RuralRifleGuy
Active Member
So I have a fox that decided to sit in my neighbors field yesterday 5 feet from the property line, run off after I got out of the car, and then 10 minutes later came strolling out from behind my shed and into my backyard. I have a furbearer permit and 15 days left in the season for Queen Anne's county. I am thinking if it comes back into my backyard within the season and on any day other than Sunday that it won't be leaving again.
Will a 36gr copper plated hollow point be adequate? It's the only small caliber round I have that isn't likely to damage the fur up close. The fox was maybe 20 yards from the back door of my house in the second photo.
The only other rifle cartridges I have that meet furbearer hunting requirements are 22LR 40gr LRN, 38SPC 158gr LRN, 357Mag 158gr JHP, 6.5CM 95gr Hornady V-Max, and some untested 110gr controlled chaos for 300 blackout/HAMR. For pistols I have 9mm and 40S&W HSTs, but would prefer to save them for a 2 legged threat.
The 38/357 is a single shot rifle which makes a follow up shot slow, the 6.5CM has a 6-24x50 scope which makes up close shots difficult, and the 300's are untested handloads that I need to go test anyway. I'm not sure what the damage to the fur would be with all of those in the 20-30yd range, plus the creedmoor is a pain to find ammo for at the moment. I'm thinking the 22 is the quietest option and I have over 5000 of these hollow points sitting around.
Will a 36gr copper plated hollow point be adequate? It's the only small caliber round I have that isn't likely to damage the fur up close. The fox was maybe 20 yards from the back door of my house in the second photo.
The only other rifle cartridges I have that meet furbearer hunting requirements are 22LR 40gr LRN, 38SPC 158gr LRN, 357Mag 158gr JHP, 6.5CM 95gr Hornady V-Max, and some untested 110gr controlled chaos for 300 blackout/HAMR. For pistols I have 9mm and 40S&W HSTs, but would prefer to save them for a 2 legged threat.
The 38/357 is a single shot rifle which makes a follow up shot slow, the 6.5CM has a 6-24x50 scope which makes up close shots difficult, and the 300's are untested handloads that I need to go test anyway. I'm not sure what the damage to the fur would be with all of those in the 20-30yd range, plus the creedmoor is a pain to find ammo for at the moment. I'm thinking the 22 is the quietest option and I have over 5000 of these hollow points sitting around.