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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Ccortez on November 14, 2013, 08:57:48 AM

Title: good caliber for yippe dogs
Post by: Ccortez on November 14, 2013, 08:57:48 AM: What's a good caliber for them pesky yippe dogs
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Post by: bigmac85 on November 14, 2013, 08:59:12 AM: My M4 in 223/5.56 works wonders :chuckle:
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Post by: sebek556 on November 14, 2013, 09:02:28 AM: 204,22-250,223 if you want to save fur, have taken them at less than 50 yards with a 22lr. If your not worried about fur, use what ever your comfortable with :tup: Also close ranges 12ga works great
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Post by: PolarBear on November 14, 2013, 09:05:29 AM: 338 Laupa
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Post by: buckfvr on November 14, 2013, 09:33:41 AM: .243 I dont care about fur..........I care about fawns.
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Post by: et1702 on November 14, 2013, 09:43:45 AM: 25-06 pushing 75gr hollow-point out the tube at 4000fps!

ET
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on November 14, 2013, 09:44:24 AM: What is your end goal for hunting them? Are you looking for a nice rug or mount? Possibly selling some furs to make up a little gas money maybe?

That will influence what caliber/bullet you choose to use.

Yotes are small and fast, so something you shoot well is a priority, since you will want to hit what you are shooting at.

Any of the above calibers mentioned will work, just the end results will vary.

I have a .22-250 & .22 Mag, but will take a poke at one with whatever I have at the time. I have taken them with .22 Long rifles up to a .300 Win Mag...that was not pretty!
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Post by: LndShrk on November 14, 2013, 09:47:45 AM: 22-250 or .243 would be my choice..

But I will pop them with my .270 as well. :chuckle: :tup:
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Post by: snowshoes22 on November 14, 2013, 10:18:11 AM: 17 Remington
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Post by: calib on November 14, 2013, 11:18:11 AM: i have been shooting the 222rem at closer range keeps the fur nice or for a little longer range (to 600 or so) 22-250 ai if further either get closer or make the best shot i can
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Post by: Special T on November 14, 2013, 12:35:19 PM: I've used my 06 with ball ammo and it wasn't too hard on the fur. I say use your normal hunting rifle if you just want to kill them, good practice.
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Post by: Ccortez on November 14, 2013, 01:37:10 PM: Need something small and quiet to get the suburn yippe dogs out that are packing up and taking dogs and even an alpaca lately
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on November 14, 2013, 01:50:58 PM: Are you in an area that is restricted or just not safe to shoot a firearm?

If not, my .22 Mag will whack a yote with reasonable authority and is fairly quiet...all things considered.
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on November 14, 2013, 02:05:53 PM: Mine is currently set-up for "working" the night shift once the modern deer & elk seasons end...
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Post by: Ccortez on November 14, 2013, 02:10:01 PM: Quote from: Blacktail Sniper on November 14, 2013, 01:50:58 PM
Are you in an area that is restricted or just not safe to shoot a firearm?

If not, my .22 Mag will whack a yote with reasonable authority and is fairly quiet...all things considered.
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Trying to find that out now might just use my 22 for now
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Post by: Ccortez on November 14, 2013, 02:10:31 PM: Quote from: Blacktail Sniper on November 14, 2013, 02:05:53 PM
Mine is currently set-up for "working" the night shift once the modern deer & elk seasons end...

Like your set up
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on November 14, 2013, 02:12:10 PM: :tup: Thanks!
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Post by: 4longbeards on November 14, 2013, 08:12:29 PM: Ccortez if your in the snohomish/marysville area, legally you will not be able to use a rifle for the yotes, you will have to use a shotgun & get them in close! Pg 81 in the big game regs.
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Post by: wildweeds on November 14, 2013, 08:24:41 PM: Me an the old lady practiced up the other night because of the very same thing your talking about,packing up and getting way to close to the house.She's worried about the cats,I've got a kennell full of dogs that let us know when something is amiss.The other night a kai kai was 20 yards from our back door,the old lady was smoking on the back porch when the thing let out its howl in the back yard.So I set up a target at 55 paces in the field,made sure the .22 BLR was on target and then we waited for dark and whipped out the red eye,she shined and I shot............we are good to go,BRING IT!

I have a .204,.223 and a .243 also,but those are for eastside shooting.
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on November 14, 2013, 08:40:15 PM: The 20's with a 32 grain V-Max is good medicine for hide hunters. Small entry hole, and no exit hole, but the insides look like they were worked over with a chainsaw. In rural areas where noise is a factor, I hear the .25 caliber air rifles are ideal for coyotes. Just make sure it has a shrouded barrel, or it will be as loud as a .22 LR!
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Post by: 2labs on November 16, 2013, 12:05:25 AM: Quote from: Ccortez on November 14, 2013, 08:57:48 AM
What's a good caliber for them pesky yippe dogs

Had the same problem when I lived in kitsap/ hood canel. Wake us up at night. .22 calibries. Shot out of my rem. nylon. Dead dog. Head shot. Be safe, they won't cycle a long rifle or a ruger standard. Almost as quiet as a silenced gun. Less noise than a gamo .22
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on November 16, 2013, 08:10:34 AM: Quote from: 2labs on November 16, 2013, 12:05:25 AM
Quote from: Ccortez on November 14, 2013, 08:57:48 AM
What's a good caliber for them pesky yippe dogs

Had the same problem when I lived in kitsap/ hood canel. Wake us up at night. .22 calibries. Shot out of my rem. nylon. Dead dog. Head shot. Be safe, they won't cycle a long rifle or a ruger standard. Almost as quiet as a silenced gun. Less noise than a gamo .22

:tup: CCI makes CB Shorts and CB Longs that are sub-sonic and quiet, too. You can hear the firing pin hit, and all you hear is a "snap!" I shoot them right out the front window, and the neighbors don't hear a thing. Head shots on large critters are a must, or they'll run off....
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Post by: elktracker96 on November 16, 2013, 08:13:15 AM: .243 wssm
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 16, 2013, 08:38:31 AM: As much as I am a ar-10/ar-15 buff. I still love a 22-250.
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Post by: boneaddict on November 16, 2013, 09:01:09 AM: Quote from: buckfvr on November 14, 2013, 09:33:41 AM
.243 I dont care about fur..........I care about fawns.
25-06 :yeah:
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Post by: coachcw on November 16, 2013, 09:12:31 AM: what ever gun you can shoot the best ! killem