coyote hunting...please help!!
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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coyote hunting...please help!!
i would like to get into coyote hunting. what do i need to get started. i only have 1 call and its called thumper from verminators. i've been told to get an electric call but i don't have that much extra money to spend. what's a good cheap electric call? i have a savage .17 hmr. can i hunt them with this? i have to hunt with something .22 cal. or less because im going to hunt on state land. any other info would be great. thanks!
-matt
-matt
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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RE: coyote hunting...please help!!
i'm no coyote hunting connoisseur by any means, but that .17 HMR is a bad (bad, as in FREAKIN AWESOME!!!) cartridge. I actually have never hunted coyotes, but I have killed them with my savage 9r17. I have killed them and dogs with them, some out as far as 100 yards too. I would suggest head shots at those ranges, but I also know from experience that a body shot at that range will also kill them. I like the hollow points for larger body animals, either that or the heavier bullets you can get for them, not the 17 grainers. The regular ballistic tips everyone shoots are fine too.
If you had a 22 mag and could use it, that would also be a good bet.
but .17 hmr is hands down more capable of killing the coyote more quickly and efficiently that the 22lr.
hope this helps.
If you had a 22 mag and could use it, that would also be a good bet.
but .17 hmr is hands down more capable of killing the coyote more quickly and efficiently that the 22lr.
hope this helps.
#3
RE: coyote hunting...please help!!
I've seen a lot of yotes shot and shot quite a few myself,and a couple of our guys bought .17hmrs and shot several yotes. The results is 1/2 to 1/3 of them would run off from solid hits in chest cavity(based on those we recovered). The problem seemed to get worse past 100 yards with .17s. I'm sure head shots should make a difference tho. These observations was based on 14 yotes shot with .17s and 10 of those of them recovered,either farther away on same farm,or next farm over. In MY opinion,shooting yotes with .17 CAN be done with precise shot placement but personally I'd MUCH rather have a .22 magnum,.22 K hornet,or bigger.
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i'm no coyote hunting connoisseur by any means, but that .17 HMR is a bad (bad, as in FREAKIN AWESOME!!!) cartridge. I actually have never hunted coyotes, but I have killed them with my savage 9r17. I have killed them and dogs with them, some out as far as 100 yards too. I would suggest head shots at those ranges, but I also know from experience that a body shot at that range will also kill them. I like the hollow points for larger body animals, either that or the heavier bullets you can get for them, not the 17 grainers. The regular ballistic tips everyone shoots are fine too.
If you had a 22 mag and could use it, that would also be a good bet.
but .17 hmr is hands down more capable of killing the coyote more quickly and efficiently that the 22lr.
hope this helps.
i'm no coyote hunting connoisseur by any means, but that .17 HMR is a bad (bad, as in FREAKIN AWESOME!!!) cartridge. I actually have never hunted coyotes, but I have killed them with my savage 9r17. I have killed them and dogs with them, some out as far as 100 yards too. I would suggest head shots at those ranges, but I also know from experience that a body shot at that range will also kill them. I like the hollow points for larger body animals, either that or the heavier bullets you can get for them, not the 17 grainers. The regular ballistic tips everyone shoots are fine too.
If you had a 22 mag and could use it, that would also be a good bet.
but .17 hmr is hands down more capable of killing the coyote more quickly and efficiently that the 22lr.
hope this helps.
#4
RE: coyote hunting...please help!!
Matt, if money is an issue get a few more hand calls and practice and you'll do fine. I bought a cheap electronic call when I first started and now regret it, with electronic calls you get what you pay for. I fight a cord and poor connections. Get a few more hand calls, play the wind, hide movement as much as possible and you'll start putting fur on the ground. If you're hunting alone once you see the animal lip squeek if you can (I can't) or get a squeeker for about 10 dollars for close range calling. Get into it and when you're addicted, and I say when, then you can decide if you want an electronic call and get the one you want. If you're have to hunt with a 22 cal or lest stick with your .17 hrm, it will get the job done. There is a wealth of information on calling coyoteson the internet if you do a search, here is a guide for the basics to get you started. www.freecoyotehuntingguide.com Good luck and hope to see some pics posted soon!
#5
RE: coyote hunting...please help!!
I just started pretty recently and I used a mix of Johny Stewart Predator 2 E call its at bass pro. And then I use Wood wise and Knight and Hale Manual callers but i just ordered some Haydels and Buck Gardner to try those out. But yeah johnny Stewart e call was what called in my first
#6
Join Date: Dec 2008
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RE: coyote hunting...please help!!
you can make your own e-caller out of a cheap MP3 player and some other things you can pick up at radio shack. there are instructions on varmintal.com we have used this call with great sucess that site also has calls you can download onto the mp3 player. as for the 17 i wouldnt shoot more than 50 yards or so with it unless you are a crack shot and shoot it in the face.
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: N. Illinois
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RE: coyote hunting...please help!!
I gotta ditto the Johnny Stewart Prey master. You should be able to pick one up for about $100. Do yourself a huge faver, and not buy one of the cheaper one, you won't have the volume or as many calls.
If your on public land you may be better of with a 12 gage, and dead coyote shells from heavy shot. It;s 'T' shot and in 3.5in. it's good out to about 70 yards with a good turkey gun.
Thumper is a good call, you can kill coyotes without a E-caller. Good luck
If your on public land you may be better of with a 12 gage, and dead coyote shells from heavy shot. It;s 'T' shot and in 3.5in. it's good out to about 70 yards with a good turkey gun.
Thumper is a good call, you can kill coyotes without a E-caller. Good luck
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RE: coyote hunting...please help!!
In MY opinion,shooting yotes with .17 CAN be done with precise shot placement but personally I'd MUCH rather have a .22 magnum,.22 K hornet,or bigger.
Wouldn't the best shell (22 or smaller) be a .220 swift or 22-250? I really don't know, someone feel free to enlighten me.
#9
RE: coyote hunting...please help!!
i have to hunt with something .22 cal. or less because im going to hunt on state land. any other info would be great. thanks!
Still plenty of guys use hand calls only and kill plenty of coyotes. I'd spend my money on a center fire rifle, if I can use it legally, before buying an ecaller of any kind.