OK so maybe there are a few good country gals who can shoot, I applaud you and never intended to underestimate any of you. I am specifically talking about women who have never fired a shotgun before. I have 30+ years of military and law enforcement experience with weapons. I have seen on...
I don't know about where you are at but I have seen more coyotes here in the last two years than ever before and our deer population is taking a big hit.
Shotgun yes, Slug No~ for a woman~ for a woman not used to shooting shotguns definitely~ low brass 2-3/4" buckshot it will do the job and not...
It would really depend on the location of the target, backstop, and beyond. Close range I would use a shotgun. Medium to long range well too many calibers too little time, if there was no potential danger behind the target I would use my .223 for long range or .22 magnum for medium range...