outdoorsmen1 Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 i plan on hunting foxes a lot this winter, i have 1 picture of a coyote but have never seen it. so i plan on hunting just foxes? any suggestions? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Re: best gun for foxes? Depends on a few things. Are you going to be taking the hides, or just killing them as a varmint? We used to use a mag load of #4's out of a 12 gauge when we called them in at night. Out in the open, a .22 mag or .17 hmr would probably do the trick, anything bigger than that will certainly kill, but also tear up the hide I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Re: best gun for foxes? Im with Tominator on the .22mag. Range isnt bad a plenty of punch for fox without a big hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTrophyHunter Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Re: best gun for foxes? 22mag, 17HMR, 204, 223. anything but three gallons of gas and a box of matches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Re: best gun for foxes? You can't go wrong with a .17hmr. You can get a bull barrel marlin or savage for under $200. They are incredibly fun to shoot, will group under an inch at 100 yards, and will take down a fox way past that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest littlered Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Re: best gun for foxes? i recently took two foxes in one day with my savage .17 HMR at 150 yards and at 60 yards, the longest shot went through the chest cavity and exploded on the inside of him, the closer of the two i shot in one eye and out the other, it was pretty awesome. i would defiently buy the savage .17 hmr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Re: best gun for foxes? Daytime hunting: Take your pick of the above mentioned rifles. Night time hunting: 10 ga. or 12 ga. shotgun choked full or tighter with #2 shot. #4's will suffice......#2's rule...especially past 30 yards or in case Mr. Coyote shows up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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