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Old 09-16-2017, 09:53 AM
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MudderChuck
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I shoot many Fox with .308 deer loads, Core Lokt bullets. Mid chest just behind the shoulders (lungs), the vast majority are hole in, hole out, very little damage. I avoid areas with a lot of bone, shoulder, head ect. Neck or lungs is your best bet.

Gut shots are to be avoided, they usually make a grizzly mess. A head on shot may also explode the guts.

Smaller animals I use a shotgun, with rifles they tend to explode.
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