I' m an avid dog hunter, we sell about 200-250 pelts annually, and usually end up with at least 50-80 that my uncle takes as his share after a night of us all hunting together. Night time is the only time they run basically, so dogs won' t find them during the day (you know, the whole nocturnal thing), I' ve always found day calling to be a waste of time. I use Marlin model 60 .22lr' s in CCI Minimags, they' re great rounds, with them, HCF is wrong, you don' t have to have a head shot. Head shots are the norm, but sometimes can leave your coon up in the tree (die too quickly), chest shots work well with the minimags though, depending if we want them dead when they hit the ground, or just a little fight, heart shots usually give about a 30sec or less fight, sometimes they' re dead before they reach the ground (sometimes hitting the ground does them in too), but I' ve never had a heart shot coon die as he sat in the tree. We' ll sometimes ' leave a little fight in them' to keep the dogs interested, head shots either leave them in the tree, or dead as soon as they reach the ground, so the dogs don' t really get to have as much fun as they' d like. I also use other arms, a Ruger MKII and a Cricket single shot, both for ease of carry, occasionally others, but the marlin mod 60' s have been the best bet for everyone I' ve hunted with.