Coyote Hunting

[TheSollyLama]

I have a Howa 1500 chambered for .22-250 that drops coyotes like lightning. It shoots really well with the Remington Accutip factory ammo. That is my dedicated furbearer rifle. I also use my Remington 870 with a 3 inch shell loaded with Number 4 buckshot.

I can't imagine using a .257 Wby Mag on a songdog without turning it inside out. No way you're selling that pelt! I've used an SKS and my buddy tagged a yote with my .30-30 and both animals were total write offs for selling pelts. The .257 Wby blows either of those rounds out of the water and must pretty much skin the coyote for you!

[albie1]

After the coyotes have just raided the stock and chicken yard,Is turning them inside out with a 257 a bad thing???

[TheSollyLama]

I see. I don't own chickens so my coyote hunting is purely for fur, scouting, and trigger time. If not for trying to save fur, I would have just used my SKS to wipe out songdogs.

Weatherby ammo is too expensive to use regularly for yotes.

[wb6pfh]

To each his own on weapons everone has their pet a dead coyote is a good coyote , there hell on chickens and ducks. I like my .243 with my hand loads  Good hunting and better hitting

[huntwriter]

Having shot only one coyote with my .257 to date, at night at 50 yards, I don't have a vast experience base to draw upon. But I can report that the coyote was not turned inside out. There were simply two clean holes, entry and exit, and not much pelt damage, using the 100-grain factory load. I don't plan to make a habit out of it, as the .257 is now dedicated to shooting 120-grain loads at larger critters, a task at which it excels. I now have a dedicated 22-250 rig for coyotes and other predators. In the two short years I've owned my .257, it has, to date, tallied an impressive collection of one-shot kills, including 2 mule deer, 4 whitetail deer (including a 230-lb. 11 point bruiser), 1 pronghorn at 304 yards, 1 250-lb wild boar, 1 big javelina -- and the aforementioned unfortunate coyote.

[wb6pfh]

Keep up the good work calling can be a blast cause you never know what is going to show up or when

[daskill73]

I started hunting yotes with my SUB MOA 270 WSM.  That did too much damage on the fur, but it was what I had.  Just recently, I picked up an old Savage 340 Deluxe in .222.  It certainly shows its age, but the price was affordable.  I figure I can use this to tide me over until I can afford a Vanguard varmint rifle.  Anyone else hunting with the old .222s?  I heard you can get some pretty good ballistics with handloads. 

[Magnum 7mm]

I like using my Euromark 240 for "yoties".  Very easy on the shoulder and drops em deader than a hammer! As soon as primitive weapon for deer is over, (Jan. 31) I plan to declare war on the yoties!

[wb6pfh]

Use what you have till you get some thing better. most any center fire will do the trick