[stcroixx]

When a pack of coyotes enters the pasture where my sheep are, a semi-auto 7.62mm is one of the best tools for the job. Can also be used when foxes go after my poultry. These are fast moving predators and despite being a practiced marksman, they're easy to miss and not being forced to re-load at an inopportune time really helps.

[EdwardDiego]

Given the size of a coyote, wouldn't a semi-auto .223 be far more effective? Given that they're fast moving.

[stcroixx]

In my own experience I'd say it would be 'just as' effective, rather than 'far more'. Both solve the problem in a nearly identical way in the field. I'm not saving the hides so I don't mind if they end up in little pieces.