Here's a compilation of the last couple of weeks focusing on skunks!
In this episode of backyard pest control I'm focusing on a major problem animal in my town... the skunk!. I'm continuing with the low power, ultra quiet / backyard friendly tune of the EDgun Leshiy in .25 with 25gr JSB Kings. I have it shooting 545fps, so about 16ft/lbs. This is about my limit for a clean kill on an animal the size of a skunk... especially given a skunk you DO NOT want to take with a head shot... more on this in a second.
The rest of the kit is: ATN X-Sight 4K Pro 3-14x, Atlas bipod, https://donnyfl.com/collections/ldc/products/m18-x-1-emperor, and Streamlight TLR-1 IR
The skunk plays a positive ecological role... primarily eating grubs. Like most things however, when populations of them become too high, they can become quite the pest. My town has an enormous over population issue. We're not 100% sure why, but some feel it's from mild winters and other climate related factors. All I know for sure is... they are EVERYWHERE!
When I shot my first skunk I took it with a head shot. While it died immediately, it sprayed everywhere. I mean everywhere. My wife was level 10 pissed off. After that I did a little youtube research and found a few videos recommending heart and lung shots on them. They can walk off a bit, but usually don't make it more than 5-25ft before they collapse and die. Right when they die they can let out a little spray, but it's usually pretty small amount. In the video below only 2 did this... the rest were NO SPRAY!
Anyways... here's the action!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNskocm9OHg
Cheers,
Tim
Full Article Here: https://www.edgunleshiy.com/blog/2018/9/23/how-to-kill-skunks-without-them-spraying-with-the-edgun-leshiy/
In this episode of backyard pest control I'm focusing on a major problem animal in my town... the skunk!. I'm continuing with the low power, ultra quiet / backyard friendly tune of the EDgun Leshiy in .25 with 25gr JSB Kings. I have it shooting 545fps, so about 16ft/lbs. This is about my limit for a clean kill on an animal the size of a skunk... especially given a skunk you DO NOT want to take with a head shot... more on this in a second.
The rest of the kit is: ATN X-Sight 4K Pro 3-14x, Atlas bipod, https://donnyfl.com/collections/ldc/products/m18-x-1-emperor, and Streamlight TLR-1 IR
The skunk plays a positive ecological role... primarily eating grubs. Like most things however, when populations of them become too high, they can become quite the pest. My town has an enormous over population issue. We're not 100% sure why, but some feel it's from mild winters and other climate related factors. All I know for sure is... they are EVERYWHERE!
When I shot my first skunk I took it with a head shot. While it died immediately, it sprayed everywhere. I mean everywhere. My wife was level 10 pissed off. After that I did a little youtube research and found a few videos recommending heart and lung shots on them. They can walk off a bit, but usually don't make it more than 5-25ft before they collapse and die. Right when they die they can let out a little spray, but it's usually pretty small amount. In the video below only 2 did this... the rest were NO SPRAY!
Anyways... here's the action!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNskocm9OHg
Cheers,
Tim
Full Article Here: https://www.edgunleshiy.com/blog/2018/9/23/how-to-kill-skunks-without-them-spraying-with-the-edgun-leshiy/
