.22LR should do just fine if you hit them in the head

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Jul 5, 2020
12:32:36pm

Jericho Truly Addicted User

.22LR should do just fine if you hit them in the head

Recommend a Ruger American.

That is, if they are less than 100 yards or so.

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Jericho

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Anyone know how to best get rid of rabbits from your yard? If shooting is your

Von Cougarschnauzer

7/5/20 12:29pm

.22LR should do just fine if you hit them in the head

Jericho

7/5/20 12:32pm

Fox urine

slowhiteguy

7/5/20 12:33pm

Okay, I drank the bottle. Now what?

Ojiisan

7/5/20 12:38pm

Your yard is your urinal. It probably was before but even more so now...

D.T. Survivor

7/5/20 1:35pm

How big is your yard and how close are your neighbors?

IceBlueCoug

7/5/20 12:34pm

You can get subsonic .22 rounds that are only a little louder than a cap gun. .22 is plenty. Or a 20 gauge shotgun

NWCoug

7/5/20 12:35pm

Shotgun might be the better choice (over .22lr) if they are not too far away

Jericho

7/5/20 12:36pm

I agree. A shot gun for rabbits, especially if you are not planning on eating

DJROSS

7/5/20 12:51pm

BM Tim

BlueFrog

7/5/20 12:35pm

We used to shoot them with pellet guns bc they’d kill the saplings. If you have

Betruewhiteandblue

7/5/20 12:43pm

We had about six of them in our neighborhood last summer and everyone thought

RC Vikings

7/5/20 12:44pm

This guy has lots of experience hunting rabbits

byuluvr

7/5/20 12:44pm

They are removing his gun from future cartoons

SouthernBlueBlood

7/5/20 12:58pm

Here are some non shooting options

DJROSS

7/5/20 12:49pm

.410 shotgun works. 22's can ricochet and travel a fair distance afterwards

7/5/20 12:54pm

If you are interested in a more humane option I recommend Havahart traps. They

Backcountry

7/5/20 12:54pm

Yes you do. The buns must die.

7/5/20 12:59pm

What do you use for bait for rabbits? (I'm guessing carrots don't work as well as the old Bugs Bunny cartoons would

dilbert

7/5/20 1:09pm

Lettuce, apples

Backcountry

7/5/20 1:11pm

RE: Anyone know how to best get rid of rabbits from your yard? If shooting is

yahtzee

7/5/20 12:57pm

I have a decades old red rider bb gun. It's lost some spring which makes

Mister P

7/5/20 12:58pm

If you're rural, a .22. If you're suburban, a good pellet gun.

dryflyelk

7/5/20 1:04pm

A Gamo .22 subsonic air rifle can take car of skunks, raccoons, possums

MaroonCoug

7/5/20 1:26pm

10 ga. 3 1/2 inch shells. That way you are fertilizing at the same time.

Zaphod

7/5/20 1:27pm

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