Anyone Do Small Game Airgun Hunting?
12-12-2005, 11:21 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: a van down by the river
Posts: 8,939
RE: Anyone Do Small Game Airgun Hunting?
Not much anymore, but I did in my younger years. I always went down to the corrals and shot cowbirds and sparrows. Every now and then a squirrel, rabbit, or possum would find itself on the receiving end. I had a cow dog that spent many years following me through the woods and treeing critters. I would go out every day after school, and all day on weekends.
I still like to shoot them every now and then, just because they are quite and cheap to shoot. In fact, I got a squirrel Thanksgiving weekend.
I still like to shoot them every now and then, just because they are quite and cheap to shoot. In fact, I got a squirrel Thanksgiving weekend.
12-13-2005, 10:58 AM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Paoli PA
Posts: 898
RE: Anyone Do Small Game Airgun Hunting?
i have killed like 40 squirrels in my backyard with my .177 gamo pellet gun......this is over prob 4 years or so but when i was home for school, i would kill at least one or two per day.....my furthest kill with the pellet gun was 58 yards on a squirrel and my two roomates saw it!
12-13-2005, 05:07 PM
#5
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WI
Posts: 806
RE: Anyone Do Small Game Airgun Hunting?
i've shot squirrels with my pellet gun. along with a chipmunk or two, some moles, and a few birds. my gun is reletivly slow, shoots 640fps, but it was still able to do the job on squirrels. i used hollow points and had 'em traveling straight through squirrels heads. instant kills from about 25 yards off of trees. moles are fun to shoot with my gun to. i'll take it out and scan some brushy area waiting for one to come out and feast on some grass. once one does i use my open sites to nail 'em. they're hard to hit at 20 yards with open sights lemme tell ya. i have made some nice head shots on them though.
if your new to using airguns for small game then drop me a PM, i might be able to give ya some helpful hints. otherwise i'll see ya around the forums thunter
if your new to using airguns for small game then drop me a PM, i might be able to give ya some helpful hints. otherwise i'll see ya around the forums thunter
12-15-2005, 09:29 PM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2005
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Posts: 118
RE: Anyone Do Small Game Airgun Hunting?
.177, 1200 fps, and a 3x9 scope with either pointed field pellets or wad cutters. I hunt for raccoon and squirrel and the pellets leave much smaller holes in the fur than a .22 or .17 and I've got mine sighted in for 75 yards. but dont let people bum you out about it I've had lots of people make fun of me for hunting with a air gun but whos hides have smaller holes in them and whos gun has less muzzle blast?
12-23-2005, 06:33 PM
#8
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Posts: 175
RE: Anyone Do Small Game Airgun Hunting?
I dont really do any serious small game hunting with my pellet gun, but i try to go out every weekend with my .177 cal crosman 1760 and plink around. Even though i dont often hunt withthe gun, but when i have ive taken half dozen squirells and 1 rabbit in the past few years.
12-25-2005, 10:02 PM
#9
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Posts: 157
RE: Anyone Do Small Game Airgun Hunting?
.20 cal. pellet gun, sweet gun my first gun ever. dont know much about fps or anything cuz my dad got it at a turkey shoot. but i shot clean through a heavy duty plastic coffee maker at 75 yards. pretty nice gun. havent killed anything with it though, maybe i will get a squirrel with it next weekend when i go hunting
01-02-2006, 02:08 PM
#10
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 6
RE: Anyone Do Small Game Airgun Hunting?
Yeah i've been thinking about starting to do some airgun hunting since here in MD you can't use rifle where i am. Anyone in MD thats into it please send me a IM or shoot me an e-mail if you want to meet up. Like I need another reason to get in the woods! LOL