.22 air rifle for coyote?

[Double_Dk 26]

Yesterday, I had a coyote come in and take 2 chickens from my yard.  He hung around a while looking for another chance but I has able to lock away the rest of the flock before any more were lost. 

 

I do live outside the urban boundary, and I know my rights to protect livestock.  However, across the street from me is a urban sub division.

 

I know if I shoot my standard .22, the loudness of the shot may get a few phonecalls. 

 

So I'm thinking a high powered CO2 .22

 

Anyone have any experience using these on coyote?

[Double_Dk 26]

[fishingking 264]

1 hour ago, Double_Dk said:

There are quiet 22 shells....75 % quieter than normal

[fishingking 264]

4 minutes ago, fishingking said:

There are quiet 22 shells....75 % quieter than normal

They are cci quiet 22

[genec 313]

And the Cabelas website lists them as available if you cant find them locally.

[Surf and Turf 397]

I'd say no on the pellet gun, as wouldn't carry enough energy, but agree on the low velocity(sub-sonic) .22's  I use CCI CB caps for grouse when moose hunting, no louder than a pellet gun and accurate out to 50 yards.  They won't cycle out of semi auto but cycle perfect in my Browning lever.

[Tyler0420 952]

If you’re  legal to shoot them then phone calls shouldn’t matter.  Tell the neighbors to get use to it.  

[Double_Dk 26]

Thanks all.

 

Thanks for the reply.  Picked up some quite. 

 

The coyote was around again yesterday.  I hadn't got the ammo yet so I stalked it with a pitch form.  LOL.

 

We will see what the next few days brings. 

 

Cheers

[corey 91]

If you use a pellet gun or .22 you are going to injure the coyote which will attract a hell of a lot more negative attention than a proper gun for this. Injuring an animal could possibly bring charges. Discharging an appropriate firearm may get a visit from the popo but they won't charge you. I wouldn't want to be the guy charged with animal cruelty because I injured an animal and it died in the someone's backyard across the street.

 

Do as you wish but make sure you can put the animal down with a single shot.

[Double_Dk 26]

36 minutes ago, corey said:

If you use a pellet gun or .22 you are going to injure the coyote which will attract a hell of a lot more negative attention than a proper gun for this. Injuring an animal could possibly bring charges. Discharging an appropriate firearm may get a visit from the popo but they won't charge you. I wouldn't want to be the guy charged with animal cruelty because I injured an animal and it died in the someone's backyard across the street.

 

Do as you wish but make sure you can put the animal down with a single shot.

Agreed.  I wouldn't take the shot unless I was sure of it. 

 

Never want to shoot twice, that's for sure.  

[fishingking 264]

I know your allowed to protect your property and animals from coyotes...i would just use a crossbow seeing as your close to a subdivision...still shoot out to 50 yards and i wouldnt worry about wounding it...as per within your rights to.protect your animals and property...it wont run towards the subdivision either...just my two cents

[Double_Dk 26]

5 hours ago, fishingking said:

I know your allowed to protect your property and animals from coyotes...i would just use a crossbow seeing as your close to a subdivision...still shoot out to 50 yards and i wouldnt worry about wounding it...as per within your rights to.protect your animals and property...it wont run towards the subdivision either...just my two cents

Funny, last night I said to my wife I should just use the compound bow.  

 

With the snowfall, there was tons of tracks.  

[fishingking 264]

2 hours ago, Double_Dk said:

Funny, last night I said to my wife I should just use the compound bow.  

 

With the snowfall, there was tons of tracks.  

Yes even better...thats what i shoot most of the time actually.good luck ! Kill that chicken stealin piece of $!;+

[corey 91]

I vote for a shotgun with a slug. Go big or go home, even though you are home.

[Tyler0420 952]

Has anyone ate coyotes?

[smerchly 3,059]

1 hour ago, Tyler0420 said:

Has anyone ate coyotes?

Not that I know of here ....but prob. in Woohun ....

[dave524 178]

4 hours ago, corey said:

I vote for a shotgun with a slug. Go big or go home, even though you are home.

 In a shotgun number 4 buckshot is best out to 40 yards. I wouldn't recommend a 22 rimfire especially the sub sonic quiet rounds as a humane choice , a CO2 air rifle is ridiculous. 

[boogaloo 167]

23 hours ago, Tyler0420 said:

Has anyone ate coyotes?

I Deer hunt with a guy who has eaten them. He says "meat is meat". Not my cup of tea, I can't stand the smell of them................................Daniel

[smerchly 3,059]

33 minutes ago, boogaloo said:

He says "meat is meat"

Watch your back Daniel ....Capt .cook was also "meat"   

[410001661 10]

Try CB Shorts or for a little more umph Remington CBee (both sub .22)

[Steve_Guelph 137]

Sub sonic .22 is not enough to shoot a coyote and be humane. As for a compound bow the coyote will still run in most cases. If you are going to dispatch the coyote do it with a proper round. A wounded coyote is much more dangerous than a healthy coyote. A wounded coyote will also try to find shelter near a good food source as in the subdivision across the road. You are either legal to discharge a firearm or your not. Even with the argument of protecting your land/animals you still can’t discharge a firearm if it’s not legal to hunt that particular piece of land. Shoot it with the proper caliber or don’t shoot it at all. How many acres do you have?

[Steve_Guelph 137]

You mentioned you are across the road from a subdivision. I don’t know where you live but in most areas the local townships have adopted a no discharge within 450 metres of any planned subdivision. Although a firearm is usually based on over 500 FPS your municipality will include all firearms even under 500 FPS so that means pellet guns, compound and crossbows. Just saying....be careful because laws are definitely not in favour of us hunters anymore and a discharge of a firearm is not a light charge to deal with. Maybe building a more secure enclosure for your chickens might be your only option. Yes you have a right to protect livestock but must do so legally. Doesn’t mean if I live in town and have chickens I can shoot a coyote if he eats my chickens. I guess what I am trying to say is you are either legal or not to dispatch a coyote on your property. If you are you should not even question a small caliber. Your property also must be classed as farmland to use the protecting of livestock theory.

Edited February 19 by Steve_Guelph

[Double_Dk 26]

I'm on 1.5 acres, with 40 acres of farm directly behind me.

 

He was around a ton when he got the 2, but now no tracks no nothing.  

 

Oh well... Be ready for the next time. 

[Steve_Guelph 137]

12 hours ago, Double_Dk said:

I'm on 1.5 acres, with 40 acres of farm directly behind me.

 

He was around a ton when he got the 2, but now no tracks no nothing.  

 

Oh well... Be ready for the next time. 

Definitely can’t even shoot a pellet gun from your property. In my area it was minimum 10 acres and now it was increased to 18.1 acres. Your only hope is to get permission and shoot from the farm behind you. You can’t shoot from 1.5 acres even if you have permission to hunt the land behind you. But check with your local bylaws to be certain or a confiscation of your firearms and a $5000 fine is sure to follow. It is getting tougher to shoot on our own property as hunters as the developers grab more agricultural land and turn it to residential.