-Fox killed, but Which caliber?
 

Can you guess the caliber and bullet used on this fox?

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Whatever it is wasted a good fox. Tell us what caliber it was.

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I agree that is a waste to bad it wasn't shot with something smaller.

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.308?

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308 is close...

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Maybe a .416 mag

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300 win mag

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wow...I will say 7mm and you may be a little overgunned for fox...or maybe whoever shot that thing should fight the urge to blast anything that walks...lol

Frankie

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7mm-08

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.243

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300.mag? I was also thinking 7mm 08, but thats taken[8D]

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30-06?

Wasted fox is right no matter what the caliber was.

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I said a 7mm-08 but I will now change that to a 7mm-08 at 2 yards with a ballistic tip. Thats gonna leave a mark.

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22-250, I know your all gonna say no way, But I seen 22-250's put pretty big holes in smaller game like a 15lb fox.

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Ok, here's the answer...
Trusty old 30-06 and Norma Alaska 180gr, the fox was shot at 130 yards- need I say he died;)

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what a waste, its not like fox are a dime a dozen. Well at least here in minnesota there isnt an over abundanceand its a treat to come up upon one in my traps. what was the point in that, shoot a nice looking foxjust for ****s and giggles. sorry to be the fun police, but this is a stupid post

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Wow!!!! your cool. Go back to Jr. High now. :eek:

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I would have said a .223, you may think im crazy but i was with a guy once that shot a fox with a .223 and he must have hit it weird or somethin becuase it did that same thing.

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I was going to say 12 gauge at close range.

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So, is 223 pretty much the caliber to use when fox hunting? I'm new to the hunting scene and definitely want to avoid doing that to a fox.

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Who cares....

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Dont know what your problem is, as far as I know 30.06 is one of the best allround calibers to use. I was not going to eat the fox :eek:

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best all around for big game maybe but i would never use it on any small game i was planning on getting fur from...like the fox. if ur gonna kill something u might as well use its resources.

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You post up a picture of a fox with a huge hole in it. 99% of people that harvest fox use their pelts or sell them. The only reason you posted was to BRAG.

Maybe next time you blow a critter in half you can post up, I shot this critter and I was wondering what a better choice of a cartridge to use so I don't totally wreck the pelt.

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Sorry if I offended you, It was not my intention to "brag".The reason why I posted the picture was beacuse I have never experienced this impact on other foxes I've killed using my 30.06 and norma alaska. Usually the bullet just goes right through the fox and leave nothing but a small hole. I assume that if you wanna keep the pelt you could use a smaller caliber, but I do not own any smaller calibers, only bigger. Here in sweden the fox is considered as a serious predator and they prey on pretty much all smaller animals they can get, such asroedeer fawns, forest birds, rabbits. Not many swedish hunters will take the pelt from a fox (or another predator) other than perhaps bear. The reason: Pelt prices is very bad...

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here we go...

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Fox are a very tough animal to judge what to shoot with because they are fast running, light skinned, and once you take the fur hes not a great deal bigger than a jack rabbit. ive seen numerous fox that were shot with every intention of beeing skinned and sold and they were killed by a 22-250 and had great big wholes in them, then again youve just got to break out the needle and thread. in my opinion as long as they arent 'hot' reloads any thing from a 220 swift to a 17 will get the job done.

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i will have to guess a 7mm or a .308

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Wow is all I can say,