I agree with the others who say the 22LR is too small for coyotes. These are tough critters. You may kill him, but it might take a while for him to die. Plus, you probably will never find him, especially since you have a lot of brush. I hunt them with a .223 68-gr. BTHP. It' s a scoped bolt action. If he doesn' t drop immediately, I have an open sighted .357 lever gun I take as a backup, because I' d never find that running dog in my scope!

Some folks use a .223 with 50 or 55-grain Balistic Tips. These don' t penetrate far and disintegrate inside the yote without making another hole. Someone mentioned using a .243. This would probably work find with Ballistic Tips as well.

What' s really fun is hunting them with my .44 Bisley. I use a moving decoy and try to call ' em in within 50 yards. That' s fun huntin' .

Have fun!

Griz
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