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Wouldn't a shotgun loaded with buckshot do for a fox? (I've only ever shot at inanimate objects....)
Why not just use a rifle then? Buckshot (as in heavy gauge shot) isn't good for anything you'd want to eat as it would just mince it, plus you'd still have to get closer than you would with a rifle, which is tricky because rural foxes are quite wary. If you're out rough shooting and came across a fox, even if you wanted to shoot it and were allowed to do so, the shot you'd have loaded for rabbit or pigeon would be too light to be sure of killing a fox. Plus shotguns are a bit less certain than rifles at range, because the shot always has a variable pattern.
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Well aye; but if you're a farmer out rough shooting and worried about foxes on your land how much extra faff is it to stick a couple of buckshot cartridges in your pockets?
And is thundering about the countryside with 30 horses at a time actually a better pest control method (hunting advocates always make a big deal about how the noble fox often gets away...)? Because if not, the argument against drag hunting seems to be 'fuck you, we like tearing animals apart like we always did'.
Thrustvector
Fair enough; but is it then just a matter of tribal​ politics that means they can't just accept thundering about the countryside without the killing at the end of it?
Wouldn't a shotgun loaded with buckshot do for a fox? (I've only ever shot at inanimate objects....)