cougar1717
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I cant seem to get very close to them as its public land so they are very spooked. Its also part of the Appalachian mountains so I generally sit on a hillside and pluck them off kind of far. Now, when I'm home we tree them with a dog and generally shoot 30yards. Hill country I've found is a little hard to stalk effectively.
A HP isn't absolutely necessary for the application, but accurate ammo is. OP had asked about CCI's "quiet" offerings. They do have a purpose in terms of being used in short distances while not alerting neighbors with a loud report. It's just that most people do not have a rifle that handles 710fps with reasonable accuracy beyond about 25 yards. Additionally, I like the idea of the segmented 22LR, but my results have hovered in the 1.5" at 50yds range.
If you're looking for something to try, I would try a 50rd box of a quality subsonic hollowpoint - whether that is RWS Subsonic HP or Eley subsonic hollow (Lapua doesn't make SK subsonic anymore). If one of those do better than CCI SV, then great. If you end up liking the CCI SV better, then at least you know.
As for richochets through the treetops, that is definitely a "know your target and what is beyond it" situation that takes wisdom beyond forum wonks like me.