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[theduracellbigd]

Everything that I have heard is true. Yesterday killed two coyotes with my Remington 870 using the 3" T 12 gauge with a modified choke. First one I stepped of at 65 yards. Thats right 65. I shot it three times , it was doing the spin and bark routine so a second shot put it to the ground and a third stopped it during the death thralls(probably did not need a third, but I was in shoot/kill mode . I normally would keep shots to less than 45 yds but it had me busted and was standing still(I thought it was closer than it was, not to mention I had some faith in these rounds based on my field tests and reviews by others).The second was stepped of at about 38 yds broadside standing still after my movement stopped him. One shot and it folded him. Both large males, I am 6'8" to help you scale the size of the dogs.

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[dabob]

The Hevi-Shot Dead Coyote T shot loads are great loads for coyotes, they out perform lead shot by quite a bit. If I could still use lead loads I would be using copper coated lead BBs or copper coated lead number 4 buck shot.Any of the heavier than lead loads like Hevi-Shot or Remington Wingmaster HD in sizes 2, B, BB will also work great on coyotes. Remington is not making the HD loads anymore so they are really hard to find now.Sportsman's Ware House is selling the Hevi-Shot Waterfowl B loads and the Hevi-Shot DC T shot loads for much less money right now than most of the other places I have found them at.A 45 lb coyote in southern California would be a absolute monster! I know a ADC trapper that took over 2000 coyotes in the Kern County area in the 1980s and 1990s and the heaviest coyote he ever weighed was 38 lbs.

[Shoot-it]

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[Tuolumne85]

It's funny cause people are always telling me they see coyotes that are the size of German shepherds, then you show em your dogs after you hunt their ranch and they say that they are all little.

[Switch]

Yeah, I'd have to see those animals on a scale to believe your weight guesstimate. An average So Cal coyote will probably run around the high twenties to low thirties in pounds. My largest was a shade under 35 pounds and he looked absolutely huge.

[theduracellbigd]

The weight estimates were based on how heavy they felt when I lifted the both of them at the same time holding on to there feet,( they sure felt like alot). So based on what you guys have said they were probably not that heavy . Not trying to claim any big record. They where mature adult males with a lot of wear on their teeth and of good size and thus shared with you all to support the lethal ability of that heavy shot. I hated paying about 27 dollars for ten rounds but after my experience I think it was well worth it.

[theduracellbigd]

My son helped my size the file to load up the pictures

[BCF]

First off- good job! I like to load two rounds of #4 buck then a round of DC so my first shot is DC. The stuff is expensive! I have patterned my DC out a carlson's DC choke and my 870 and it patterns very well out to 75 yards so I would definitely shoot one out that far. The vast majority of the coyotes I kill are in that range easily, and I'm going to start leaving the AR at home to force myself to use shotgun more. Lately, my call to kill ratio has been 50% because I've had to make shots on running yotes. I've killed two this month with my AR both running dogs difficult shots. I really think I'd have done much better with shotgun. I have a friend who hunts and wins some coyote tournaments and he mostly uses a shotgun. I have a plug in my 870. Can I take it out to hunt coyotes? Thanks in advance. Get them dogs!PS - I live in San Pedro. If you ever want to hunt, let me know. I have spots within an hour, but I mostly hunt the desert, because my close spots are small and only worth a few stands.

[tawnoper]

Have you seen my baseball...

[theduracellbigd]

That is a good question. I don't know. Have to check the regulations. Hopefully someone chimes in.

[donkey12]

You dont need a plug in for coyotes but you DO for bobcats. I would leave the plug in. You rarely will NEED more than 3 shots.

[Bisley]

Always leave the plug in, even if legal. If you can't hit something with three rounds from a shotgun (even if moving or multiples) they have earned a free pass. And you never have to worry come bird season. But again, I like to keep the sport in sportsmen too. Not every animal has to die every time

[tawnoper]

to answer the question and not tell you what to do; for coyotes you don't need a plug...although I doubt you'll need more than one shot with a shotgun shooting good 75 yard patterns.

[Inoculation]

I'm not even going to say anything. I think I'm going to retire from shotgun hunting because I can't get my shotgun to pattern good past 45yds.

[tawnoper]

It's the new David Copperfield signature shotgun.

[BCF]

Come on guys. It patterns to where it will kill at 75 yards, and in my book that's a good pattern. At 50 yards, I had all shot in a 30 inch ring with 22 of them in a 15 inch diameter. That's pretty deadly for coyotes. I have not actually patterned #4 buck thru the new choke, but I will and hoping it's close, because it's a third the price. As for removing the plug, I was just wondering. I'm not going to remove the plug. 3 rounds is plenty.

[Tuolumne85]

Always leave the plug in, even if legal. If you can't hit something with three rounds from a shotgun (even if moving or multiples) they have earned a free pass. And you never have to worry come bird season. But again, I like to keep the sport in sportsmen too. Not every animal has to die every time

I bet you only put three rounds in your rifle too, just to be sporting

[Bisley]

I bet you only put three rounds in your rifle too, just to be sporting

Yes sir, in every rifle I own that "patterns" a 30" circle.

[Shoot-it]

I am not a shotgun coyote hunter by know means but isn't a 30 inch pattern to wide for taking down a coyote?We are not wing shooting a bird .Wouldn't you guys want a more concentrated pattern in the middle.

[Inoculation]

I love 30" patterns near 40yds. That's why I use a full instead of an x-full or DC tube. A DC tube is great at distance, but a fist sized pattern at a running coyote within 15 yards is a tough shot.

[theduracellbigd]

That is why I started this thread. The Dead Coyote T hevi shot gives you more pellets than #4 buck, so when your pattern opens up at longer ranges you still have good pattern density. The T heavy shot is heavier than lead I have been told, and so the T probably penetrates as well as #4 buck when you consider its somewhat smaller diameter and density compared to lead #4. All I know is what I experienced. It worked really well

[dabob]

The Dead Coyote T pellets penetrate much deeper than lead number 4 buck shot does and it patterns tighter.For shooting coyotes with a shotgun I would much rather have a 24" to 30" size pattern at 40 yards than a 16" wide pattern. Most of the coyotes I shoot are under 30 yards away so I don't want to use a shotgun that shoots like a rifle.I use a IMP/MOD choke and it shoots tight enough for me shooting the Hevi-Shot or Rem HD loads. If I changed chokes it would be to a Modified choke, not to a tighter choke.