Hey,
Some kind of critter has been digging up our lawn at night for a few weeks. Applying red pepper flakes to the latest area it hit just sends it to a new area of the lawn. We have a lot of lawn.
I think he's digging to get at grubs and/or earthworms.
Anyway, I sat up last night and around 2am, he made an appearance. It was a mid-size possum. I've given it enough chances to go somewhere else. But he won't. And last night, he was digging just outside our front door.
Therefore, he must die.
Rather than spend $40 - $50 for a catch and release trap or using poison which will result in a prolonged and painful death for the animal, I've decided to spend a few cents on some ammo.
I'm in the city, so I have to be quiet. The plan is to put out some cat food, and take a roughly 10yd shot at it using a Ruger 10/22 and a Remington Cbeee .22 round.
This ammo is a 33gr hollow point that will hit it at a around 740 fps at that distance. Ideally, I'll put the shot just behind and a little below a front leg (heart, lungs) or a little below an ear (brain).
The heart/lung shot is my preference. Possums have tiny brains. If they didn't, this one would have left by now.
From what I read, these are the best one shot kill locations for a possum (or a rat, squirrel, raccoon, etc).
I know I can make the shot. I just took a shot at the same distance and it was on the money.
My only concern is, will the Remington CBeee have the juice to get the job done? Again, it's a 33gr, hollow point and will be traveling about 740 fps.
And, even if it's not a quick kill, I'm going to have a shovel handy and will decapitate it with point of the shovel blade.
I've been thinking about this all day, and it's the best plan I can come up with.
So, what do you say? Will this work?
And if you have a better idea, please tell me.
Thanks.
Some kind of critter has been digging up our lawn at night for a few weeks. Applying red pepper flakes to the latest area it hit just sends it to a new area of the lawn. We have a lot of lawn.
I think he's digging to get at grubs and/or earthworms.
Anyway, I sat up last night and around 2am, he made an appearance. It was a mid-size possum. I've given it enough chances to go somewhere else. But he won't. And last night, he was digging just outside our front door.
Therefore, he must die.
Rather than spend $40 - $50 for a catch and release trap or using poison which will result in a prolonged and painful death for the animal, I've decided to spend a few cents on some ammo.
I'm in the city, so I have to be quiet. The plan is to put out some cat food, and take a roughly 10yd shot at it using a Ruger 10/22 and a Remington Cbeee .22 round.
This ammo is a 33gr hollow point that will hit it at a around 740 fps at that distance. Ideally, I'll put the shot just behind and a little below a front leg (heart, lungs) or a little below an ear (brain).
The heart/lung shot is my preference. Possums have tiny brains. If they didn't, this one would have left by now.
From what I read, these are the best one shot kill locations for a possum (or a rat, squirrel, raccoon, etc).
I know I can make the shot. I just took a shot at the same distance and it was on the money.
My only concern is, will the Remington CBeee have the juice to get the job done? Again, it's a 33gr, hollow point and will be traveling about 740 fps.
And, even if it's not a quick kill, I'm going to have a shovel handy and will decapitate it with point of the shovel blade.
I've been thinking about this all day, and it's the best plan I can come up with.
So, what do you say? Will this work?
And if you have a better idea, please tell me.
Thanks.
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CB caps can be iffy, I've had them bounce off squirrels & penetrate a "more than ample backstop" THEN my garage door. 
If you go the CB cap route, don't fire more than once.
