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    Default Air gun hunting

    I have recently started hunting rats and other pests with a 60 year old Benjamin 312 air rifle I got from my grandpa and actually now prefer the air rifles over a .22 LR. I also pre ordered a high powered Pre Compressed air rifle which I may take out hunting for quail or cottontail rabbits later on this year.

    I am wondering how many of you others hunt with air guns (if it is legal in your state of course, it is legal in mine.)

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    Jeff, Count me in. I have used airguns for more years than I want to count. Still use them a lot for animals and pests up to rabbits, tree rats etc.
    If you have not found the yellowforum do so and you can find all sorts of airgun sites and there is several hunting sites that you can find through the
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    Still use a lot of powder burners but airguns will let you shoot year round in your back yard. Also I can burn the butt on some of the deer that want to eat my garden.
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    Deadly on cats too

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    Quote Originally Posted by porboy298 View Post
    Jeff, Count me in. I have used airguns for more years than I want to count. Still use them a lot for animals and pests up to rabbits, tree rats etc.
    Bill
    If you are referring to squirrels (fox or Eastern Gray squirrels) and are using an air rifle on them, then you are committing a game violation in Texas.

    Means and Methods

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    Game animals and game birds may be hunted with any legal firearm, EXCEPT:

    -pellet guns and other air guns are NOT LEGAL.

    Just to let you know what the regulations are for Texas.

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    Well, here in California, it is legal to hunt all non-waterfoul small game with an air rifle. A good air gun can definately take out a snake no problem btw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff213 View Post
    Well, here in California, it is legal to hunt all non-waterfoul small game with an air rifle. A good air gun can definately take out a snake no problem btw.
    Lord, I am suprised you guys can even have anything that looks like a gun there
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    Quote Originally Posted by Breambuster View Post
    If you are referring to squirrels (fox or Eastern Gray squirrels) and are using an air rifle on them, then you are committing a game violation in Texas.

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    Game animals and game birds may be hunted with any legal firearm, EXCEPT:

    -pellet guns and other air guns are NOT LEGAL.

    Just to let you know what the regulations are for Texas.
    Spoken just like a Game Warden..lol...
    I don't think he was referring to making hunting trips using an air rifle. I would bet that if he is a hunter in the state of Texas that he would be aware of the rules and regs. It sounds more like a nuisance/rodent controll. I live in town and town ordinance prohibits firearms and we have been using pellet guns to controll the pests. Squirrells will get in your attic and cut wires just like a rat will, and I know I don't want my house burning down because of a tree rat.
    Last edited by jlaughlin72; 05-30-2008 at 06:40 AM.
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    Thanks and well said jlaughlin72. That is just what I meant and do. Took nearly $2000. to repair our house several years ago from squirrel damage. Had a friend that loved them until 10 or so years ago when his wifes new Ford
    car and his Ford pickup got all the engine wires chewed off. From that point on when he got the repair bill they were dead meat in his yard.

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    Yeah and neighbor's dont know it either!

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    We use to rat hunt in the barn when I was a kid, sum of the best fun we had.

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