Range Finder

[codfish]

Would a bushnell yardage pro trophy be a good range finder for coyotes

[keekee]

I have one I carry, well use to. I found that I used it very little here in the East. If I did use a range finder it was just to see how far the shot was. But to answer your question, yes it will work fine.

I do carry and use mine bowhunting all the time.

Brent

[Jerry Hunsley]

Not here to bash any product. I have had a few Bushnell products and have kinda gotten away from them as I feel there are better products out there. For the average "Joe" the Bushnell will probably do a decent job. Lieca 1200 is an excellent choice but a bit spendy.

[THO Game Calls]

Ever since Bushnell got bought out by Baush and Laom or however you spell it they have gone down a bit in quality and up a bit in price.   Still, the range finder will work just fine for your coyote hunting.  The one thing I use one for is to get a good idea of the range at the corners or edges of big fields before I start calling.  That way, I don't end up thinking it's only 100 yards when it might be 150 and I shoot under him.   More often than not though, I forget to take it.  Still, it's a fun toy to play with.

Just keep in mind that everything you take into the filed with you gains weight as the day wears on, and always weighs more than it did frist thing in the morning on the walk out.   

AL
THO Game Calls
www.thogamecalls.com

[CCP]

I have tried a friend of mine and it works good for it's intended use. Like Brent (KeeKee) I don't use one much for coyote hunting here in the east. I do use one from time to time when scouting for stand locations in more open areas. We usually check distances to see where the furtherest possible shot will be that way when a coyote shows there is no guess work.

I use my range finder from work it is a TruPulse200 by Laser Technology and works extremely well. It has Blue tooth and serial ports for tracking info from the unit back to my laptop.Talk about high tech coyote range finding.

Back to subject the Bushnell should work well for your application.

[Ladobe]

It's Bausch & Lomb Al.    

I've had my BYP 1000 ever since they first came out, and in fact bought out the complete inventory of 3 models from a sporting goods chain going out of busioness for less than wholesale prices... then shared the extra units at cost with Internet friends.   Bought it for the digger fields mostly (why I needed the 1000 yards), and as Al said to get general ranges at new hunting spots.   Have also used it for accurate after the kill range data, but don't use it for predator hunting.   Nothing wrong with the old BYP's and they offered more at the time than Leica did.   Just like the old Geovids that were so much better than the current offerings are, the BYP's may have slipped a little.    Now days I'd buy the Leica 1200 though if I needed a new one, and no Geovid unless I could find an old model in good condition.

L.

[Jerry Hunsley]

Back West where I hunt, a range finder comes in real handy especially later on in the season when the coyotes have been pressured all year long. They tend to hang up there 3 and 4 hundred yds.   It just cuts down on the guess work and that far out you have a little leeway getting the rangefinder out and checking the distance. Out here where you have a lot of open range it is hard to estimate the distances to a coyote. I use my range finder a couple different ways. One is when I sit down to call, I range in some obvious structure and get it in my my mentally. If a coyote appears close to those structures , its a piece of cake. I myself have a hard time when I do get into steep country of telling distance accross to the next ridge.  The range finder again takes the guesswork out. It always seems to be closer accross the ridges then I think. So whether you use it to range a critter or check strategic points, I think it is a reall asset.  I have discussed this with other people and they have said , "If you know your gun, you don't need a range finder" There probably is some truth to that, but I know in my own case it has been a good piece of equipment to have,if you can afford it. There have been quite a few instances where a coyote just peeks over the hill and all you see is his head and ears. You guys know what I mean, if you hunt coyotes a lot. All I do is range him and dial it in with my external adjustment on scope. My gun is dead on at 200yds. The rest of the yardeages are on a piece of paper on my stock. It works for me.

[statelinerut]

That is what I use and it works great.