Hey Pro-Line, I knew someone in Texas that took several whitetails with a .22 mag, all were neck shots and dropped right away. Pretty risky hunting I must say, I mean why take a chance? As far as coyotes are concerned, shotgun news has been advertising an old 8mm Mauser (maybe a Yugo) as a "truck gun" for ranch use or whitetails. [link]http://mitchellsales.com[/link] Ammo is pretty cheap and quite effective.