what shot to use ??
11-21-2003, 10:14 AM
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Spike
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Location: N. Bellmore NY USA
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what shot to use ??
I have problem, I hunt NY and the law dont let you hunt coyotes with a rifle at night during the deer season Shotgun is OK . Can someone tell me what type of shot to use, I have been told buckshot 00. If someone is a expert on this issue please help
jackdee
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11-21-2003, 02:01 PM
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Location: Brantford, Ontaio, Canada
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RE: what shot to use ??
me and my dad use #4 buck - BB on the yotes here in southwestern ontario.....
xx full choke for the BB and full for the #4 and u will take em down out to 50 yards....well at least thats the farthest shot we have taken on one and dropped it cold. u dont really have to use such big shot on them but the farther the target the larger shot u need.....
we usually like shot but i still take a slug or 2 incase they out to 100 yards or so...
nuttin beats usin a single shot full choke 12g for eevrything.....shoots excellent patterns at 40 yards for turkey, shoots slugs for deer out to 100 yards (5-6" patterns) and bein a single shot it trains u to make one shot count.....
let me know how u do with huntin yotes with yer scattergun ok
ch312
xx full choke for the BB and full for the #4 and u will take em down out to 50 yards....well at least thats the farthest shot we have taken on one and dropped it cold. u dont really have to use such big shot on them but the farther the target the larger shot u need.....
we usually like shot but i still take a slug or 2 incase they out to 100 yards or so...
nuttin beats usin a single shot full choke 12g for eevrything.....shoots excellent patterns at 40 yards for turkey, shoots slugs for deer out to 100 yards (5-6" patterns) and bein a single shot it trains u to make one shot count.....
let me know how u do with huntin yotes with yer scattergun ok
ch312
11-22-2003, 09:33 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2003
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RE: what shot to use ??
Took this from the NYS DEC site:
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/d...ame.html#Night
Furbearer Hunting at Night
You may hunt furbearers at night, with or without a light, as follows:
Use any handgun.
Use a shotgun loaded with shot (any size).
Use a rifle chambered in any cartridge, except that you may not possess a centerfire rifle afield, during the day or night, during any open season for deer in areas restricted to using a shotgun only for deer.
If hunting without a light, the use of a light gathering (" starlight" ) scope is legal on any firearm listed above.
This page was last modified June 15, 2003
You can use a 22 mag or if in rifle zone a centerfire rifle is ok in deer season.
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/d...ame.html#Night
Furbearer Hunting at Night
You may hunt furbearers at night, with or without a light, as follows:
Use any handgun.
Use a shotgun loaded with shot (any size).
Use a rifle chambered in any cartridge, except that you may not possess a centerfire rifle afield, during the day or night, during any open season for deer in areas restricted to using a shotgun only for deer.
If hunting without a light, the use of a light gathering (" starlight" ) scope is legal on any firearm listed above.
This page was last modified June 15, 2003
You can use a 22 mag or if in rifle zone a centerfire rifle is ok in deer season.
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