RE: 17HMR
Just be aware of the ballistics of your bullet. For instance, if you use the 17 gr. v-max ammo. and sight in to be 1.5" high at 100 yards, the bullet will be about 5.5" low at 200 yards. SO when you start trying to stretch your effective range to 200 yards, you have to be aware of a substantle bullet drop, and when shooting at little targets, that can result in a miss real quick.
As far as using it to hunt coyotes, I'd pass. Fox on the other hand are much smaller and not near as tough as a coyote, and probably out to 100 yards would be alright.