Quote Originally Posted by J. Baker View Post
For what he's using it for a fixed power, high magnification scope would not be a good choice. Short range coyotes = fast moving = low magnification needed.

Lots of other good recommendations above, and I'd recommend also taking a look at the Redfield scopes as well. For the distances you're shooting you shouldn't need anything with more than 12 or 14x magnification on the high end. Even a 3-9x would suffice and work well, but I generally like a little more magnification for punching paper at 200 yards.
Yep, I know what you mean, that's why I said esp. for the small critters and targets. If you can see them at 200 yards with 3-9 or less by all means do so. Like you, I too prefer higher magnifications at 200 yard targets. As noted above prairie dogs or gophers have a very small kill zone and 16X or 20X is ideal; if there are more fast moving coyotes than the small critters then I would probably go with 6X or less, however, at 6X there is no way I can see them little critters.

Cheers!