So in the last 2 weeks I have used my airguns for pest control. These little buggers are hard to kill.
I have 2 dogs one of which has hunting bloodlust. I have had to pick up dead ground hogs from the yard and deal with my dog getting bit in the fight. So now I kill on sight when they are in the yard or garage.
I have a junk car that was home to two critters that were dispatched this morning using the Beeman pistol. It was under powered at close range.
I Put 2 in the ear and they were down but breathing shallow still alive. I gave it 3 minutes or so and shot again to check for death.
At this point the animal defecated on itself so I assumed it was over. I was wrong. The thing wailed and kicked like it was the first shot. They ended up taking about 4 pellets each. They were babies that had built a nest on the engine.
The other encounter earlier this week was when my dog trapped something under an old junk boat in the garage.
This time I used the Benjamin maximus again at close range. It took 5 shots to bring down an adult ground hog.
I was surprised by the lack of power compared to a .22 subsonic which would have killed all 3 instantly. However one major plus is that I live in the city limits and it's illegal to discharge a firearm so the air rifles though under powered are the only option.
So even for pest control hunting rules supplies once you shoot it give it some time don't assume that it's dead verify that it's dead then pick up with plastic bags because it's probably defecated all over itself.
That guy with the ed Leshy YouTube videos has better results
I have 2 dogs one of which has hunting bloodlust. I have had to pick up dead ground hogs from the yard and deal with my dog getting bit in the fight. So now I kill on sight when they are in the yard or garage.
I have a junk car that was home to two critters that were dispatched this morning using the Beeman pistol. It was under powered at close range.
I Put 2 in the ear and they were down but breathing shallow still alive. I gave it 3 minutes or so and shot again to check for death.
At this point the animal defecated on itself so I assumed it was over. I was wrong. The thing wailed and kicked like it was the first shot. They ended up taking about 4 pellets each. They were babies that had built a nest on the engine.
The other encounter earlier this week was when my dog trapped something under an old junk boat in the garage.
This time I used the Benjamin maximus again at close range. It took 5 shots to bring down an adult ground hog.
I was surprised by the lack of power compared to a .22 subsonic which would have killed all 3 instantly. However one major plus is that I live in the city limits and it's illegal to discharge a firearm so the air rifles though under powered are the only option.
So even for pest control hunting rules supplies once you shoot it give it some time don't assume that it's dead verify that it's dead then pick up with plastic bags because it's probably defecated all over itself.
That guy with the ed Leshy YouTube videos has better results
