What Caliber for Yotes?
01-25-2015, 05:28 AM
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 532
What Caliber for Yotes?
My son is thinking of hunting Yotes next year. What caliber would you recommend. Our area is not what you would call Open plains. Quit a few houses in the area's we live in. I would think all shots would be around 150yds or less.
Thanks...Ed
Thanks...Ed
01-25-2015, 06:17 AM
#3
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 8
150 yards or less, in a somewhat populated area? Sounds like just the job for the 22 Hornet or better yet, the new 17 Hornet. They will drop any coyote that walks out to those ranges with proper shot placement, and both are relatively 'quiet,' at least compared to other rounds. The 221/222/223 are never a bad choice, but slightly noisier, and you would have to pay more attention to pass-throughs or ricochets. The .17 Remington/.17 Fireball would be fine choices as well.
If you go with one of the Hornet cousins, I would stick with the .17 if you don't reload, if you do, either one would be fine. The .22 Hornet generally needs to be handloaded to bring out its potential; both can be loaded at home significantly cheaper than factory loads.
I would shy away from the 22-250/Swift,WSSM if the ranges are to be relatively close. One would be for pelt preservation, though I am not sure if you are keeping pelts so that may not be an issue. Secondly, because of the proximity to housing.
All in all, I will say that a 17 Hornet would be your best bet for what you are going to ask of it.
If you go with one of the Hornet cousins, I would stick with the .17 if you don't reload, if you do, either one would be fine. The .22 Hornet generally needs to be handloaded to bring out its potential; both can be loaded at home significantly cheaper than factory loads.
I would shy away from the 22-250/Swift,WSSM if the ranges are to be relatively close. One would be for pelt preservation, though I am not sure if you are keeping pelts so that may not be an issue. Secondly, because of the proximity to housing.
All in all, I will say that a 17 Hornet would be your best bet for what you are going to ask of it.
01-25-2015, 04:12 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,902
When you say that there are "quite a few houses in the area," are you meaning there are a lot of houses within 150yrds, or a lot of houses withing a few miles? Big difference.
The .223rem is the king of coyote calibers, but if you're hunting within view of a dozen houses in less than a quarter mile, something a bit less potent may be in order.
The .223rem is the king of coyote calibers, but if you're hunting within view of a dozen houses in less than a quarter mile, something a bit less potent may be in order.
