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skyking3
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Re: Woodchuck elimination
Reply #10 May 2, 2005 2:25 am |
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hmmmmmmmmmmmm....................... mothballs work on a temporary basis.................... human waste keeps them from using that entrance , but the obvious smell ................ they usually have more than 2 tunnel entrances , they have a trap that fits in the tunnel opening with a spike to kill them....................triggered when they come out............ shame its under a porch...............we use kero in the hole to chase them out after its lit...................then shoot them........... pellet rifle only works inside of 20 feet..............and only an eye or ear shot does them in.................dont care who makes the rifle , they're damn near bulletproof everywhere else......................... my 11 yr old likes to shoot them with a paintball gun, scares them away for awhile................... ohhhhhh man.........all this advise makes me look like a serial murderer.............. living in the country is great , but comes with its share of pesky critters......... bill |
ChrisS
 
Appreciate what you have already been blessed with.
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Re: Woodchuck elimination
Reply #11 May 2, 2005 6:23 am |
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I had a horrible groundhog problem in my back yard, they dug holes so big I could and did fall into them. I just smoked them out about two years ago now but still have a lot of damage to fix in the future. I actually had the ground collapse and I fell in up to my waist one day. That was it for me. Smoking worked very well, I bought the "bombs" at a feed store. They should have them at hardware stores also. The problem is it is under her home and the smoke is harmful to us also. If you can find another entrance (and there is somewhere besides under her house) I would smoke them out from there. Shooting would be fun too though lol...... C
Honda 928TA, Ariens 924 STE, Toro single stage S-620, 95 Jeep Wrangler with a 6 foot Fisher Plow, many shovels, one 14 year old boy. Craftsman 01 1000 LTX pimp Gold LT 20hp Briggs OHV V-twin. Tough as it is ugly.
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Marshall
As Long As There Are Tests, There Will Be Prayer In Public Schools. ;- )
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Re: Woodchuck elimination
Reply #15 May 2, 2005 2:25 pm |
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Bill_D
Nice day for a mow!!
Location: Chicago
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Re: Woodchuck elimination
Reply #16 May 2, 2005 2:53 pm |
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A 1,000 FPS pellet rifle will penetrate anywhere on that animal. I know that 1st hand. If you dial in a scope properly and use a stand to shoot off of, there is NO reason you should not be able to hit it in the head, or chest and kill it w/ one shot. Again a high velocity pellet rifle will achieve this. Personally i dont mess w/ my pellet rifle to often, and would opt for a .22 rifle instead. If neighbors are a concern you can even use the CB caps in the 22 rifle for a totally silent kill. The .22 slug goes about 850 fps out of a CB bullet, which is enough punch to penetrate. A CB .22 slug will consistently go through a 1" thick pine board. As far as range, practice a little 1st. I consider my self an average shot, but can hit say a raccoon in the eye from 50 yards out w/ either my pellet rifle or CB load .22. W/ a regular long rifle high velocity .22 could probably hit at 100 yards out. Move up the scale in my rifle and scope collection, and I could probably do the same w/ a 30 * 6 at about 250 yards on a calm day. In theory if you calculate the drop off of a bullet as it travels, and calculate windage correctly you can pin point shoot at over a mile out.
This message was modified May 2, 2005 by Bill_D
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</p><p>Need I say more? 
</p><p>(Sorry Kevin...not helpful, but I couldn't resist...
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