Farmer Shows He's A True American Sniper By Taking Out A Coyote Attacking His Sheep At 100 Yards

A rancher just pulled off one of the cleanest livestock-protection shots you’ll ever see, and the internet can’t stop watching.

The 40-second thermal clip shows a coyote locked onto a sheep’s neck on a dark hillside. The predator has the animal by the nape and is trying to drag it down. The sheep is bigger and staying on its feet, but it’s a matter of seconds before the coyote wins.

Enter Ethan Boone.

Boone is behind a Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP50 thermal riflescope, roughly 100 yards away according to the readout on the screen. The time stamp reads 9:33 p.m. You can hear his breathing as he cranks the magnification to 8x and holds the crosshairs on the moving pair. He doesn’t rush. He waits.

For about 15 seconds, the two animals spin and tussle. The coyote is either in front of the sheep or directly behind it, any shot risks punching through the predator and hitting the livestock. Boone holds. Then the coyote shifts, stands broadside and slightly downhill of the sheep, still biting but finally presenting a clear target.

One squeeze.

The coyote drops in its tracks. The sheep has a visible “what just happened?” moment, then bolts to safety. Game over.

This isn’t some one-off Hollywood moment. Coyotes kill tens of thousands of sheep every year in the U.S. Ranchers have been using thermal optics at night for years because the animals hunt after dark and are nearly invisible to the naked eye. Boone’s clip, originally shared years ago, keeps resurfacing because it shows the skill required: patience, a steady hold, and the discipline not to take a bad shot when your own animal is in the line of fire.

The sheep lived. The coyote didn’t. And a lot of people who’ve never held a rifle suddenly understand why the guy behind the scope took his sweet time. That’s not hesitation. That’s professionalism.