Epoletna are you rubbed? Do you have singeing? That ol coyote killerDave forgot more than i know!!!!!
223 with enough benchmark under a 40 grain nosler ballistic tip to get it going 3700fps. Very little hide damage with this combo. Most of the time it's a 22 cal hole in and no exit. Only way you know there's a hole is when you pick coyote up and blood runs out entranceWhat bullet are you using and how much hide damage is it causing?
"....now and then"??? In my experience the women ALWAYS get bigger. By about 5 pounds or more a year once they're married. ;~(Nice work, way to close the deal, pretty rare the female is bigger. Usually only happens now and then in humans