coyote hunting with a .38 Special
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HCD
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yep, exactly why they are seeing them around the hay fields when mowing, there huntin. the worry about attacking people may be just a matter of mis-perception. most coyotes i've seen and i've seen thousands of them in 30+ years will run at the mere smell of a human. now if they do not percive the tractor or other farm machinery as a thret they may approach but once they connect it to a human they will likely turn inside out leaveing the area. (sorry about the spelling dont have spell check yet)
He said that he was turkey hunting and using a turkey call and a coyote came. Seemed fairly straightforward to me.
I once had a similar experience to what yaktamer describes, except I was using a coyote call trying to lure one in, was sitting in a brushy area overlooking an open meadow area with a 220 Swift and my back against a big tree. I blew the thing repeatedly, sat there for over an hour, no takers, so stood up to leave and a big bear which had come up to within 20' of me from the rear took off. I'm not sure what kind of bear it was, only caught a brief glimpse but I was in griz country and it was brown and good sized. I went home and changed my underwear.
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I can hit a man target at 200 yards with mine from the recumbent position. And that's with crappy Winchester White Box 130gr. FMJs and no sight adjustments, just Kentucky windage based on bullet strikes.
With decent ammo, 100 yards should be no problem for you.
there have been a few people attacked by coyotes in kentucky this year, if im not mistaken a baby got taken from a woman, there were quite a few dogs killed while on leads too. i dont know about your yodal dogs but ours are pretty horrible. I hunt in kentucky, and i have had them circle me while walking a trail, i had 2 coming from the front to deter me and while i was watching them i had 4 come up from behind. i got lucky and noticed them and ran them off. they arent fun when they pack up on ya.
In certain areas coyotes do appear to be losing the fear of humans. In 2007 one walked into a Quiznos sandwich shop in Chicago and climbed into the drink cooler.
Understandable....if it was summertime.
Bullseye Smith
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Do a head shot, did you know that most fur coats are made out of them, the fake mints are coyotes fur. You can get some good money out of them.
We used to get $40 for a really good one but it was rare that you got a really good one. Some would bring nothing. At that time, they were being used for the edge of the hood on military parkas.
$40 was skinned, btw, and you couldn't botch that or you got docked severely.
$40 was skinned, btw, and you couldn't botch that or you got docked severely.
Heck we have those damn "dogs" down in SW Fl, hanging around really upscale neighborhoods built near formerly wooded areas. Elderly retired folks take their little Dust Bunny pets dogs out for a walk and the Coyotes just run out snatch them of the leash and are gone. Almost a epidemic in one gated community. They tried trapping but they are pretty smart.
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quote I have autopsied many a coyote and have never found anything but mice and an occasional rabbit in the stomachs.
Down at my sisters place (Boss Mo.) they eat chicken. Between her and her closest neighbor, they have lost about 400 fowl this year. Yodel dogs and bobby cats. She uses a Mdl 36 with a 3" barrel because thats what she usually has. (125 gr jhp, I buy'em
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Down at my sisters place (Boss Mo.) they eat chicken. Between her and her closest neighbor, they have lost about 400 fowl this year. Yodel dogs and bobby cats. She uses a Mdl 36 with a 3" barrel because thats what she usually has. (125 gr jhp, I buy'em
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Depending on you method to create shots, I would choose long gun over handgun, but personally I have shot 2 with a .38 (146-gr WC) out of an 8 3/8" M27. This happened twice while on my way to a shooting spot and seeing them ahead. About a 40-50 yd shot each time, but I was more practiced years ago. But if you opt to call them in you're best to sit back to back with someone to shoot the circlers, which will be most. Simply stalking or still hunting them calls more for a rifle. Whichever method you choose--GOOD LUCK!
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I shot one about a year and a half back with my .32-20 Smith because that's what I had with me at the time, the dog didn't go very far. I know people that have shot them with .357's and .38's with cast bullets. Right now i am pretty much limited to a one hand deal all season after surgery, rehab and who knows what later on so I have dialed in my .38-44 Outdoorsman. Granted my .38-44 loads won't be what you are shooting in your gun (not if you want it in one piece). I plan on limiting my shots to 50-60 yards max so I would suggest you do the same which can be tough for a coyote that knows the game is up.
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I have never had a fake mint. Were you referring to spearmint or to peppermint?
Mink fur doesn't look like coyote fur. Do they dye it, or something? Most blondes can spot the real thing, I bet.
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Having outshot an SKS with a 629 consistently, I'd recommend finding a better rifle for starters.
if they are as described some backup is a fair precaution .... that would be a 12 ga pump or auto loaded with BB on up to #4 buck if they get confused about their place on the food chain
if they are as described some backup is a fair precaution .... that would be a 12 ga pump or auto loaded with BB on up to #4 buck if they get confused about their place on the food chain
I wish I had a nickle for every coyote that I saw running down an alley or street with a cat or small dog in its mouth whilste on the midnight shift.....
I don't shoot coyotes unless they are causing a problem.
Now Feral Hogs is a different note. They cause problem by just being. My son has been trapping young pigs and shooting the adults, feeding the small porkers out for a month or so, delicious.
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I don't shoot coyotes unless they are causing a problem.
Now Feral Hogs is a different note. They cause problem by just being. My son has been trapping young pigs and shooting the adults, feeding the small porkers out for a month or so, delicious.
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kraigwy
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A year or so ago, I came out of my shot just as it was getting dark. A coyote was climbing out of my chicken pen with one of my hens in its mouth. No time to get to the house so I took my 642 out of my pocket, it was dark enough I could see the red dot of the lazer and I let her rip as the dot hit its chest (it was facing me). It was DRT. Hen survived for two days.
I was using 150 grn LSWC's pushed by 4.5 grns of Unique. The shot was about 15-20 yards.
I'd rather use a rifle, but you got to use what you have at the time.
I was using 150 grn LSWC's pushed by 4.5 grns of Unique. The shot was about 15-20 yards.
I'd rather use a rifle, but you got to use what you have at the time.
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