I've shot two coyote with 3" 12 ga Dead Coyote. One at 50 yards one at 70 yards. Both easy broadside shots. Both coyotes tumbled, then poped right back up and headed for the hills. I won't be using dead coyote any more. (for perspective, its not my shooting, I have a Browning BPS with a red dot and I've killed dozens of deer and turkey with it. Exept for the two coyote and one miss on a turkey and one miss on a deer, somethings died every time I've pull the trigger on game. That's been a lot of meat in the last 12 years I've had the gun.)
Since loosing the first two coyote I've shot at, I switched to using a .22 mag. I droped on coyote in its tracks at 40 yards with a shot just under the chin. I dropped anohther with a shotgun slug while deer hunting (not good for saving fur!)and my friend used my .22 mag to take one I called out onto the ice, maybe a 50 yard shot, dropped in its tracks.
So based on my limited experience, Dead Coyote shot is a real dissapointment. Which is strange becuase high density shot has given me dramatically better performance on birds. 3" winchester high density shot #5's has allowed me to take many turkey past the 50 yard mark. I had my best duck season ever when I scored a bunch of Remington Wingmaster HD#6's for a reasonable price, it was like it doubled my effective range over steel shot.
Since loosing the first two coyote I've shot at, I switched to using a .22 mag. I droped on coyote in its tracks at 40 yards with a shot just under the chin. I dropped anohther with a shotgun slug while deer hunting (not good for saving fur!)and my friend used my .22 mag to take one I called out onto the ice, maybe a 50 yard shot, dropped in its tracks.
So based on my limited experience, Dead Coyote shot is a real dissapointment. Which is strange becuase high density shot has given me dramatically better performance on birds. 3" winchester high density shot #5's has allowed me to take many turkey past the 50 yard mark. I had my best duck season ever when I scored a bunch of Remington Wingmaster HD#6's for a reasonable price, it was like it doubled my effective range over steel shot.
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