SQUIRRELS

[CWL]

I live somewhere I can legally shoot and I've killed several with my Ruger wrangler and my 10/22 with a red dot and CCI shot shells in both. I also got a gopher with my NAA .22 mini with a shot shell. Well the problem is the only squirrels left are too far away for me to get with shot shells. I have a super cheap 3x9 tasco scope for my 10/22 that's alright but I need to do one shot, one kill from 30 yards, unsupported with preferably CCI quiet ammo so I don't need to wear hearing protection.

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Why can't you use the existing red dot on the squirrels? 30-yds is easy hitting distance for a 10/22.

[jtv3062]

3 pieces 1 foot long of 4" Septic line and a T is alot cheaper than the Wilco Station

It's what I use.

[jtv3062]

They're at my house and won't go away....

I live somewhere I can legally shoot and I've killed several with my Ruger wrangler and my 10/22 with a red dot and CCI shot shells in both. I also got a gopher with my NAA .22 mini with a shot shell. Well the problem is the only squirrels left are too far away for me to get with shot shells. I have a super cheap 3x9 tasco scope for my 10/22 that's alright but I need to do one shot, one kill from 30 yards, unsupported with preferably CCI quiet ammo so I don't need to wear hearing protection.

My 10/22 has a 16" barrel, BX trigger and a volquartsen ejector and firing pin.

I'm not looking to get another gun so what scope should I put on the 10/22? I'm not sure if 3x9 is enough magnification for squirrels.

Are you hunting with nonlead? I haven't hunted squ in the last 2 years because i haven't found my load yet with my centerfire loads.

[Wordupmybrotha]

Looks like about 60 bucks at Amazon...

Not outrageous...

[Delta Rose]

How much does it cost?

Looks like about 60 bucks at Amazon...

[Epaphroditus]

I get it but my 10/22 shot quarter sized groups at 50 yds. I glass bedded with a lily crow gunworks recoil lug and now group size is a dime a 50 yds. 3-9x scope but I usually use 5 or 6x at 50 yds.

So quite possible to do in the right circumstances.

[Wordupmybrotha]

Last summer we got more than 100 using these. Nothing else works better.
https://squirrelinator.com/

How much does it cost?

[splithoof]

So telling someone the legality makes me a hall monitor. Some people do not care about fish & game codes.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjTw6eUg93pAhVoJzQIHXWBANEQFjABegQIChAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fipm.ucanr.edu%2FPMG%2FPESTNOTES%2Fpn7438.html%23LEGAL&usg=AOvVaw0kSd44wTp9cH1zUtuqcl55

Scroll down to the "legal status section". This is exactly what was explained to me by a lieutenant for F&G.

When on my own private property, as is the OP, I eradicate them In any manner I wish. He does not need a permit for ground squirrels. Other types of non-game animals do require a permit, but I wouldn't bother on my own property. YMMV.

I'm not the first to refer to you as a hall monitor.

[edgerly779]

So telling someone the legality makes me a hall monitor. Some people do not care about fish & game codes.

[splithoof]

Last summer we got more than 100 using these. Nothing else works better.
https://squirrelinator.com/

Agreed. That's the trap we use. Have had twenty + in at one time.

[splithoof]

Must have hunting license or depredation permit.

I knew eventually a hall monitor would surface.

OP, you can clean them out as pests without issue. If the neighbors don't know or don't care, it's all your business.
I got tired of using .22 ammo, and now trap most of them. Pellet rifle to dispatch them right in the trap.

[NoHeavyHitter]

I use a pellet gun for squirrels that are in trees. Shot-shells are fine for this but I do not want the liability that comes from firing bullets skyward - not knowing who they may hit on the way down.

The liability in shooting is all yours, so you should choose carefully.

[norcal77]

Last summer we got more than 100 using these. Nothing else works better.
https://squirrelinator.com/

Thx for sharing, ordered.

[edgerly779]

Must have hunting license or depredation permit.

[norcal77]

Not if you hate them.