Gettin rid of critters

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It could be a little pricey though, anywhere from 50 to 100 dollars.

Since most critters really don't care about light, a flashlight held in the hand or taped under the barrel of the rifle works quite well. Turn it on to light up said critter, and shoot it.

.22 works fine for possum and coon around here..

Soundguy

Soundguy, I'd like to live trap them--much less of a hassle. Only problem is we have 4 barn cats that would likely wander right into the trap. On the other hand, maybe getting trapped once would teach those cats to stay away from it?? I don't know... anyone have any experience with cats and live traps?

Getting back to shooting them with the 22, I can see the critters (and most everything else) just fine (yard lights). I try to keep them in the light and myself in darker areas so they don't spot me. So, it's seeing the sites on the gun thats the problem in the dark. I can't line up the back site with the front sight if I can't see them. I'll ask again, has anyone ever painted their gun sites with glow in the dark paint? I suppose I should just try it and see what happens!!

Oh ya, laser sights were mentioned--that sounds like a good idea. Are the cheap ones from Walmart fine for what I want to do? I'll have to look into that. That would be perfect at night if I could put a laser dot on those critters!!

Anyway, thanks again for your help with this, guys. As always, much appreciated!
Marc in Va

I'd imagine a laser sight would make a big difference though, they must be much more affordable now.

I've got to try the paint ball thing, used to partcipate in those games once in awhile, ought to work good to get the geese out of the corn and my clover patch and what the heck, I've always hated having to kill critters unless absolutely necessary, or it's getting prepared for food, nice alternative and I'll bet they run after a paintball sting.