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bamaranger · December 1, 2011, 08:14 PM

I've shot plenty...and I keep score..........current tally...212!!!

Shot them with a wide variety of guns, even a couple with my bow and field points, not recommended, they run off w/ your arrow!

A .22 will normally sail right through one, and that's what I have used on most of them. They are destructive pests on lawns, golf courses, etc.

I read long ago about the leprosy business and typically don't handle them.
By morning, the coyotes drag most of them off.

I peppered one with a load of #8 shot from a .410 at 20 yds or so (my normal snake/pest gun) and it ran off, so I and switched to the .22.

My big golden retriever "Bama" used to kill them outright, but alas, the old dog is gone now.

Hey, any excuse for a new rifle. If the neighborhood can stand the noise why not a .223???!?

Shoot them with your bow and they might run off with your arrow!

December 1, 2011, 08:14 PM	#17
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,308	not bulletproof I've shot plenty...and I keep score..........current tally...212!!! Shot them with a wide variety of guns, even a couple with my bow and field points, not recommended, they run off w/ your arrow! A .22 will normally sail right through one, and that's what I have used on most of them. They are destructive pests on lawns, golf courses, etc. I read long ago about the leprosy business and typically don't handle them. By morning, the coyotes drag most of them off. I peppered one with a load of #8 shot from a .410 at 20 yds or so (my normal snake/pest gun) and it ran off, so I and switched to the .22. My big golden retriever "Bama" used to kill them outright, but alas, the old dog is gone now. Hey, any excuse for a new rifle. If the neighborhood can stand the noise why not a .223???!? Shoot them with your bow and they might run off with your arrow!