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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Fishmasterdan on December 07, 2008, 07:01:38 AM

Title: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: Fishmasterdan on December 07, 2008, 07:01:38 AM: So the coons and possums are getting my chickens.
I have killed a few of them with a .22 but is to loud to shoot in the dark. I have a neighbor that is kinda close and is a *censored*.

What do you think would be a good silent coon killer. These shots are in the dark and inside the chicken house. Any air pistols that can kill a coon??
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: cabin308 on December 07, 2008, 07:25:09 AM: As a kid, the neighborhood had coon and skunk problems and we got one of those catch 'em alive traps. It worked great because when in the trap, a skunk couldn't lift its tail to spray. We would either pop it between the eyes with a 22 CB cap (pretty quiet) or the silent way was drown it in a water filled garbage can. :twocents:
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: LongTatLaw on December 07, 2008, 07:33:17 AM: just get old michelle nelson over there she is a new licensed trapper and would probably love to use her live traps on ur coons

I personally like the taste of coon!

I doubt a bb gun is gonna do the job...just live trap em and shoot em in the morning!
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: SagebrushStalker on December 07, 2008, 09:02:03 AM: You may try some sub-sonic .22 ammo. I shot some of my buddies last weekend and you could hardly tell the thing went off even w/o hearing protection.
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: uncoolperson on December 07, 2008, 09:10:20 AM: Quote from: SagebrushStalker on December 07, 2008, 09:02:03 AM
You may try some sub-sonic .22 ammo. I shot some of my buddies last weekend and you could hardly tell the thing went off even w/o hearing protection.

That's what i have my mom culling the coons with, she can't do traps with her being the crazy cat lady (she'd catch her cats more often then anything else).
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on December 07, 2008, 09:19:58 AM: I have one of those Gamo 1200 fps air rifles to keep them away from my chickens, but it sounds almost as loud as .22. How about a little archery practice? you can screw in a mini-mag light to your stabilizer hole.
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: Fishmasterdan on December 07, 2008, 09:57:30 AM: Cant really trap. There is peacoks and cats running around. I am thinking about getting a compressed air pellet pistol. Cant use a bow in the chicken house not enough room.

Been surfing around and found a few cool pellet pistols but they are spendy.
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: billythekidrock on December 07, 2008, 09:58:33 AM: Quote from: Fishmasterdan on December 07, 2008, 09:57:30 AM
Cant really trap. There is peacoks and cats running around.

? :dunno:?
What about cage traps?
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: RustneckNW on December 07, 2008, 10:25:18 AM: Go to Cabela's.com and look at the RWS pellet pistol. That'll do the trick.
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: Machias on December 07, 2008, 12:03:50 PM: Go to www.snareshop.com and buy a bucket trap kit, runs about $25, then use vanilla wafers, rarely catch any cats, coons love the wafers and the traps are really nice. Peek inside first skunks also love the wafers.
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: Grizzle on December 10, 2008, 05:04:51 PM: .25 Cal Air rifle, 70+ fpe

http://talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5579
http://www.talontunes.com/id20.html

--I forgot to mention - no louder than a mouse fart. Some PCP pistols are easily as loud as a .22lr
Title: Re: Pesky coons and possums
Post by: TONTO on December 13, 2008, 01:02:14 PM: Quote from: SagebrushStalker on December 07, 2008, 09:02:03 AM
You may try some sub-sonic .22 ammo. I shot some of my buddies last weekend and you could hardly tell the thing went off even w/o hearing protection.

You cap your buddies behind the ear?