Dispatching fur?

19 August 2012, 12:30

MOA TACTICAL

Dispatching fur?

Other than the snare choke method, what's a good cartridge to use on fur animals?

Thinking mostly wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, otter and so on.

Is the 327 Federal too much of a good thing?

I realize there is hug difference in what will damage a weasel versus what will damage a wolf hide.

19 August 2012, 19:37

chilcotin hillbilly

I use 22 lr for everything from fox to wloves, never under estimate the killing power of a 22.
Any smaller fur bearers are usually caught in a killing set.

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20 August 2012, 02:53

edholum

Yep- 22 lr is my old reliable

20 August 2012, 08:19

saj

22 lr subsonic works good and no belt damage

20 August 2012, 09:51

hvrhunter

Always 22lr

20 August 2012, 15:51

MOA TACTICAL

Thanks!

I didn't realize I could get away with a 22 in a wolf.

Appreciate the knowledge.

21 August 2012, 02:30

p dog shooter

22lr.On the smaller stuff yotes and fox I used a 2 foot lenght of shovel handle.

Hit them between eye and ear knock them out the step on their chest and pull up on the hind legs

Less bloody the shooting.

Other wise 22 in the brain

22 August 2012, 08:20

Doubless

I have killed trapped 160# hogs with a 22 short at a distance of six or eight feet. I always used a second shot for insurance, but there is nothing you are going to trap you can't kill with a short, assuming the animal gets still. And most do because they are exhausted from fighting the trap or snare...

07 September 2012, 19:12

kjjm4

For foxes and raccoons, I used to just dispatch them with a good stout club. For coyotes and up, I'd use a .22 LR pistol.

11 September 2012, 08:56

labdad

When Marten were found alive at the set I would smack 'em like p dog says, grab 'em behind the head/neck with one hand, reach up in the chest and grab the heart, squeeze and pull until it quits beating. Goes fast.

11 September 2012, 16:18

p dog shooter

I never had much luck hitting coon tough little critters I just shoot them with the 22.

12 September 2012, 01:39

kjjm4

It takes a really hard whack to kill a raccoon. I'll admit that a lot of the time I shot the bigger ones.

13 September 2012, 07:17

BigNate

We use a 22lr as well.

12 October 2012, 00:58

Skyline

I pretty much just use snares and killing traps, so it is very rare I have to dispatch something. When I need to I use a .22 LR. Heck it is all I use to drop steers at home.......... speaking of which I have to kill two and hang them in the cooler tomorrow.

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18 October 2012, 07:24

vicvanb

For wolf, wolverine, lynx etc., be aware that at 30 below and colder, 22 rimfires lose a lot of power. The famous video of an Alaska Fish&Game guy repeatedly shooting a snared wolf in the head with little effect demonstrated that fact--and he was using a 22 Magnum.

18 October 2012, 18:36

Skyline

Interesting. Have never had that problem myself at those temps, but then there are a lot of variables. I never shoot lynx. On the very, very rare occasion that one is not dead........ actually am trying to remember one..... years ago, a knock on the head is quick.

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29 October 2012, 04:01

J_Zola

We can use nothing larger than a 22 short. It works well up to and including a coyote. Not sure if I would have the stones to use it on a wolf.

12 November 2012, 09:04

lucket

A properly placed short should work fine..

01 March 2013, 07:06

ledvm

At 10 feet .22 short will kill anything you can catch in a trap...as long as you hit the calvarium.

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25 December 2013, 10:21

wasbeeman

with a 22LR you can end up with two holes in a coon or fox. I used 22shorts and caps for everything from coons to cats to coyotes.

25 December 2013, 17:58

df06

I have shot LARGE cattle and hogs with the 22LR out of a rifle at point blank range.
Dropped them instantly.
Have seen my brother shoot dozens of trapped coyotes with 22LR handgun. Works every time.
Can't envision any better tool for your task.

01 January 2014, 11:32

Bill Collector

Use a 22 long on bigger stuff and a short on smaller stuff...sub sonics also work great. I use a Ruger Mark III with lazer sight. Small stuff can also be dispatched with a quality pellet gun with head shots with a solid.

26 January 2014, 09:14

JCS271

Put two 22lr hp's through the lungs of a big male wolf last year, gone in 20 seconds. No head shots, we wanted the skull!
P.S. BOTH EXITED!

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11 February 2014, 06:51

Black Fly

I usually check my traps around daybreak and I live in pretty populated country. I always carried a 22, usually with shorts and later with the CCI CB's. But mostly I use a hoe handle. I tap the on the head and then stand on the rib cage until they stop breathing. My trapping has been limited to animals the size of raccoons and foxes and smaller. Between the holes in the pelt and the noise upsetting the nearby property owners, I just prefer this quieter method.
Bfly

13 February 2014, 06:50

JCS271

quote:
Originally posted by Black Fly:
I usually check my traps around daybreak and I live in pretty populated country. I always carried a 22, usually with shorts and later with the CCI CB's. But mostly I use a hoe handle. I tap the on the head and then stand on the rib cage until they stop breathing. My trapping has been limited to animals the size of raccoons and foxes and smaller. Between the holes in the pelt and the noise upsetting the nearby property owners, I just prefer this quieter method.
Bfly

That would be a hoot to watch with a large wolf!

"The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation."
"The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln

14 February 2014, 07:24

Black Fly

That would be a rodeo, for sure. I would probably need to wear steel lined pants and boots and have a good surgeon standing by with a needle and thread, maybe a change of underwear, too!

Bfly