Coyote Night Hunt

triggerhappy2006 · February 20, 2006, 07:23 PM

Which gun would be better 12 gauge rifle style fiber optic sights and 00 Buckshot, or a .22 with a 4X10 scope?

indybrad · February 20, 2006, 07:29 PM

I don't night hunt anymore, but I would take the shotgun. A buddy of mine said he missed one with his rifle last week, at night, about 20 feet away. Said he wished he had the shotgun.

Ga Johnny · February 20, 2006, 08:45 PM

Yeah I'd take the shotgun also, don't count on that fiber optic sight, it's nothing more than a bead sight at night. I would give thought to some smaller shot maybe #4 buck, 00 seems a bit much, unless of course you're mad at them for some reason

triggerhappy2006 · February 21, 2006, 08:59 PM

nope not mad even though i trained my dog to poo in only one section of the yard but now the come around poo all over!!!!!!!

fisherman66 · February 21, 2006, 09:12 PM

There is glow in the dark paint you could put on your sites. I'd love a little .223 with a night vision scope GIII.

Art Eatman · February 21, 2006, 09:36 PM

I've only used a scope-sighted rifle for night-time coyote shooting. So far, never a problem...

I dunno. Few shots beyond 70-ish yards; mostly 20 to 40 yards.

Art

870 wingmaster · February 23, 2006, 11:21 PM

I would use the shotgun all the way,rem 870 oo buck yes sir!!!!

lil_bro · February 24, 2006, 12:33 AM

+1 for Shotgun.

Art Eatman · February 24, 2006, 09:26 AM

Don't forget that at night with a shotgun, the tendency is to shoot high. Folks get the muzzle high so they can see the front sight better. I saw an excited fella miss the whole back end of a Chevy Blazer, one time.

, Art

zeisloft · February 24, 2006, 10:52 AM

Art, I have an ole '81 Blazer for bouncing along the trap line. I always think it is a good thing when someone misses it on the shot.
~z

February 20, 2006, 07:23 PM	#1
triggerhappy2006 Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2006 Posts: 452	Coyote Night Hunt Which gun would be better 12 gauge rifle style fiber optic sights and 00 Buckshot, or a .22 with a 4X10 scope?

February 24, 2006, 12:33 AM	#8
lil_bro Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2004 Location: Oklahoma. Posts: 396	+1 for Shotgun. __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own." -Adam Savage- "Mythbusters."

February 24, 2006, 10:52 AM	#10
zeisloft Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2005 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 419	Art, I have an ole '81 Blazer for bouncing along the trap line. I always think it is a good thing when someone misses it on the shot. ~z __________________ A scalpel can be just as effective as a broadsword Obviously, Occam was not a reloader

February 20, 2006, 07:29 PM	#2
indybrad Senior Member Join Date: October 27, 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 229	I don't night hunt anymore, but I would take the shotgun. A buddy of mine said he missed one with his rifle last week, at night, about 20 feet away. Said he wished he had the shotgun.

February 20, 2006, 08:45 PM	#3
Ga Johnny Member Join Date: January 19, 2006 Posts: 75	Yeah I'd take the shotgun also, don't count on that fiber optic sight, it's nothing more than a bead sight at night. I would give thought to some smaller shot maybe #4 buck, 00 seems a bit much, unless of course you're mad at them for some reason

February 21, 2006, 08:59 PM	#4
triggerhappy2006 Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2006 Posts: 452	nope not mad even though i trained my dog to poo in only one section of the yard but now the come around poo all over!!!!!!!

February 21, 2006, 09:12 PM	#5
fisherman66 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2005 Location: The Woodlands TX Posts: 4,679	There is glow in the dark paint you could put on your sites. I'd love a little .223 with a night vision scope GIII.

February 21, 2006, 09:36 PM	#6
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I've only used a scope-sighted rifle for night-time coyote shooting. So far, never a problem... I dunno. Few shots beyond 70-ish yards; mostly 20 to 40 yards. Art

February 23, 2006, 11:21 PM	#7
870 wingmaster Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2006 Posts: 143	I would use the shotgun all the way,rem 870 oo buck yes sir!!!!

February 24, 2006, 09:26 AM	#9
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Don't forget that at night with a shotgun, the tendency is to shoot high. Folks get the muzzle high so they can see the front sight better. I saw an excited fella miss the whole back end of a Chevy Blazer, one time. , Art