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Dawgdad Super Member
Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 1065 Location: On the Prairie
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:27 am Post subject: I went coyote hunting but came back with this! |
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I had been having a problem with some coyotes not responding to my calls and hanging up about 450 yards in a waterway. While I can put the bullet on the fur from that range the 55 grain .223 would not deliver a clean kill so I grabbed the 30-06 with 110 V-max load and went out to snipe the educated crew.
Instead of the coyotes, I had this pretty guy bark at me from 250 yards...
My first Fox!
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8314 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:08 am Post subject: Re: I went coyote hunting but came back with this! |
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Dawgdad, nice hunt! Do you use the pelts?
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Ominivision1 Super Member
Joined: Sep 20, 2010 Posts: 2984 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: I went coyote hunting but came back with this! |
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Dawgdad, I've been thinking of trying the 110gr V-max, you have just answered my question. Good hunting btw as we have lots of foxes and yotes here in ia.
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wiersy111 Super Member
Joined: May 13, 2009 Posts: 2376 Location: Central Minnesota
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: I went coyote hunting but came back with this! |
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Nice little fella. How much damage was there?
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chambered221 Super Member
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: I went coyote hunting but came back with this! |
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I'm betting there isn't as much damage as everyone's thinking !!!
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wiersy111 Super Member
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: I went coyote hunting but came back with this! |
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That's what I'm thinking to. I haven't decided on a varmint gun yet so I'm still stuck with my deer calibers. But haven't gotten a shot yet.
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Dawgdad Super Member
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: I went coyote hunting but came back with this! |
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The 110 V-max was way more than enough for this fox but the exit wound is sewable. I will tan this hide and make a wall hannging out of it. the damage was limited to a horizontal tear about 3" long. no lungs or heart inside the rib cage and two ribs misssing on the off side.
I use a Maximum load of IMR 4064 and get about 3400 fps from the 110 V-max in my Winchester Model 70.
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