Any accurate round will work unless you are trying not to hurt the pelt then you are gonna need to reload some FMJ.

 

Power-Shok Hollow Point 125 Grain @ 2570 fps would work well, I'd think.

 

You're going to eat coyote?


I'd eat a rat before a filthy coyote.



I get 1.5" groups @ 100yds with a 170gr core-lokt. That should blow up a coyote pretty good.

 

My std coyote load is the Sierra 110 gr HP over 32.5 gr of Reloader 7.
Use the powder of your choice. 748, BL(c)-2, 3031, H335, 4198, Tac ...
They all work. Just find an accurate load between 2400 and 2700 fps.
The Sierra 110 HP really smacks them down. I have never had one limp off and
never had one still breathing when I got there.
The Hornady 110 SP, Speer 110 SP and Hornady 110 VMax are also very effective
but harder to manage with the mag tube.

Bob A

 

Best is one in the chamber and one in the tube. They don't give you many chances for a second shot anyway?

 

Hope you like hide damage!

If you want less damage, reduced loads work over calling ranges pretty well. If you anticipate 100 yards or less all the time and you want good killing power with less hide damage, load to emulate a 32-20.

 

If pelts are not important, use whatever your rifle likes for accuracy. Dad's only centerfire was a .30-30 336 and he used 170 core lokt for everything. He killed more coyotes than most of us could imagine. Second the motion for FMJs if you are going for the pelts. Good luck, Jack

 

Shoot whatever load you use when you are hunting for freezer meat!

 

Check your local game laws; FMJ are illegal to hunt with in KY

 

Or hard cast that you gun likes!
T-o-m

If pelts are not important, use whatever your rifle likes for accuracy. Dad's only centerfire was a .30-30 336 and he used 170 core lokt for everything. He killed more coyotes than most of us could imagine. Second the motion for FMJs if you are going for the pelts. Good luck, Jack

 

Same in PA.

T-o-m

Check your local game laws; FMJ are illegal to hunt with in KY

 

well...this isnt one with a 30-30....its with a .35.
remington 200 grain core lokt and surprisingly it dident tear it up bad. i actually took it to the taxidermist.

 

Thats a beauty...

The Hornady FTX tend to pass thru under 100 yds don't they?

 

I've taken 5 Coyotes with various guns......(2) with a 35Rem, (1) with a 10MM Pistol, (1) with a 270, and the most recent with a 45-70...(pictured)........

In my opinion, The 45-70 is NOT the best rifle to use for Coyotes, but it's what I had at the time....... ;D
I'd prefer a 218 BEE or a 219 Zipper, but I don't hunt with those rifles in VT during deer season, and have never had the opportunity to take a Coyote with them.

This last dog is the only one I have pictures of........the others were shot before I owned a digital camera.
They were also mangey and just left in the woods, or given to a friend in VT.

I was able to get a Shoulder mount from this last one........I asked the Taxidermist if he could do the hide for me too..........He looked at it for a moment, and turned to me and said.........."I do this stuff for a living, I got standards, you know"......... : :'(.....................I took that as a NO!

Tom

 

try the sierra prohunter 125 grain with a stout charge of bl(c)-2 and that load shouldnt do much damage at all but its got some flat ballistics. one in the tube, one up the pipe.

 

Sierra 125 gr HP.

 

Sierra 125 gr HP.

Hal,
You are the Sierra 125gr HP and H4895 MAN! I know that is one of your favs.


I really want to get into this, season is nice and long too.


TOMRAY, that shoulder mount turned out really nice. What do they get for one of those mounts?

You call him in?

 

I got shot this one while deer hunting. He was hunting alone and chasing a mama doe and her yearling.

I used a Remi 170gr and there was ALOT of damage.

 

I've only photographed a couple of coyotes I've shot - and have never taken one with a Marlin levergun. We've got some real nice looking coyotes here in Washington, some are pretty big. Had one turned into a rug, the coyote measures a full 60" from tip of nose to tip of tail and has a beautiful coat:

Here's another, smaller one, zapped with my .25-06 and a 115 gr Berger VLD bullet:

Sometimes I have called them in, sometimes I just walk the hills, enjoying my hike, and shoot them as the opportunity arises. Coyotes are rough on the mule deer population, and on the quail population as well. I figure those are my deer & quail, so thinning the coyotes is just part of my duty as a hunter!

Regards, Guy

 

Nice pics you guys, making me anxious. So I picked up a wounded critter call. I wanna go try a timber area this weekend. Should be about 30 degrees then.

the YOUTUBE "Downwind" video's are great teasers too.

 

Tom,
That is a great mount!

 

This time of year also consider a howler call - imitating another male coyote - an interloper. Coyotes are territorial, and sometimes a strange howl will bring out the resident alpha male for a fight, to defend his territory.

Depending on when coyote mating season is in your area it can work well. January seems to work well around here. Different approach from the wounded-critter call. There's a lot of tricks, which is a good thing because coyotes are amazingly smart animals and learn quickly.

Guy

 

Nope, it's not a 30-30. It's a CB conversion to 38-55 and was killed here in PA with Ranch Dog's 235 gr. cast bullet.

 

I've only photographed a couple of coyotes I've shot - and have never taken one with a Marlin levergun. We've got some real nice looking coyotes here in Washington, some are pretty big. Had one turned into a rug, the coyote measures a full 60" from tip of nose to tip of tail and has a beautiful coat:

Now that's a coyote!!!

Hope you don't get lynched for owning a Remington. (I have seven

What a nice mount though.

As for loads in a .30-30. If you just want them dead, try the Speer 110gr HP designed for the .30-30 and M1 carbine. Anything from 4198 to W748 will get it going at varmit speeds. You won't be making a nice rug outa' the hide.

If a nice mount is your goal, or fur, try Trail Boss with a 130gr Speer FP, or Magnus cast 150. Speeds aren't that high, not much more than a .22LR, but they are accurate and effective to 100yds.

 

TOMRAY, that shoulder mount turned out really nice. What do they get for one of those mounts?

You call him in?

I recall that mount was about $400.00 done by Joey at Northeast Taxidermy Middletown CT.

No, I didn't call any of them in. The 5 coyotes I've shot, all were taken during Deer season. All, but the most recent one were taken while I was on a Deer stand, late in the afternoon at dusk.
The most recent one was taken as I was slowly making my way along an old tote road at about 10;30 in the morning..........I was moving, and he never saw me!

Lunarphase,
Thanks, The mount did come out well.........The eyes are a little spooky, they sort of follow you around the room.

Tom