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Coyotes will kill your chickens and anything else you have running around though. Unless you keep roadrunners, right?
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What you want BWAAAH, is a nice good EAT'N CHICKEN!!
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The only way I was ever successful, was long range shooting over 200 yards with a mini-14. As soon as I saw one, I’d give the horizon a quick look for anything I didn’t want to shoot, then I’d just start shooting. Most of the time the coyote was out of range, so I’d have to make a dust cloud and adjust elevation. – I also found that using a scope hindered my reaction time, so I used peep sights.
All that aside, I don’t think you need to fear for your family. Coyotes are extremely skittish and they do not grow bolder in packs like some of the Aussie critters and wild dogs do, which are very dangerous. Coyotes will kill your chickens and anything else you have running around though.
Michael, I had never heard of coyotes being in packs at all - I alway thought they were solitary. So I theorized that this may be a mother with this year's litter. I am not really worried about my family - except the pets. My wife is a bit preturbed over the comment the NC Wildlife group made about not crouching. She likes to work in the flower beds and is concerned that she is making herself a target. I actually looked at the mini 14s on line yesterday despite my father-in-law's advice to get a bolt action. Ruger markets it as a couple of models - one of them called the "Ranch" model. There is a picture of a coyote next to the mini 14 on the website. Unfortunately, there are no great site distances here - so if I was even got a shot op, It would be a quick chance. The peepsite would be easier to acquire the target than if I got a scope. Of course, now that I am pondering a rifle, my wife is telling me it is just another "toy"......
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Honestly, I think the whole crouching comment is ludicrous. Coyotes will not come near a human, regardless of the “profile” they make. Unless you have some strange neighbors that have befriended them and they’ve become very used to humans, I wouldn’t worry about that comment.
The mini I used to have was a stainless model with folding stock, came with a 20 round clip and used standard 223 rounds. Some models shoot NATO 7.62X39 rounds, but don’t get those. They aren’t worth a crap over 50 yards. I was able to get a few 40 round clips before they were banned too. With coyote shooting, they just move so darn fast, I couldn’t ever get more than one shot off before they’d disappear with a bolt action. That’s why I used the mini. There is no recoil, it shoots very accurate up to 300 yards, and with 40 rounds at your immediate disposal….. well – enough said about that.
No if you are looking for a hunting rifle, that’s an entirely different discussion.
Last edited by michael_d; 08/30/09 06:49 PM.
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Mike,
Nope - not really looking for a hunting rifle - more what folks call around here "varmint gun". I don't think the mini is exactly what folks have in mind but I think it will suit my needs just fine......Rob
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Why didn't you say you were willing to look at a mini-gun. Check out the coyote carnage in this video using a mini-gun on the open plains. Mini on Coyote duty
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I guess we know what they do with the "Cash for Clunkers" trade-ins now.
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Take a look at this link. My theory: We have traditionally been told that Coyotes heat rabbits and small game. After seeing the footage on a local News Broadcast of the coyote taking down the whitetail and now this..... http://www.rr.com/news/topic/article/rr/9000/9338811/Coyotes_kill_woman_on_hike_in_Canadian_parkThere is a new super strain of coyotes out there - Possibly in response to the release of the new Twilight movie next month?
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A very sad story for sure.
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Pro tip: don't hike alone.
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