Broadside
Hold on the back line of the near front leg, just below halfway up the body. The chest is small, roughly the size of a tennis ball on a big dog fox.
Quartering and other angles
Quartering, aim through the chest toward the opposite shoulder. Foxes coming to a call often stop at the edge of cover; wait for the stop.
Do not
Do not shoot at a fox in poor light unless you can see the target and backstop clearly. On farmland, the backstop decides the shot.
Where they live and the typical miss
Found across Europe, North America and much of Asia, on farmland, woodland edges and even in towns. The typical miss is high over a small animal at night or at long range.
Lamping and thermal
Most foxes are shot at night. Where the law allows night vision or thermal optics, identify the animal and backstop clearly before shooting.