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I have only 3 nothches on my gunstock, but all three were 125 yards or less, closest being 40 yards.
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Very true, most will be 150 or closer in my experience. I would say 95+ % will be that close. They are few and far between when you take a 200+ yard shot. Usually the only reason you have to shoot one that far away is if they busted you before you bust them and they are not going to come any closer.
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I guess they have some stupid azz coyotes in Georgia, you boys need to spend some time out in the sage brush. Take a look at where DaveD is from... have any of y'all ever hunted in WY? I have, a lot (I grew up in northern CO)... and I can tell you this: a .223 is marginal at best for a coyote rifle in Wyoming. Not because it lacks punch (which it does) but because the wind is ALWAYS a factor. It's open country, not Carolina swamps or something like that. ~qb
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It's not that the S. Georgia yotes are all that dumb. It's a simple fact of hunting pressure. Before I moved, I know for a fact I was the only one in the county who actually hunted them.
My neighbor had them coming up on his back porch and eating the cat food. He keeps a .22wmr by the back door, but the woodline was only 30 yards out. They beat him everytime...