How to deal with raccoons.

[Nyfarmer30802]

I understand... lol im the one to start the thread... just wanted to see what everybody does.

 

[Eps32]

and A .25 cal pcp could easily take down a bobcat at 100 yrds.. I've seen it take down deer at fifty yrds...buts yes shot placement is crucial but the .25 cal is very forgiving. It is not even coming close to stretching its limits. it takes down everything from hogs to deer to coyotes 100ft...is nothing for the .25 it is only 33 yrds. I can shoot groups at 100 yrds not feet. 

I full grown male hog can take a 12 gauge shot the have a plate of armor if you don't know what your doing you can get severely injured I'm just saying I wouldn't be trying to take down any hogs with a air gun

 

[Howard E]

Air rifle and hogs? Sure it will........you just need a bigger BB gun!

http://quackenbushairguns.com/

Little known factoid.......Lewis and Clark carried an air rifle on their trip out west.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_air_rifle

I didn't realize the intent of the OP's original question about "dealing with raccoons" was how to dispatch them. Back when I used to join the neighbors on the Friday night coon hunts, all we ever used used was a single shot .22 rifle, with 4X scope, with shorts. I could take out most of them with a single shot to the head.......even from the highest sycamore. There was one BIG bad boy however, that required 10 shots to bring him down to the ground where he proceeded to whip 3 coon hounds before turning on us. I clubbed him to death with the butt of a 5 D cell flashlight. He was chewing on my boot at the time. He was ******!

No need to get fancy with weapons to kill trapped coons. Would require nothing more than a pink Crickett shooting shorts and maybe even CB caps.........

https://www.crickett.com/crickett_22_LR.php

Use Duke DP's or better still and easier to set, Coon Daggers.

http://suddenvalleysupply.com/shop/coon-dagger-dog-proof-trap/

Having said all that, I still say a tight coop and an electric fence is a better method of dealing with coons than trapping and shooting them. To give a parallel, my folks use "trap and shoot" to protect their sweet corn and despite trapping and shooting somewhere around 10 coons last year, they still lost half their crop. I used electric fence, didn't kill any coons and didn't loose any. Likewise, I've not lost any birds to coons (or any other predator) and I've not killed any either. Just saying.

 

[Nyfarmer30802]

I full grown male hog can take a 12 gauge shot the have a plate of armor if you don't know what your doing you can get severely injured I'm just saying I wouldn't be trying to take down any hogs with a air gun

Look up videos of benjamin marauder .25 cal hunting hogs.

 

[Nyfarmer30802]

Air rifle and hogs? Sure it will........you just need a bigger BB gun!

http://quackenbushairguns.com/

Little known factoid.......Lewis and Clark carried an air rifle on their trip out west.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_air_rifle

I didn't realize the intent of the OP's original question about "dealing with raccoons" was how to dispatch them. Back when I used to join the neighbors on the Friday night coon hunts, all we ever used used was a single shot .22 rifle, with 4X scope, with shorts. I could take out most of them with a single shot to the head.......even from the highest sycamore. There was one BIG bad boy however, that required 10 shots to bring him down to the ground where he proceeded to whip 3 coon hounds before turning on us. I clubbed him to death with the butt of a 5 D cell flashlight. He was chewing on my boot at the time. He was ******!

No need to get fancy with weapons to kill trapped coons. Would require nothing more than a pink Crickett shooting shorts and maybe even CB caps.........

https://www.crickett.com/crickett_22_LR.php

Use Duke DP's or better still and easier to set, Coon Daggers.

http://suddenvalleysupply.com/shop/coon-dagger-dog-proof-trap/

Having said all that, I still say a tight coop and an electric fence is a better method of dealing with coons than trapping and shooting them. To give a parallel, my folks use "trap and shoot" to protect their sweet corn and despite trapping and shooting somewhere around 10 coons last year, they still lost half their crop. I used electric fence, didn't kill any coons and didn't loose any. Likewise, I've not lost any birds to coons (or any other predator) and I've not killed any either. Just saying.

of course a .22 would be easiest but where i live you can't dispatch of a rifle of any kind and you can't really do much unless at range or hunting. it may be fancy but not impractical.

 

[Nyfarmer30802]

and the hog gets shot between the eyes.

 

[Eps32]

Look up videos of benjamin marauder .25 cal hunting hogs.

Yes it can be done my point is I hunt a lot and someone inexperienced should not be hunting hog with a air gun have you ever had a 250lb male hog charging straight for you there aggresive especially when there's baby's good luck shooting it between the eyes with it charging you and your adrenaline running rapid I'm just saying giving advice to someone who is obviously inexperienced with a gun that a air rifle can take out hogs is just not a good idea just my two cents

 

[Nyfarmer30802]

how do you know i'm inexperienced No I have never killed a hog i'm saying people underestimate air rifles and how powerful a pcp is... like I said look up vids on that and the guys shoot right at its head and it is down right there. And I've been hunting all my life... so i am not inexperienced. I've also shot guns and bows all my life buddy. so I am not inexperienced. just sayin. wasn't trying to start an argument.

 

[itsasmallfarm]

Yes it can be done my point is I hunt a lot and someone inexperienced should not be hunting hog with a air gun have you ever had a 250lb male hog charging straight for you there aggresive especially when there's baby's good luck shooting it between the eyes with it charging you and your adrenaline running rapid I'm just saying giving advice to someone who is obviously inexperienced with a gun that a air rifle can take out hogs is just not a good idea just my two cents

there is a special hog shot for shot guns well 12 ga that is for hog hunting its pretty much 2 or 3 steel balls that is pretty much buck shot but great for a charging pig i have heard (its only good to up to 40 yards) but am with you i would never use a air rifle for hogs, maybe a .22lr for the little ones (don't want to destroy the meat)

 

[itsasmallfarm]

if it is 495 fps is a little slow like i said it is not speed that kills but what you want is about 900-1000 fps but the biggest thing is foot pounds of energy 4.7 lbs is kind of small but point blank it may work... but also if it is point blank it is at a lower energy the kinetic energy is greater when shot at further distances when you shoot point blank its coming out of the muzzle fast but has little energy...hope that helps. I recommend the marauder pistol in .22 cal its a pcp you could get for 300-400.$...

i live in Canada so the laws are strict for high powered air guns, as far as i know its illegal to hunt with a high powered air rifle in my province, but one under 500 fps and 4.7 or 4.2 pounds of energy are welcome to use on rabbits and other small game (such as upland game birds, weasels etc..) but we phoned the DNR and they said just don't shoot coyotes with them as there to weak and don't want to injury one, but go ahead with rabbits he said lol.