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The only sure way to kill them .... The Rodenator!
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The only sure way to kill them .... The Rodenator!
No pic, but mr gofer is tonight's dinner for the coyotes. Headshot with iron sights from about 40 feet with my old Rem AirMaster77 (.177 pellet @ 6-700fps)
How much does he charge over face value?I shot the chuck in my yard so many times he got pissed and moved to the neighbors yard. The neighbors a land scalper and has a huge fire wood pile. watched the chuck run right into the pile and haven't seen him sense
I really hate auto correct sometimesHow much does he charge over face value?
A subsonic .22 short or CB cap is a popular choice down south for eliminating vermin in an urban or suburban environment. Why spend a couple hundred extra for a high powered air rifle and scope when the single shot or bolt action .22 rifle that you already own can do the same, or better, for nothing more than the price of a box of lower-powered rimfire ammoAs my late father in law once said to me, "Damn woodchucks can carry a lot of lead." He was right about that. In spite of that I shoot those bastards all the time in my yard with .177 pellet gun. Kill em dead 20% of the time the rest go back down their holes to croak. I don't much care if wood chucks suffer. The shit I plant suffers with them.
A subsonic .22 short or CB cap is a popular choice down south for eliminating vermin in an urban or suburban environment. Why spend a couple hundred extra for a high powered air rifle and scope when the single shot or bolt action .22 rifle that you already own can do the same, or better, for nothing more than the price of a box of lower-powered rimfire ammo
If you need to go bigger.... .50 cal airgun might fit the bill.
.50-Caliber Dragon Slayer air rifle review from Pyramyd Air
But seriously... .22 Colibri Super has been my go to for critters that size.
You need a siberian husky. I watched mine do an epic takedown on a woodchuck that is something I thought I would only see in a nature documentary. The dog was itching to go outside one morning and crying at the door. I didn't see the woodchuck until the dog took off after it. He caught up to it and threw it up in the air with his mouth. On the way down he bit it right in the neck delivering the death blow. It was basically quivering on the ground when it landed. Naturally he laid on the ground with his quivering mass to show me his skills lol. This dog has some amazing hunting skills. He's caught rabbits, moles, mice and even a couple of birds. If the SHTF tomorrow morning I am pretty certain he would survive.
When they croak back down in their holes. How long does the smell last? I clipped one on the first shot with a Gamo .177. The other I hit a few times and he went to his whole and it started smelling a day later . Been a few days now, stanks.As my late father in law once said to me, "Damn woodchucks can carry a lot of lead." He was right about that. In spite of that I shoot those bastards all the time in my yard with .177 pellet gun. Kill em dead 20% of the time the rest go back down their holes to croak. I don't much care if wood chucks suffer. The shit I plant suffers with them.
Ahh... fill in the hole?When they croak back down in their holes. How long does the smell last? I clipped one on the first shot with a Gamo .177. The other I hit a few times and he went to his whole and it started smelling a day later . Been a few days now, stanks.
I used Crossman 1200 fps spring load .177 pellet.. I used redirect rounds great for taking down squirrels, a hawk, couple mange foxes.. just need the headshot! Hit them from 15 ft to a round 40 maybe 50 ftI have a new problem, two large indoor/outdoor cats and a large woodchuck in my backyard. I already paid about $1100.00 this year to repair the damage from a fishercat fight with my 19# 6 year old black cat and I don't want to repeat that. He seems a little cocky and will take most critters on, I said he is big, not smart. The other big guy only keeps other cats off HIS land, he doesn't hunt at all, only fights and chases other cats. My question is will a .177 cal. pellet put a woodchuck down with a head shot? It's supposed to go around 1200 fps, depending on pellet weight. I live on 3/4 of an acre and the people on either side of me don't care if I shoot a pellet gun. I can't use anything else. Does anybody have any experience using .177 pellet rifle at about 30 to 40 yards, max. I can keep 5 shots in about a Quarter sized hole using open sights with a rest. This would be a shot off my deck, sitting using a spring break barrel Gamo. The woodchuck likes to eat windfall small apples by and maybe living under my shed. Thanks in advance - Arlie