I'm a small-time chicken farmer and occasionally I have to manage run-ins with the local predators i.e. fox, coons, hawks, etc.

A new fox showed up a few weeks ago and has taken two chickens since. I set up a foxpro caller I borrowed from a friend and got the fox to come in and missed with my .22. (about 50 yard shot with open sights).

I then set up in my ladder stand with the caller a couple nights later. I got him to come in again and as soon as he noticed the caller, he split.

He stopped at about 40 yards and looked back. I thought it was a game-time decision and risked him taking off again not giving me a closer shot so I stood up, aimed and shot at him with my 12 gauge using six shot. He flinched and then ran off.

It's hard to tell if I mortally wounded him or not. I would have liked to have dropped him, but that wasn't the case.

I know I need to get a scope for my .22 and get it sighted in. I prefer to use that since it is lower profile.