Coyotes

bullethole1 · July 15, 2011, 01:45 PM

I never shot and killed a coyote with a .22LR instead I was always shooting them with a .270.In the last 15 years I cant remember how many coyotes I killed with my .270 but how many of you been succesfull hunting these critters with a .22LR?

spclPatrolGroup · July 15, 2011, 02:08 PM

I use a .270 for deer, there have been occasions where we may push a coyote out of the woods that i've shot, if the goal is to kill them and let them rot where they drop, .270 works fine.

publius · July 15, 2011, 05:26 PM

Killed several with the .22LR squirrel hunting. Works fine if you put the bullet in the right place. I wouldn't take it out looking for coyote, I use a .22 magnum for that.

shortwave · July 15, 2011, 11:23 PM

Killed four in the yard with a .22lr. Three at night and one in the morning at about 0830.

Wasn't hunting them. They were hunting the rabbits in the yard and our shephard was going crazy in the house. He must have winded them cause he couldn't see them.

BIG P · July 16, 2011, 02:58 AM

not a 22lr shot a pretty good few with 22mag.But I do like to takem apart with the 270 BETTER,LOVE that hairy red mist

huntinaz · July 16, 2011, 03:16 AM

I'd stick with the 270 myself. 22lr to the head will work, but why limit yourself with shot placement?

hooligan1 · July 16, 2011, 09:25 AM

When we hunt the old "hog farm" we coyote hunted while deer hunting, so if saw a yote, we'd shoot'em with whatever we were hunting with,,, but I have never deerhunted with a .22lr. Mostly 3006, .270 win.

tahunua001 · July 30, 2011, 09:43 PM

22lr will killem if you hit them just right.
22mag just a little easier
223 and above wiley better get acme to draft a will

treg · July 30, 2011, 11:37 PM

.22's worked fine until Al Gore invented the internet.

tahunua001 · July 31, 2011, 12:07 PM

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.22's worked fine until Al Gore invented the internet.

EXCELSIOR!!! manbear pig cannot be killed by a mere 22lr

Deja vu · July 31, 2011, 12:19 PM

I usually hunt coyotes with a 357 magnum. I have killed them with 17HMR as well.

PoorRichRichard · August 11, 2011, 09:47 PM

I know this crazy old guy who works at a local range. My past conversations/experiences with him have given me cause to believe him when he speaks. He is quite fond of his Noinco SKS (7.62x39) and tells me he can hit the yotes (with open sites) at 200-300 yards with ease.

July 15, 2011, 01:45 PM	#1
bullethole1 Junior member Join Date: June 8, 2011 Location: San Antonio , Texas Posts: 253	Coyotes I never shot and killed a coyote with a .22LR instead I was always shooting them with a .270.In the last 15 years I cant remember how many coyotes I killed with my .270 but how many of you been succesfull hunting these critters with a .22LR?

July 15, 2011, 05:26 PM	#3
publius Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2005 Location: Mississippi/Texas Posts: 2,363	Killed several with the .22LR squirrel hunting. Works fine if you put the bullet in the right place. I wouldn't take it out looking for coyote, I use a .22 magnum for that. __________________ "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress, but I repeat myself." Mark Twain

July 16, 2011, 03:16 AM	#6
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 866	I'd stick with the 270 myself. 22lr to the head will work, but why limit yourself with shot placement? __________________ Wanted: 50 Beowulf Brass, .500 cal bullets "Once you quit hearing sir and ma'am, the rest is soon to follow." - Cormack McCarthy "I'm just an average Joe, although I did score 4 touchdowns in one game..."-Al Bundy

July 16, 2011, 09:25 AM	#7
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 2,859	When we hunt the old "hog farm" we coyote hunted while deer hunting, so if saw a yote, we'd shoot'em with whatever we were hunting with,,, but I have never deerhunted with a .22lr. Mostly 3006, .270 win. __________________ Thanks for coming!

July 30, 2011, 09:43 PM	#8
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,773	22lr will killem if you hit them just right. 22mag just a little easier 223 and above wiley better get acme to draft a will __________________ all guns lost in a tragic smelting accident. I never said half the crap people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin Bean counters told me I couldn't fire a man for being in a wheelchair, did it anyway. Ramps are expensive.-Cave Johnson.

July 15, 2011, 02:08 PM	#2
spclPatrolGroup Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 349	I use a .270 for deer, there have been occasions where we may push a coyote out of the woods that i've shot, if the goal is to kill them and let them rot where they drop, .270 works fine.

July 15, 2011, 11:23 PM	#4
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,014	Killed four in the yard with a .22lr. Three at night and one in the morning at about 0830. Wasn't hunting them. They were hunting the rabbits in the yard and our shephard was going crazy in the house. He must have winded them cause he couldn't see them.

July 16, 2011, 02:58 AM	#5
BIG P Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 1,469	not a 22lr shot a pretty good few with 22mag.But I do like to takem apart with the 270 BETTER,LOVE that hairy red mist

July 30, 2011, 11:37 PM	#9
treg Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 938	.22's worked fine until Al Gore invented the internet. __________________ "Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - John Wayne .44 Special: For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation is possible.

July 31, 2011, 12:19 PM	#11
Deja vu Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2010 Location: Border of Idaho & Montana Posts: 1,755	I usually hunt coyotes with a 357 magnum. I have killed them with 17HMR as well. __________________ Shot placement is everything! I would rather take a round of 50BMG to the foot than a 22short to the base of the skull. all 21 of my guns are 45/70 govt 357 mag, 22 or 12 ga... I believe in keeping it simple

August 11, 2011, 09:47 PM	#12
PoorRichRichard Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2011 Location: San Berdoo Posts: 265	I know this crazy old guy who works at a local range. My past conversations/experiences with him have given me cause to believe him when he speaks. He is quite fond of his Noinco SKS (7.62x39) and tells me he can hit the yotes (with open sites) at 200-300 yards with ease.