FW: Using a trapped coyote for target practice

July 17, 2008

Using a trapped coyote for target practiceWed, 16 Jul 2008 21:38:45 -0400

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Karin McKenna

OK - this is a brief post from coyotes R us forum. Please read the last post carefully. Note the use of a trapped coyote for TARGET PRACTICE. They suggest using trapped coyotes to practice hunting angles. One cannot make these things up. Please DO NOT SEND responses to this post. WE DO NOT WANT ACCESS TO THIS SITE RESTRICTED. Just keep this as info for future writings, etc. - no matter how angry it makes you, PLEASE do not respond.

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..204 and running coyotesPost by foxcatcher1 on Jul 14, 2008, 12:55amDoes anyone that uses a .204 shoot at running coyotes. If so does it anchor them down good? I have been using a 17 HMR and a .223 and after knocking coyotes down they just popback upand are gone. I don't shoot a whole lot of coyotes, I trap more then I shoot. But I would like to skin the ones I hit. I have called tham and ran them with dogs. I'm thinking of moving up to a 204 but not sure I see much advantage over .223. I have a friend that does well with the old 22-250 but man it rips coyotes and new hole. He cut a red fox in half this year with it. Any thoughts.Don

Re: .204 and running coyotesPost by lb on Jul 14, 2008, 11:13amIt's not your writing skills and punctuation, it's the clarity.You seem to have conflicting goals? If you center punch a running coyote with a 223 or a 204 assuming a decent bullet, they will stay down more often that not. If you fringe a coyote with a 223; fringing him with a 204 will not be very much better. Those chamberings will blow a red fox in half just as well as a 22-250. Maybe what you need is something that throws a lot of lead? I dunno?Good hunting. LB

Re: .204 and running coyotesPost by trapperbilly on Jul 14, 2008, 12:02pmSounds like you need different loads!Scrap the 17HMR. In your .223 try a 60gr V-max. On the .204 question you ask about the running shot? Not a very good caliber to do that as your limited to smaller bullets.I shoot 32gr. V-max and some 40 gr berger bullets outta my Browning A-bolt.Ya gotta hit em in the boiler room and no shoulder bone etc...Bang flops are common but only with good bullet placement.Not knowing how far your shooting but I usually bring the 12ga along with #4 buck.I use to have to kill coyotes to get paid and letting a 100.00 bill go by by really hurt! You will get many opinions as to what and why etc...,204 is a nice caliber and fun to shoot but I'm afraid if you want it to perforn like a .243 it just ain't gonna happen.As a trapper you can also try things a non trapper can't! Instead of you hunting with dogs and calling before you go out trap a few coyotes and try shootting them at different ranges,angles bullets etc....this way if the hits poor you can adjust and rethink stuff without letting wounded coyotes run off.

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