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Posted: 11/13/2015 2:15:09 AM EDT
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Don't. I have nothing against coyote hunting. I've shot a good many but from experience I'll tell you a 22 LR is not good.
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Posted: 11/13/2015 3:54:24 AM EDT
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Watching my game camera over my salt lick I saw a bobcat spending some time over it and a yote. I was thinking of taking my Savage FVSR II with a Spectre II suppressor and subs out so that if I saw them, I would not spook the deer. Head shots would be doable with it. Would that be sufficient for them, I don't want to just wound something. I hope you're trolling OP 
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Posted: 11/13/2015 5:28:36 AM EDT
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Watching my game camera over my salt lick I saw a bobcat spending some time over it and a yote. I was thinking of taking my Savage FVSR II with a Spectre II suppressor and subs out so that if I saw them, I would not spook the deer. Head shots would be doable with it. Would that be sufficient for them, I don't want to just wound something. I hope you're trolling OP No, not trolling, asking a serious question. I have not hunted yotes or bobcats before. I ask about using the suppressed 22 so as not to spook the deer. I asked because if it is not suitable, headshots would not be a problem, but if not good, then I will not. That is why I asked, I want a clean kill. |
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Posted: 11/13/2015 9:57:24 AM EDT
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There will probably be a couple guys show up who will tell you .22 lr is fine for coyotes, and bobcats, but I would not try to humanely kill an animal the size of a coyote with it.
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Posted: 11/13/2015 11:46:18 AM EDT
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A high velocity to the cranium would probably be quick and humane within 25 yards but are you using high velocity with a suppressor? are you that good of a shot with a suppressor?
I used 22s a lot as a kid on groundhogs with cci stingers. I was a good shot but a few got away and I started using my dad's 223. |
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Posted: 11/13/2015 1:32:03 PM EDT
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I have no experience on the matter, but I don't understand why an ear full of .22 would fail to kill a coyote. I can see distance playing a role, but what else would present a problem?
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Posted: 11/13/2015 2:29:16 PM EDT
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I can group 1-1.5 at 50 yards using CCI standard velocity at 1070 fps. Hitting it should not be an issue at 25-30 yards. I just want to be ethical with it and do not want the animal to suffer. Otherwise, I will just use my .308. It is suppressed but not subsonic.
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Posted: 11/13/2015 2:32:46 PM EDT
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A lot of trappers use a .22 to kill the animal. Close range and carefully placed head shots.
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Posted: 11/13/2015 3:07:28 PM EDT
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why you gotta kill the bobcats? Do you seriously think that they will eat the does or bucks you want to harvest? Maybe a weak or slow fawn...
Coyotes, on the other hand, can be a problem. |
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Posted: 11/13/2015 3:37:57 PM EDT
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Cats a friggin' hard to kill. Even with .22 at close distances it's not a sure thing.
We have an on going feral cat issue.... |
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Posted: 11/13/2015 8:59:17 PM EDT
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Well, sounds like I should not worry about it, I don't want to just wound, that would not be right.
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Posted: 11/15/2015 7:47:28 PM EDT
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Just use your .308 to be sure. The sound of gunfire doesn't really spook deer much anyways.
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Posted: 11/15/2015 8:25:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cats a friggin' hard to kill. Even with .22 at close distances it's not a sure thing. We have an on going feral cat issue.... |
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Posted: 11/15/2015 8:27:16 PM EDT
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I shot a yote in the ass with a .22 from a M&P22 last night, it jumped and ran off. If it was a good hit, hopefully infection sets in and takes him out of the circle of life.
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Posted: 11/15/2015 11:35:17 PM EDT
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I didn't take it, heck, only saw one deer anyway and it was below the antler point restriction so I could not take it. Slow day.
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Posted: 11/18/2015 11:10:02 AM EDT
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.22 isn't optimal, but I can tell you it does work. CCI standard velocity.
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Posted: 11/20/2015 2:32:36 PM EDT
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There will probably be a couple guys show up who will tell you .22 lr is fine for coyotes, and bobcats, but I would not try to humanely kill an animal the size of a coyote with it. This. I respect wildlife too much to allow unnecessary suffering even if it is just a yote. |
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Posted: 11/23/2015 12:10:35 AM EDT
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I shot a yote in the ass with a .22 from a M&P22 last night, it jumped and ran off. If it was a good hit, hopefully infection sets in and takes him out of the circle of life. Quote HistoryQuoted:
I shot a yote in the ass with a .22 from a M&P22 last night, it jumped and ran off. If it was a good hit, hopefully infection sets in and takes him out of the circle of life. That is definitely not a douche bag thing to say at all...... Quoted:
This. I respect wildlife too much to allow unnecessary suffering even if it is just a yote. Same here. And I respect coyotes more than any other animal. People have been trying to wipe them out for 100+ years and there's more now than there ever has been. JMO |
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Posted: 11/23/2015 12:42:01 PM EDT
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That is definitely not a douche bag thing to say at all...... Same here. And I respect coyotes more than any other animal. People have been trying to wipe them out for 100+ years and there's more now than there ever has been. JMO Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I shot a yote in the ass with a .22 from a M&P22 last night, it jumped and ran off. If it was a good hit, hopefully infection sets in and takes him out of the circle of life. That is definitely not a douche bag thing to say at all...... Quoted:
This. I respect wildlife too much to allow unnecessary suffering even if it is just a yote. Same here. And I respect coyotes more than any other animal. People have been trying to wipe them out for 100+ years and there's more now than there ever has been. JMO you'll get over it! |
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Posted: 11/27/2015 8:26:59 PM EDT
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If you can get within 50yds and for sure drop it in it's brain bucket.....you won't have a problem. I've seen many 1500lb cows and bulls drop from a 22 to the brain at 10yds.
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Posted: 12/2/2015 9:42:47 PM EDT
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This. I respect wildlife too much to allow unnecessary suffering even if it is just a yote. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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There will probably be a couple guys show up who will tell you .22 lr is fine for coyotes, and bobcats, but I would not try to humanely kill an animal the size of a coyote with it. This. I respect wildlife too much to allow unnecessary suffering even if it is just a yote. You should have seen the GD thread were a guy was talking about making a hole trap for them with a piece of culvert pipe, letting about 4 or 5 getting stuck in there, then just burying them all alive with the front end loader after a few days. It was fucked up. I realize his livestock is at stake, but for the couple cents it costs to check it each morning and put one between their eyes, it's the right thing to do. |
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Posted: 12/5/2015 6:04:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I can group 1-1.5 at 50 yards using CCI standard velocity at 1070 fps. Hitting it should not be an issue at 25-30 yards. I just want to be ethical with it and do not want the animal to suffer. Otherwise, I will just use my .308. It is suppressed but not subsonic. |
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Posted: 12/5/2015 9:43:29 AM EDT
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so long as you're taking headshots and hitting your target I don't see a problem with it. You don't have to blow the things head off to make a clean kill. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I can group 1-1.5 at 50 yards using CCI standard velocity at 1070 fps. Hitting it should not be an issue at 25-30 yards. I just want to be ethical with it and do not want the animal to suffer. Otherwise, I will just use my .308. It is suppressed but not subsonic. .22 is a strange round I think. I have shot coons out in one shot and killed them dead, and others have taken 4-5 shots before going down. Coons are tough as nails of course, but I think the margin of error with the round is super small, especially at a distance. |
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Posted: 12/5/2015 10:42:59 AM EDT
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It can be done..... Red 
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Posted: 12/5/2015 10:54:49 AM EDT
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Personally on a yote I don't give a shit if it's a clean kill, I just want the sob dead. If it takes him 2 days to die, I give zero shits. Bobcat, if head shot was possible inside of 50 yards I'd take the shot, otherwise I'd want a .223 with a varmint / tipped projectile just behind the front shoulder.
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Posted: 12/5/2015 11:40:37 AM EDT
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Judging from the replies in this thread it all boils down to the individual's ethics...
I ALWAYS try for a quick, clean kill whether it's a varmint, or a trophy. |
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Posted: 12/5/2015 12:12:19 PM EDT
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Not my first choice, but if I'm out hunting with a .22lr and see a yote or bobcat; I'm going to put a bullet through its chest if I can. It will die.
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Posted: 12/5/2015 12:25:21 PM EDT
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Protecting livestock, shootem with whatever ya got. Sport hunting, bring more gun.
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Posted: 12/11/2015 3:46:21 PM EDT
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Judging from the replies in this thread it all boils down to the individual's ethics... I ALWAYS try for a quick, clean kill whether it's a varmint, or a trophy. +1 for this. Still legal to take with a 22lr, but 223 is cheap and works a lot better and will drop them quick not to mention much better range. |
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Posted: 12/24/2015 2:28:01 PM EDT
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Protecting livestock, shootem with whatever ya got. Sport hunting, bring more gun. That is exactly my thought.^^^ The yotes around here kill livestock, cats, dogs, and have approached children at play. If all I have on me is a nerf gun, so be it, I'm taking shots at a coyote any chance I get with whatever is in my hand. That being said, I have some sort of pistol on me pretty much 24/7, but that's my take on killing yotes nonetheless. |
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Posted: 12/30/2015 11:16:04 PM EDT
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I've only killed one coyote ever. And it was with one shot from a 22lr. To the heart. DRT. Bulk pack federal I believe. It was 10-15 yards.
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