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JimPage · November 4, 2011, 08:06 AM

My experience is that the 22 is not very effective against 'yotes. Yes, it's possible to kill them with a 22. But on those that I retrieved that I had shot with a 22 I found several 22 bullets tangled up in fur. On the other hand, I did retrieve them.

(That was using a semi auto rifle)

November 4, 2011, 08:06 AM	#23
JimPage Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2010 Location: Rome, NY Posts: 941	My experience is that the 22 is not very effective against 'yotes. Yes, it's possible to kill them with a 22. But on those that I retrieved that I had shot with a 22 I found several 22 bullets tangled up in fur. On the other hand, I did retrieve them. (That was using a semi auto rifle)