223 or 22-250 for yotes

[JakeLand]

223 all day long! If you want to shoot Yotes effectively past 350 yds buy a 243 win which can also be used for deer hunting with proper bullets.
If I lived in a state with 500 yd prairie dog shots then I might consider a 22-250.
The 223 is pelt friendly and it's a toss up between the 22-250 & 243 win on pelt damage.

a .243 does a heck of a exit hole where the .22-250 is way more fur friendly! Good eastern dogs are bringing a pretty penny when they’re prime , western dogs are worthless except helping out the fawns

[konradcountry]

Probably depends on which side of the state you are on.

I'd go 22-250 in Eastern Wa especially if you plan on taking shots at ground hogs.

Western Wa........tough to beat an AR. Fast follow up shots and cheap ammo.

Another option is 25-06 if you want something to shoot coyotes that is also legal for other game.

[captpschar]

223 all day long! If you want to shoot Yotes effectively past 350 yds buy a 243 win which can also be used for deer hunting with proper bullets.
If I lived in a state with 500 yd prairie dog shots then I might consider a 22-250.
The 223 is pelt friendly and it's a toss up between the 22-250 & 243 win on pelt damage.

a .243 does a heck of a exit hole where the .22-250 is way more fur friendly! Good eastern dogs are bringing a pretty penny when they’re prime , western dogs are worthless except helping out the fawns

A bit pricey, but I bet this would exit the same as it entered.  What do you think?

https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=526

[konradcountry]

223 all day long! If you want to shoot Yotes effectively past 350 yds buy a 243 win which can also be used for deer hunting with proper bullets.
If I lived in a state with 500 yd prairie dog shots then I might consider a 22-250.
The 223 is pelt friendly and it's a toss up between the 22-250 & 243 win on pelt damage.

a .243 does a heck of a exit hole where the .22-250 is way more fur friendly! Good eastern dogs are bringing a pretty penny when they’re prime , western dogs are worthless except helping out the fawns

A bit pricey, but I bet this would exit the same as it entered.  What do you think?

https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=526

Yea pretty spendy for shooting yotes and that is still a lot of force.

I would just get some reduced recoil soft points and roll the dice. Or take a shotgun for anything close.

[Chet43]

Thanks for all the info. Will be making a decision in the next month or 2.

[The Big Game Hunter]

Thanks for all the info. Will be making a decision in the next month or 2.

Maybe this will help you decide:
https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/22-250-vs-223-vs-204-ruger-vs-220-swift/

[AWS]

Like Tracker 721 my goto coyote hunting rifle is a 222 Rem, but most of my coyotes are called so ranges are usually under 200 yards and most are und 100.  I do have a 22-204 that is my open country pelt hunting gun.  I have a nice little custom Rem 722 in 22-250 that I use for control work when pelts are worthless.  Pelt hunting I can pass on a marginal shot, when doing control work every coyote needs to drop.

I won an AR in 20 Practical and will give it a try this coming fall but I'm not a big fan of the platform for predator hunting.  The 5.6x50R Mag and 5.6x52R(22 Sav. Highpower) have worked well on coyotes in my combo guns that I run when hunting the really thick stuff.