Took a shot at about 200 yards on a coyote with the 22 Hornet 35 grain v-max ,Hornady,was too far forward and hit the shoulder ,leg bone down she went but got up and limped off before i could take another crack at her.Now what's the probability of this happening? About 10 days ago i spotted a coyote with a pronounced limp working my bait,early am,took the shot dropped her in tracks,upon retrieval here's my discovery,broken leg,infected with pus,.What a find,made me feel good that she's not suffering,i run about a 98% retrieval rate,won't shoot usually if things aren't right.Had i double lunged her sh'd made 100 yards at best.
Made a bad shot a few weeks ago.
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Rick Richard
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Happy you got it because coyotes and wolves have a tremendous impact on fawn/calf mortality rate.
Amen brother every yote down is a couple dozen prime herbivores up,definitely shows in my area.Addicted to coyote hunting,for sure.
Ranch I got to hunt a few times in central Oregon .....owners first words of incouragement...
1....."don't shoot my babies(meaning smaller bucks) he knew they were gonna be short live eventually)...
2...."if you shoot a coyote..you better kill it..a wounded coyote will hang around the winter food lots and eventually killed a newborn calf"
I got a few old bucks from the ranch...killed one coyote...spine shot at 100 yards..7rm..only disabled enough to keep it from running..i got as close as I dared..20ft..watched it for a bit..put another bullet thru its head the next time it snarled at me.......tough critter...
1....."don't shoot my babies(meaning smaller bucks) he knew they were gonna be short live eventually)...
2...."if you shoot a coyote..you better kill it..a wounded coyote will hang around the winter food lots and eventually killed a newborn calf"
I got a few old bucks from the ranch...killed one coyote...spine shot at 100 yards..7rm..only disabled enough to keep it from running..i got as close as I dared..20ft..watched it for a bit..put another bullet thru its head the next time it snarled at me.......tough critter...
