Crazy footage recorded through a thermal riflescope shows the instant a farmer was able to save his livestock animal from a hungry coyote with a single well-aimed shot.

In the footage we can see the vicious predator continuously going for the neck of the sheep. The farmer-rifleman has to wait for a clear shot so he doesn't kill his own animal in the process of trying to save it. Suddenly, the coyote presents it broad side to the farmer and he squeezes the trigger, dropping the coyote dead. The sheep has a "WTF just happened" moment, but quickly runs off to safety.

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Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter