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Originally Posted By: DAAOriginally Posted By: John MccoyHaving seen what they will do to deer at 75yds I just don't think you need it on a coyote. I personally don't care, I'm just giving an opinion. I crushed the one at 50with the 9s so I've used all of them. 150lb deer, 4mm. 35lb dog #4s  Turkeys #9s. 


Well...  No offense, but I don't think killing coyote is much like killing deer, in my experience.  A coyote hit with a shotgun that gets out of your sight, is not going to be recovered, often as not, is what I've seen.


But, I've killed not a single coyote yet with TSS, so...  You do have more experience there than I do.


One thing that the casual coyote hunter often seems to forget, are the multiples.  After the first one, a long shot at the hind end of a speeding coyote is almost always what you have for the second one.  If you have to take time for a second shot to finish off the first one, your odds on the second (or third) go down drastically, too.


Cleaning up multiples is one of those things, that after you reach a certain experience level, becomes something you pay a lot of attention to.  It's usually the difference between getting four coyotes in a day and getting six or seven.  Or ten coyotes for a weekend instead of fifteen or sixteen.


Multiples are a big part of my motivation for finding performance beyond what is possible with traditional coyote loads.


I just think 4's are going to be at a real disadvantage compared to 2's in an awful lot of those situations.


Like I said, I bought 2 pounds of 4's and will use up the rest shooting coyotes.  And will be open minded to what I see.  At this point though, I really do believe that at the end of the season, 2's are going to be where I'm at.


- DAA


 


It's all good. Just trying to help.


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