775 yd Coyote

[snowshoes22]

I'll start by saying that this is a new personal best! Practice has been paying off. So now to the story.

I have been after these coyotes since october and have now killed 4 out of this valley. After the first three went down at close range over a span of about a month the others got a little shy/smart. I normally carry my 17 Rem and can't reach the shelf they always hang up on so I packed my Savage 12 LRP the 1 mile back to where these guys are hanging out. I have got to know there habits pretty well.

So i set up where i would have a good view of the valley and hit the female long howl on the foxpro and had no response. Waited a couple minutes and hit the female invitation howl with no response. I have had no luck lately with distress sounds but tried the lightning jack anyway no response. A couple minutes go by and i hear a really distant howl. I use the yip howls and wait. About 7 minutes later i get the loud close howls i'm looking for and find 2 dogs with my binos on the shelf they always stay on. I laser the close dog at 600. I dial for elevation and wind, get settled in and squeeze... Damn safety is on and the dog starts moving away along the rimrock. I turn on the challenge howl and it brings the dog to the edge where i can see it again. Laser it again, 775. She sits down and is staring at the foxpro. I look at the drop chart, dial up 19 minutes and 2 minutes left into the wind. She stands up, i make sure the safety is off this time, get settled in get my breathing under control, and squeeze. Whop she goes down in the scope. I'll just say i was super pumped. I know it is not a miracle shot but a coyote at 775 is something i will not forget.

My setup:
Model 12 LRP (6.5 Creedmoor)
Vortex Viper PST 6-24X50 SFP
140 Hornady A-Max
42gr H4350
Caldwell XLA pivot bipod (13"-27")
Caldwel wind wizard
Sierra Infinity software
Vortex Ranger 1000 rangefinder
Foxpro Wildfire 2

[bobcat]

Very cool!

[splitshot]

wow, i cannot even see that far.  good shooting.  mike w

[lokidog]

Wow, nice job!

[splitshot]

noticed you live in grant co.  you should hunt desert area on the west side of mardon.  when i scout for deer i always see dogs there.  mike w

[snowshoes22]

I had just verified my drops to 850 about 2 hours before the shot on a our steel target range so i kinda cheated. I recommend getting out and matching your real world drops with your ballistics programs. Also if Calib happens to see this thread i want to say thanks. Its shoots like his that make us better shots. I can't wait for his next one.

[wildweeds]

  nice shootin

[elkaholic123]

There is 1760 yards in a mile by the way... Just saying, nice shot though

[snowshoes22]

yeah i caught that  I didn't say i was smart

[Boss .300 winmag]

Way cool congrats, better start looking at 50 bmg's. there going to get wise to their buddies blowing up next to them. 

[snowshoes22]

There is 1760 yards in a mile by the way... Just saying, nice shot though

I was editing that when you posted this. I'm still kinda excited. My previous best was 540 this year during Coyote Madness

[elkaholic123]

Still a very good shot at a small target

[rynokron]

Nice shot! We should still try get out there one of these weekends.

[snowshoes22]

Nice shot! We should still try get out there one of these weekends.

I'm all for it. Our calves are starting to drop so they will be here for sure.

[D-Rock425]

Nice shooting 

[bullcanyon]

Very impressive.  You've done your homework and it paid off.  Good job!!

[Dan-o]

Wow.....

Just Wow....

A coyote 775 yards from me would be pretty darn safe, I think.

[snowshoes22]

Its the gun and the scope. I like to think my handloading has a little to do with it too. Oh and the ton of money i have shot at the hillsides the last year

[Dan-o]

Still......   That yote had to feel pretty safe.......     

[snowshoes22]

I switched to the hornady a-max because the Bergers were killing my wallet. I am thinking about even going with the barnes match burners or nosler custom comps. But the performance of the hornadys and Bergers are awsome at long range.

[Dan-o]

Will you hunt deer with that set up?   (sorry to thread jack - back to yotes in a minute).

[Bob33]

How are you able to range within a few yards at that distance? I think it would be difficult to know if you ranged the coyote or a bush 20 yards in front of or behind it.

[snowshoes22]

I would shoot the Berger hunting VLD but the a-max is not recomended. I'm pretty sure some people do and they most likely would work fine but i think the bergers would be better.

[snowshoes22]

How are you able to range within a few yards at that distance? I think it would be difficult to know if you ranged the coyote or a bush 20 yards in front of or behind it.

Good question. I got lucky and the coyote was standing on a near vertical rock shelf. The range finder picked it up easily. If it was in the brush i would not have been able to pick it up.

[Carl]

Wow - what a shot!!

 

[Dan-o]

I'm still not sure i could see a yote at that range......

[204chucknorris]

Awesome!

[hunting4sanity]

That's waaaaaay out there, congrats!  I like your rifle and scope setup.  What do you think of that Vortex range finder and what others have you got experience with?  Not sure I could range a shot at that distance, probably because I'd never see anything out that far to shoot at.

[sumbeech66]

Wow nice shooting!   

[snowshoes22]

The Ranger is far better than the bushnells and the nikons i have used in the past. Its not a Leica or Swaro but it works good to 400 to 500 with a minimal target. On perfect days it will pick up a deer at 700. For the price i am really happy with it. It does not work when snowing i have found out. It will not range past 20 yards if there are snowflakes in the air. With a big target it will range past 1000 yards

[snowshoes22]

I scan a lot with my binos if a coyote hasn't showed up in the first 7 minutes. I see a lot hang up and just sit down and watch for a while before they come in or leave.

[204chucknorris]

The Ranger is far better than the bushnells and the nikons i have used in the past. Its not a Leica or Swaro but it works good to 400 to 500 with a minimal target. On perfect days it will pick up a deer at 700. For the price i am really happy with it. It does not work when snowing i have found out. It will not range past 20 yards if there are snowflakes in the air. With a big target it will range past 1000 yards

I would say that's pretty good since my 1000 leupold really struggles to get 900 to 1000!

[calib]

nice job, you gonna try to make the small game shoot the 24th?

[snowshoes22]

I'm planning on it. I think my brother will come and maybe my brother-in-law.

[dmanzman]

would love to be able to make a shot like that deer hunting... impressive! 

[GEARHEAD]

Very nice shooting, its awsome aint it...my longest was 710 yards with my tricked out 7mm-08 using an RF of course. My next longest was nearly half that.   

[norsepeak]

nice work, that's a long poke for that little bullet.

[scree]

Heckofa shot..

[seth30]

Great Job!

[madcow41]

Nice shot! We should still try get out there one of these weekends.

I'm all for it. Our calves are starting to drop so they will be here for sure.

How do you hunt around cows that are calfing... the land owner that I hunt for is having issues with that but im trying to figure out how to search them out... Do you pick a spot and wait it out all day or go dawn and at dusk?

[Sliverslinger]

Nice!

[snowshoes22]

When i can, i wait for the sun to come up and just watch. Or i call close to where the cows are. Morning has always been better for me than in the evening.

[Arnbo]

Great shot