Gman757
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I was testing out some Luna Optics nightvision equipment I bought and just went close to my neighborhood to set up. It is illegal to shoot at this location so I had no weapon with me.
I walked into a clearing with with woodlines about 100 to 125 yards on each side of me. I set up my Foxpro about 30 yards upwind and started calling. I was dressed in all black and sitting on a stool at the edge of a small bush. No moon so it was pitch black.
About 10 minutes into calling I see a set of eyes at the edge of the woods. A minute later a coyote was in a slow trot to my call. He slowed as he got closer and was cautious but still upwind so no problem. I muted the call as he got closer and he was looking everywhere for the wounded rabbit he heard.
He sniffed all around my call and I was surprised he did not pick up my scent from my walking in the call but my snakeboots must not have had much odor on them. He hung around for about 3 minutes then trotted back to the woodline.
I called in another coyote and a fox within the next 20 minutes.
All came to the call about 30 yards away and I know I could have gotten a good shot placement with my pellet rifle. I have an Air Force Condor and I shoot a .22 caliber 26.1 grain pellet at 975 fps. It is a tack driver with the Walther barrel and my groups at 30 yards are consistently dime sized.
It will blow through 5/8 plywood at 30 yards so I don't see why it would not kill a coyote with a well placed head shot. I could take plenty of time with my night vision scope because none of them knew I was there sitting in the pitch black darkness.
I don't like to wound animals but I feel confident that I could have made these shots.
Anyone have any experience with shooting a coyote with an air rifle?
http://www.airforceairguns.com/condor.html
I walked into a clearing with with woodlines about 100 to 125 yards on each side of me. I set up my Foxpro about 30 yards upwind and started calling. I was dressed in all black and sitting on a stool at the edge of a small bush. No moon so it was pitch black.
About 10 minutes into calling I see a set of eyes at the edge of the woods. A minute later a coyote was in a slow trot to my call. He slowed as he got closer and was cautious but still upwind so no problem. I muted the call as he got closer and he was looking everywhere for the wounded rabbit he heard.
He sniffed all around my call and I was surprised he did not pick up my scent from my walking in the call but my snakeboots must not have had much odor on them. He hung around for about 3 minutes then trotted back to the woodline.
I called in another coyote and a fox within the next 20 minutes.
All came to the call about 30 yards away and I know I could have gotten a good shot placement with my pellet rifle. I have an Air Force Condor and I shoot a .22 caliber 26.1 grain pellet at 975 fps. It is a tack driver with the Walther barrel and my groups at 30 yards are consistently dime sized.
It will blow through 5/8 plywood at 30 yards so I don't see why it would not kill a coyote with a well placed head shot. I could take plenty of time with my night vision scope because none of them knew I was there sitting in the pitch black darkness.
I don't like to wound animals but I feel confident that I could have made these shots.
Anyone have any experience with shooting a coyote with an air rifle?
http://www.airforceairguns.com/condor.html
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