123,
Shade simplistic,

I sure wouldn' t consider coyotes " big game" either but hey, since 22-250 is on the list, then somebody' s definition of big game is pretty small and I didn' t want them to feel slighted so I included something (coyotes) in their " category" ! Guess I was just trying to be sensitive. Personally I don' t consider deer to be " big game" either. If you can grab your " game" and drag it off without cutting it up, then - sorry - it just isn' t BIG game.

You' re for sure right that carrying 5 rifles would be no way to pursue any sort of game, then again I can' t remember a time EVER that I hunted more than one specie of big game animal at a time! So I guess I' m a one gun at a time hunter like yourself -- just pick the tools according to the job at hand!

BTW, good tip on the not shooting coyotes when pursuing the " real thing" .

Never Go Undergunned,

EKM