I shot two racoons and one yote (missed the other) at three different occasions in the last 2 years with my 10ga. 20" Aya SxS with #4 buckshot. I keep this gun close at hand in my TV room and when I heard disturbances in the chicken coop and deck , on went the flood lights and Ker BOOM!
The 54 #4 buck pellets nailed a yote digging under chicken fence at 100feet and the second barrel went after it's partner streaking away! The cylinder bores shoot about 30" + patterns at that range that are hard to get thru
The racoons were on my deck in two separate instances. One was a big 30 pounder. Now I KNOW bullets don't push things back BUT I sware the 10ga tossed these critters back 6-8 feet with a full blast of 54 #4 pellets at 30-40 feet!