My son got permission for a patch of woods on the NC/SC border. It's right next to a horse pasture and the only stipulation is he doesn't use a loud rifle. We have a .22 WMR and that is legal in NC. I told him to just use that and aim for high neck shots. Is that ok or is the 22 mag head shots only for deer?
I've killed about a dozen with the .22 mag.. Always used the Winchester 40 gr. HP and kept the range under 75 yards. Most were under 50. Head shots always dropped instantly and most of the bullets went completely through the head. Lung shot 3 of them and of course they all ran but not as far as I thought they might. One only went 40 yards before it fell, one about 60 and one 75. In each case there was a nickel sized hole through both lungs. Found two of the bullets just under the hide on the offside ribcage and they were picture perfect mushrooms.
