Coyote War...Its On!

[RedReiner]

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yes they are! even home made ones lol. open season on coyotes, have to have a hunting license unless coyote is causing harm to your property...that would be my dogs and chickens. use of recorded calls are prohibited for Elk, Turkey and Waterfowl. Traps that squeeze have lots of regulations and you must have a trapping license. Snares are illegal. few other regs out there but coyotes only have a few.

 

[chickortreat]

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You're probably right. I wasn't thinking of it as a silencer. It might not even work. I've never tried it, only heard and read about it. Still, the .22 with Shorts is pretty quiet.

 

[patman75]

Best of luck! get those yotes.

 

[woodmort]

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You're probably right. I wasn't thinking of it as a silencer. It might not even work. I've never tried it, only heard and read about it. Still, the .22 with Shorts is pretty quiet.

.22 shorts aren't going to do much damage to an animal as big as a coyote, they are more of a short-range target round. BTW, there are a lot more coyotes around than people realize but fewer than it sounds like. Unless or until they start on domestic stock, they can be pretty secretive. But one or two can make an awful lot of racket, especially when they howl from different spots. Often people will swear there are dozens around and it is only a pair that have separated and are checking in with each other.

 

[chickortreat]

I posted that for the member who said they lived in an urban area. Shooting a coyote with a .22 Short would be better than not shooting it at all. I'm thankful to live out in the country where we can still celebrate what America was founded on.....FREEDOM!!!

 

[woodmort]

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And not shooting a hole in your neighbors house.

 

[chickortreat]

Gun control means hitting your target.......and nothing else!!!

 

[woodmort]

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I agree but put yourself in the position of many chicken owners on here. They hear a squawking from the direction of their birds, grab a firearm, go outside and see a predator with one of their chickens in its mouth. It's going to be WW III with bullets going in every direction and little thought to where they're going to end up.

 

[ColbyNTX]

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Silencers are illeagle everywhere without the proper permits in the US! Even with a good supressor, you still need subsonic ammo ar you still get a sonic boom.

 

[Baymule]

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I agree but put yourself in the position of many chicken owners on here. They hear a squawking from the direction of their birds, grab a firearm, go outside and see a predator with one of their chickens in its mouth. It's going to be WW III with bullets going in every direction and little thought to where they're going to end up.

Right you are, Woodmort. Bullets cross fencelines. We own 16 acres where we keep our horses. People used to pester us to deer hunt or target practice on our land. My response was for them to go buy their own property like we did. And that standing in the middle of our land, shooting in any direction, that darn bullet would travel accross property lines so the answer was NO. We own guns and know how to use them. Our land is off limits for freeloaders.

The OP is showing remarkable restraint and responsibility with firearms. I truly hope RedReiner that you find the solution to your dilemma and can blow their heads off on your next shot.

Practice makes dead coyotes.