Best Possible Caliber

[Catfish]

Duffy,
Welcome aboard.

Alot depends on wether your hide hunting or just trying to kill coyotes. Last I heard coyotes on the carcuss was $ 4 for tops and nothing for the rest. If you want to skin them you`ll get alittle more, but in my oppenion not worth carrying in. That said, if your still going to hide hunt the .17 Rem. would be the best choice for hitting power and lack of hide damage. I the .204 will give you alittle more range, but can do more damage. Right not I`m carrying a .204. If you just want to kill coyotes and you reload I would recomand the Speer 130 gn. HP`s in you .30-06. This is the litest bullet I found oin .30 cal. that will hold it`s accuracy at long ranges. It also does not rickochet far, but you will save no hides with this bullet. There are acouple of guys around here that are hunting coyotes with 06`s and killing coyotes. If your after the best round for range I would go with the .204, but when it come right down to it there is not all that much difference between it and your 06. The biggest thing is that the .204 is not as loud and does not richoet more than 100 ft. or so.