Living in central florida, and the owners of the house i am renting are having trouble with coyotes attacking their goats they keep. They live on a good bit of land(400 acres) inside of a neighborhood. Lol actually their land goes out if the hood, just their house and lake are in it. Since they arehaving trouble with the yotes i was told they would pay 100 dollars for every yote killed. I only own a nice .22, 9mm hangun. And a 7mm magnum mauser inherited from my grandfather that isnt ready for field use yet. I know i could hunt with the .22 but i cant always expect to recover the body if i actually killed a coyote. So could yall give your opinions on what is an overall suitable round for a coyote? Some sort of gun that could be picked up cheaply at a pawn shop and as well as a round thats not outta the roof for its price.

Time to build an AR! The 5.56 or .223 would be ideal for the coyote.

Yeah i would love to build an AR, but the wallet wont have that.

Depending on how far you plan on shooting, you could pick up a used 12 guage. Prob your least expensive option.

Given all your parameters I suggest an SKS.

marlin xs7 in 223 would also be a good option. New around $300. Or even marlin 336 in 30-30 can be had in the $200's.

.22 to the noggin should do the trick out to 75-100 yards I would think. I've managed inch groups with a 10/22 at 100 yards, so accuracy shouldn't be too big of an issue. If you want to shoot farther than that, I would look for a cheap bolt action .223. I'd try my luck with the .22 if you don't want to spend the money right away.

ETA: Where do I take my hides to get $100 for them?

Lol urban. What part of fla are u at?

Ican use my fathers .222 but i want sonething ofmy own. But like was said a few yotes dead and it could pay for my setup. I might try using my .22 cuz its very accurate. Dime groupings at 50 yds. Prolly a quarter at a 100.

What .22 ammo should i look at? I use federal and winchester range .22 ammo. Is there stronger stuff out there at walmart.

I do not recommend using .22LR as a coyote stopping round, especially if you need to collect the pelt to collect your bounty. The round does not possess the necessary penetration and energy needed to consistently put down a mammal the size of a coyote.

Here's another thread here in the SG&T forum where this was discussed at length: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_3/657619_Would_CCI_subsonic__22_be_too_light_of_a_load_at_50_yards_for_red_fox___How_about_coyote_.html

Same here, if you are getting $100.00 per hide they must be some really prime winter hides. The farther north you go the better the quality gets. The colder and longer winters cause the coyotes to put on heavier, thicker under coats and longer guard hair.

Northern coyotes bring more but it takes an exceptional hide to bring $ 100.00. Bobcats will bring more per pelt than coyotes but the same applies the farther north the better the hair.

As far as a suitable caliber for coyote, any 22-center fire will work for hunting (depending on the range), a 22 RF pistol if on the trapline.