[jdscholer]

If you think about it, with a half ounce or more of lead hitting anything or anybody at say 10 or 15 yards when the velocity is probably around 1000 fps, the shock has got to be tremendous. And if there is any kind of penetration, there is going to be a whoppin lot of nerve and vascular damage.

Coyotes have a pretty thick coat when prime, and very tough hide, so penetration gets kinda iffy with small shot. I've dumped several with #2 bird shot and BB. #4 buck seems to be the best though, and we've rolled a few clear out at 60 yards. (too far really) If you go bigger than #4 there doesn't seem to be enough pellets for good patterns and multiple hits out at 30 or 40 yards.

#8's worked for me this time, but the range was very close, and it still took two shots. I'm going shopping for some 20 ga. turkey loads, or something mobetta than my quail shot to carry in a pocket for a similar situation in the future. jd