How hard is it to kill a skunk!?!? *UPDATE: HE'S DEAD*
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Yes it is too much to expect if you haven't patterned the gun or sighted it in at that distance.sxyglock17 said:
Large buckshot often leaves holes in the pattern large enough to not deliver a solid hit to a small varmint. I use #4 Buck and keep distances short.
Skunks aren't hard to kill. They are hard to hit with any gun that you haven't sighted in properly or if you are using shot that leaves gaps in the pattern large enough for them to sneak through.
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Skunks? Easy to kill. Out here we usually have one per week... .22 CB's are the round of choice, head-shots at 25m . If a CB will do it, theres no reason a standard vel. .22 LR wouldn't.
I conducted some tests patterning a cylinder 12ga. At 25yds I was amazed that the pattern would not even suffice for a deer.... and I shot 00 buck.
#4 buck or BBs are the biggest one I'd use, but I think any #2 and #4 would be better.
Still not sure why you didn't use the 22LR, since it's a semi and you can put 4-5 shots in the head area before she skunk knows what's happining.
#4 buck or BBs are the biggest one I'd use, but I think any #2 and #4 would be better.
Still not sure why you didn't use the 22LR, since it's a semi and you can put 4-5 shots in the head area before she skunk knows what's happining.
Well, I tried to go out and buy a dedicated skunk killing setup:
Savage .17HMR, 5 shot bolt action, Stainless bull barrel, free float, thumb hole stock, with a silver Bushnell 3200 3-9x40 scope with lit reticle.
But, the transfer was kicked to the province. So, guess it'll be the trusty Walther G22 for tonight.
-Jamie M.
Savage .17HMR, 5 shot bolt action, Stainless bull barrel, free float, thumb hole stock, with a silver Bushnell 3200 3-9x40 scope with lit reticle.
But, the transfer was kicked to the province. So, guess it'll be the trusty Walther G22 for tonight.
-Jamie M.
I can guarantee that trapping a skunk and disposing elsewhere is by far the best option. Blasting away after dark with a high capacity, tactical, a 12ga sounds a bit Darwinian to me, plus there's the smell factor left to deal with. 
My family home was a mink farm in close proximity to a small town, so we saw no end of those B&W critters. Instead of shooting them on the farm site, my father trapped them with a HAVEaHEART live trap and shot them (with a 22LR) elsewhere. Trick is to cover the trap with a burlap bag so the skunk does not spray.
Of course, you could always empty the mag of your high capacity, ninja shotty while the poor critter is confined in the trap, pretty much guaranteeing a confirmed kill, and giving the opportunity for pics of the trophy (instead of the shotgun).
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My family home was a mink farm in close proximity to a small town, so we saw no end of those B&W critters. Instead of shooting them on the farm site, my father trapped them with a HAVEaHEART live trap and shot them (with a 22LR) elsewhere. Trick is to cover the trap with a burlap bag so the skunk does not spray.
Of course, you could always empty the mag of your high capacity, ninja shotty while the poor critter is confined in the trap, pretty much guaranteeing a confirmed kill, and giving the opportunity for pics of the trophy (instead of the shotgun).
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