Well, Sidewinder, a choice was made this week, "new gun" or "new camera lens". This week, "new lens" won out. I aspire to take even better pictures of coyotes (plus many other critters) using a Canon 100-400 lens, with 1.4 extender. I can expect greater crispness and detail in my images.
Oh, I'll take my gun with me on many-a-trip, for sure. I went out with Jerry Malbeck Sunday. In four stands we only saw one coyote, but his son Jared put him down solidly (his accuracy was "on the nose", so to speak). That young man (just 12 years old) has a good eye for spotting coyotes on the move at well over 400 yards. I was impressed!