Good Coyote/Fox Hunting Gun

[billpoobah]

I am looking into branching out to the world of Coyote/Fox hunting. I currently have a Remington 597 rifle, but I am curious... Would this gun be good to use? I am not sure what caliber works best on coyotes. I would appreciate anyone's . Thanks.

 

[42769vette]

what one caliber works best will defintally start a debate.

what works good would be

204
22-250
220 swift
223
243
and a ton more. those are my top 5 if your plans are coyote and fox id go with a 204 ruger. the reason i say that is the fox is a little smaller than a coyote and a 204 will save pelts better. that being said it depends on your hunting purpose. if you have no intention on saving pelts i would change my answer to any centerfire you can hit well with up to 400ish yards

 

[loony1]

these, both in 5.56, Larue ar-15's that went yote hunting today, no luck

 

[jy951]

I'd recommend .223 just because it's readily available and you can find alot of semi auto rifles chambered in it. Semi-auto does come in handy while coyote hunting as they often come in pairs, or you may miss, or they may be running.

 

[BoilerWes]

I think most people believe you need a long range rifle to consistently kill yotes in Indiana. I have been calling for about 5-6 years (which by no means is a long time and nor am I an expert) and I can count on one hand the times I have taken a shot much longer than 50 yards. Get yourself a good 12 guage loaded with #2's and a pattern master choke tube. When hunting stands where a long range shot might be taken, I am toting a 22-250. I have killed yotes with 222 and 223 though. I also like the 204 cartridge.

 

[farmboy365]

AR 15 is the most afective rifle I have seen for the job.but most of the yotes we kill die with 4buck at close range.

 

[sp3worker]

I like my Savage .223, I get 1.25"-1.5" groups out of it at 200yds. I recomend getting a somewhat light weight gun if you are doing a lot of moving around.

 

[x10]

I always used to hunt in tandem, one of us would take a shotgun 12ga 3 inch and one would take a 222rem
we hunted woods and cow pastures so long shots were 120yds and most of the time coyotes would come in to about 80yds and start a circle but grey fox would run in to fight with the tape player

Did the same setup for crow