I should have known better

[Larryjk]

The 32 gr. bullet out of a 204 just doesn't "kill" coyotes. If you want to stick with the 32 gr. bullet you have slow it down to about 3600 fps, otherwise you just blow hair off the dog. Try the 45 gr. Hornady bullet. They made them for us complainers who can't kill coyotes with the light bullets.
The 204 is pure poison on prairie dogs and rock chucks (and wood chucks) but coyotes are too large for the light bullet. A fellow I bought 45 gr. hollowpoiints from in Canada was using them in a necked down 20/ 22-250 and said they were pure lightning on wolves. I don't doubt it. Try the heavier bullets and they will do the trick.