will hang up "way out there" - like at 400 yards when I am calling.
That is about the only time I concentrate on taking a "long distance" shot at them. It IS satisfying to whack a Coyote that has hung up way out there and is sitting on its haunches yipping back at my calling!
My area also has more than its share of wind so I prefer/appreciate the "shorter distance" shots.
And often the Coyotes in my area are "high-tailing" it when I spot them as I am travelling about. If they are running away my limit is about 200 - 250 yards and then they are home free until next time. I won't keep throwin' lead like some of my friends who Hunt with AR's do until the Yote is out of sight.
To each their own I guess but I encourage all to get out and go after'em.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Neither of two cattle farms here in Illinois have lost any calves to coyotes. They are tough on fawns though. My long range 6C is a Savage tactical. They don't come to a call like they used to. In fact if you are driving and spot a coyote anything under 500 yards, they move on. Probably because of hunters using dogs in that area.

My coyote shooting is usually under 300 yards. I either call them or spot them and take a shot. I like a flat shooter so in the short time I have to shoot worrying about trajectory is the last thing I want to do. Currently the rifle is a Savage 243 shooting 55 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips at a bit over 3700 fps. As for any preference as to how I shoot coyotes there is none. Kill all you can.