I need a air rifle that will disbatch coons and skunks from point blank range

Question

i catch coons and skunks in my havahart trap and i need a way to kill them inside the trap i would just use a 22 but i have bad naibors do you think a air rifle will work even if i have to shoot them twice .and if you have any recomendation like what caliber i should get and what gun i should get please let me no thank you.o also i have a woodchuck probolem but they are smart and wont get in the trap will a airgun kill them to

Answer 1

well sorry but shaking will just make them mad ,if you cant shoot a .22 and most air rifles that would do that job are very pricey. my suggestion is that you find a small pond or creek and dround them while in the trap . this is how i kill skunks without getting sprayed. coons wont spray but it will be easy and is perfectly legal to do

Answer 2

I think your best bet is the 22 .... or you could pick the trap up and shake the p**s out of it.... that would be kinda fun.. then let them go, they wont come back because they'll be liike "I dont want that kid to shake the p**s out of me again when I get stuck in that trap"

Answer 3

.22 caliber RWS 350 Magnum

http://www.pyramydair.com/p/rws-35-magnu...

.22 Caliber Walther Falcon Hunter

http://www.pyramydair.com/p/walther-falc...

Answer 4

I don't mean to be to brutal but just disbatch of them with a knife.

Answer 5

Your bow would work fine but use a blunt (or broad head) and shoot them from close through the head. (Although illegal you can easily make a suppressor for the .22.)

Answer 6

i just bought a nice air rifle that (with the right bullets) shoot as fast as a 22. its a gamo whisper, with a silencer. it cost 250.00 very good for the money and will kill an animal like a coon at 20 yards away

Answer 7

At almost all Wal-Marts they sell a

Crosman Storm XT .177 cal. Break-Barrel pellet gun. They arent high quality but the should get the job done. Its $99.99

If you want quality, cool lookes, and POWER. Look at Gamo airguns. (Gamousa.com) Wal-mart might have one or you could just order it with a credit card. OR special order it at Wal-Mart.

(Any sporting goods store will work.)

Just go to Wal-mart or a sporting goods store and have a look.

Answer 8

I think if you use a 1000 or 1200 fps air gun, it would probably do the trick. Since you already have the bow, you could use that.

Here's a bit of advice (that I learned the hard way) about killing skunks. DON'T kill them at "point blank" range. They have a nasty habit of releasing their spray at the time of their death, and it will take you several showers to get rid of the smell.

Answer 9

(Q1. i need a air rifle that will disbatch coons and skunks from point blank range

(A1. You'll want to spend the money to get a .22 caliber (or larger) airgun capable of firing its pellet at 800-900 fps. Gamo, RWS, Daisy (I think) and Crossman (I think) all make guns capable of doing this.

(Q2. i also could use my 45 pound compound bow to kill them to you think that would work

(A2. Your bow is powerful enough to hunt deer with. I'm sure it would work on smaller animals.