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stoeger double barrel 12ga winchester 3in copper-plated BBs,Y'all are talkin bout when they come in your front yard? right?

I use a Bushy Varminter most of the time especially on properties where shots will be 200yards or less. Usually mostly in the early season.

My backup is a Ruger M77 MKII heavy Target in 220 swift. Pretty heavy for a calling rifle but get a dog under 350yds it's a done deal. Normally use this later in the season when calling is more difficult.

I had a Ruger M77 MKII heavy Target in 220 swift sold it should not have done that it was a shooter . I replaced it with a old tang safty ruger it shoots great .

Well I just picked up a 17 FB to try CDL SF 24" now i have to get loading.

Thanks every one fun to see all your guns and story's

Mw406: The Fox did indeed get hit incredibly hard by the mange about 7 - 8 years ago!
They are just now coming back.
I mean they were WIPED OUT!
I went from seeing 6 to 10 a day to not seeing "A" Fox for 2 years!
I once had 3 Fox in my yard Hunting Nightcrawlers before the mange came!
Its still comparatively rare to see one but I do see one every week or so.
I quit Hunting them when they died off in hopes they WILL come back.
Now with the Wolves hereabouts (everywhere!) I don't know if the Fox can come back?
Lots of airplane shooting of Coyotes now as well as "snowmobile Coyote bowlers" (folks that run over the Coyotes on snowmobiles and then go back and shoot them with pistols!) and some trapping and snaring going on now as well.
These activities are especially prevalent from Dell to Monida!
WOW! That second photo with the free-standing 99 and the Coyote is just beautiful - outstanding!
Kudos again for that one!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Hey VarmintGuy have U used any of NIKONS COYOTE SPECIAL RIFLESCOPES
The Predator Hunter�s Riflescope and what Cal. of guns are they good for 22-250,223 or smallerguns 17rem or fireball. thanks


MTHunter

SSCoyote/Steve;

You are giving me Colorado fever again with those pics. You get out after those pronghorns we saw on the ranch back in August?

I shot a coyote with my LaRue SS Friday before last after dropping two whitetail bucks with No. 1 .375 H&H earlier in the day. The dog ran off onto an unfriendly neighbor's property but he died.

Thinking about getting Connor a .223 or .223AI carbine barrel for his Contender.

MTHunter: I have not used one of the Coyote "Special" BDC scopes as yet.
I am sure they can be field tested to figure out exactly where the bullets WILL strike using the various circles and aim points!
I just tried to copy and paste a "picture" and the bullet impact points for both the 223 and the 22-250 but it would not transfer?
Here is the link to said "picture" from the Nikon Coyote Special online site!

http://www.nikonhunting.com/riflescopes-coyote-special-coyote-special-3-9x40-max-1.html

I think I have one of the Nikon BDC "specials" on one of my rimfire Varmint Rifles.

Good luck if you decide to try one.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

I haven't hunted Coyotes yet. My 8 year old son and I want to start hunting them this year. We have a Remington model 700 BDL 223 Rem. with a cheap Simmons 44 Mag. 3-10x44mm Scope.

I want to put a Leupold VX-II 6-18x40mm Adj. Obj Scope on it. I haven't switched scopes yet because it shoots so good the way it is...and I haven't have the extra $500 or so to spend on it.

It shoots well under an inch at 100 yards with Winchester USA White Box 45 gr. JHP ammo.

If I am hunting in thick cover where shots will be close, I love this Spartan/Baikal IZH94 O/U 223Rem and 12ga Shotgun perfect for shots under 120yds.
If I am hunting in more open terrain I use my Sako 579 in 22-250AI for the long dog



B

I'm far from the most experienced person when it comes to coyotes but I think you would be taking 2 steps backwards by swapping a 6-18x onto the gun. Thats alotta scope power for a critter that seems to magically pop out of nowhere 20yards away.

Went out for the first time with my Scorpion & Mojo Critter this morning. Had three different set-ups, didn't see anything but I'm 95% positive I had one come in behind me at my last stand.

Ruger Hawkeye .204, Leupold 4-12

I agree with mud bogger, I use a 3x9 on my coyote rifle, and usually set it at 9 power. The area I usually hunt is elevated and I can generally catch them coming in further out. 9 power is good for a least 300 yds on a target the size of a coyote. Another plus is that the 3x9 does not have so much magnification that if one is in extremely close that you can't still get enough of a decent image to take the shot, also without the adjustable objective you will not have the objective turned to a distance that causes the image to blur so much that it is difficult to see what you are shooting at.

Much more important is to have the scope mounted so that when you raise the rifle you are looking down the scope without having to waste time getting a good sight picture. Of course a real plus is having a scope that gives you a good clear image.

I can guarantee you that if you have a high power scope that eventually you will run into a situation where that they scope is set a too high of a magnification or the adjustable objective is set so the target is out of focus. Been there - done that!!

drover

I agree. I had one for about 3 hunts. It's just to much for yotes. IMO

New Yawk; or go hi-tech and mount an Aimpoint Micro H-1 onto your 6-18X at the 2 o'clock position with a rail. Coyote pops up close, tilt rifle inboard, red dot, bang. Several companies are making these mini rails that mount with a ring onto your scope body. Good stuff.

Burris makes just such a thing for their little fastfire reddot.....

I built a 95 spanish in 25x39 with a 27in barrel.It shoots the 75gr v-max real goood out to 600yds or so.It wears a nikon scope.

I firmly believe that 50%, quite possibly more, of coyotes that respond are never seen by the hunter. Especially a single hunter without a buddy looking over the first hill downwind.

Mannnnn, you HAVE done this before!

It took me a LOOONNG time to learn to park my shooting partner well downwind...


Ingwe

I'd rather have a good dog, than a partner that stinks so bad ya gotta set him downwind.........

Hell....Ive had to make half of them ride in the back of the truck.....


Ingwe