I'm an Easterner.  If I wanted to go out west for about 5 days what state would be the best to shoot coyotes.  I can call and have an electronic caller.  I'd be looking for the most opportunities, maybe also places with public lands or friendly ranchers.  I don't mind paying a rancher to stay on his property, or buying a few bottles of 'olde stump blower' for the previlege?

BEAR

Bear;

There's here.  I've got land and coyotes.  Money not needed for the priviledge.  Stump-blower usually not turned down.  Here, is the Great Falls area of Montana.

900F

 BC is free too!  Ya got an invite sorry about the regulations. Will post sum pics for ya to.

 Going for a few wolves too! dont know how that washes down there.

Thanks guys.  I'm going to start planning.

BC, I like wolves, usually mounted or just tanned.  I've only seen them in Alaska, out of range and moving farther at a rapid rate, and in Yellowstone moving fast and illegal to even kick dirty at.

I thought that the wolf and coyotes ranges didn't overlap too much, both being predators?  Also thought the 'otes were maybe more effective hunters of mice and ground squirrels?

BEAR

Bcboy;

I moved to Montana from Wyoming.  Have you ever heard of the phrase S.S.S.?  That's the unofficial motto of livestock producer's in these two states. 

900F

  SHOT SHOVEL SHUTUP !!!!!!

That goes for grizlls and easterners !

Yah gotta be sneaky, these MT 'yotes are pretty wiley.

Nice work Timberghost.

BEAR

Tikka;

I've gone with the 6mm Remington.  But if I had to make the choice you've given, I'd probably go with the .223.  Not because I think it's the better of the two specifically for coyotes, but because it's the better all-round .22 centerfire.

It's cheaper to shoot, doesn't burn barrels nearly as fast, and off-the-shelf ammo is easier to find.  Besides, most shots at coyotes are under 300 yards, no problem for the .223.  Provided the proper bullet is used, it should be entirely adequate in humanely putting them down.

900F

I have a Weatherby in .223 Remington.I generally shoot a 40Grain Hornady Moly coated V-Max bullet in it for yotes.The one in the pic was just an unlucky field trial for that particular load in my .308 .

I like  the 22-250 for its velocity ,but I am a beleiver in the.223 Remington round.It is more than plenty of wallop for varmints.My only other real choice for coyotes is the 220 Swift.

Fella's;

I've got a .220 Swift, but it's a Ruger #1V, with the bull barrel.  I use Hornady 50 grain V-Max's in it that have a muzzle velocity of 3960 fps.  Yes, it'll do coyotes.  But I got tired of lugging it around.  So when the deal on the 6mm came up, I grabbed it.

The 6mm's on a Remington 788 & both the stock & barrel have been cut down.  The stock wasn't shortened too much, but the barrel was cut back quite a bit.  It's now 18 inches.  Consequently, velocity is somewhat limited.  But the load tends to compensate for that.  I'm using the Hornady 75 grain moly V-Max at 3050 & getting outstanding accuracy.

900F

CB, I have a buddy who has an old 244 Remington. I think its a 788 not sure though.It is plenty accurate with the handloads he uses.I had a Ruger M77 heavy barrel in 220Swift, superb rifle no complaints.I ended up swapping it for another rifle(Wish I`d kept it).

I am working on swapping my dad in law out a of  a Ruger M77 heavy barrel in 25-06.

Kind of off topic, but any Winchester Model 70 fans here?I have a Model 70 in 300Win Mag , made the same year I was born.It is in the top three of the favorite rifles I own.Heres a pic of it with a Leupold VariX II on it.

tikka -

go with the .223 - - lots and lots of CHEAP ammo (and its brass too!)

Timberghozt;

Yup, I've got a new model 70 Classic stainless LHB in .30-06 with BOSS.  Because of the LHB factor, it took almost two years from order to completion.  I put it in a McMillan stock & topped it with a Leupold VariX III 3.5-10 50mm.

If I had been able to get another model 70 LHB in .338 I'd have ordered it instead of getting the Tikka.  But Winchester hasn't seen fit to keep it in the catalogue, so Tikka gets my money.  Not like I didn't try to keep it in the USA though.

900F 

Very Cool CB.How do you like that BOSS on your 06?I have heard goods and bads from folks that have rifles with the BOSS.

If you would, post a pic of that new Tikka.I`d like to take a peek at it.Gene

T-G;

I saw it today for the 1st time.  I got to finish paying for it before they'll let me take it home.  But, I've got to say that I'm diasappointed in the wood.  On the left side of the action, below the ejection port, there is a branch.  It runs verticaly across the normal fore-aft grain of the stock.  On a .338 magnum!!?? 

The store bent over backwards to make this happen for me, & really, it's not their fault.  What would you do?

900F

What would you do?

Well CB.Since the store went outta their way to fix you up so much,I`d keep the rifle.Some might disagree,but just the way I was raised.If people give their all for you in a dealing,to honor the agreement.

T-G;

Oh, I'll honor it alright.  I was just wondering if you thought it would be ethical to ask them to see if the distributor had another one that maybe they could swap it out for.  Hell, I'd even pay the transportation costs on that one.

900F